Upper Bann, Six Mile Water, Glenavy River, Crumlin River, Blackwater, Moyola River, Ballinderry River, River Main[2]
Primary outflows
Lower Bann
Catchment area
1,760 sq mi (4,550 km2)
Basin countries
Northern Ireland (91%)
Republic of Ireland (9%)
Max. length
19 mi (30 km)
Max. width
9.3 mi (15 km)
Surface area
151 sq mi (392 km2)
Average depth
30 ft (9 m)
Max. depth
82 ft (25 m)
Water volume
7.76×1011 imp gal (3.528 km3)
Shore length1
78 mi (125 km)
Surface elevation
48.0 ft (14.63 m)
Islands
(see below)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name
Lough Neagh & Lough Beg
Designated
5 January 1976
Reference no.
74[3]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Lough Neagh (/lɒxˈneɪ/lokh NAY) is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland and is the largest lake on the island of Ireland and in the United Kingdom. It has a surface area of 151 square miles (392 square kilometres) and is about 19 miles (31 km) long and 9 miles (14 km) wide. According to Northern Ireland Water, it supplies 40.7% of Northern Ireland's drinking water. Its main inflows are the Upper River Bann and Blackwater, and its main outflow is the Lower Bann. There are several small islands, including Ram's Island, Coney Island and Derrywarragh Island. The lake bed is owned by the 12th Earl of Shaftesbury[4] and the lake is managed by Lough Neagh Partnership.[5] Its name comes from Irish Loch nEachach[ˌl̪ˠɔxˈn̠ʲahəx], meaning "Eachaidh's lake".[6]
^Naijural Heirship: Peat Mosses Archived 6 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine NI Environment and Heritage Service.
^"Flora of Northern Ireland". habitas.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
^"Lough Neagh & Lough Beg". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^"Lough Neagh's future still up in air after owner meets minister". Belfast Telegraph. 10 April 2014.
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