HydroLAKES lake · #1199
Lough Derg
Surface area
113,87km²
Avg depth
15,4m
Volume
1 756,41km³
Shoreline
184,2km
Administrative coverage
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
3 intersecting protected areas
Lough Derg (Shannon) SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
110.49 km² overlap
Lough Derg, North-east Shore SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
26.66 km² overlap
Lower River Shannon SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
3.35 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
708 distinct species · 2 774 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Lough Derg : 27 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 99 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 13.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
113,87km²
Avg depth
15,4m
Volume
1 756,410km³
Watershed
10 735km²
Shoreline
184,2km
Shore dev. idx
4,87
Residence time
106days
Elevation
29m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.