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Lough Neagh. 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Lough Neagh (/ lɒx ˈneɪ / 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.
Ballymoney River. The River Bann (from Irish: An Bhanna, meaning "the goddess"; [ 1] Ulster-Scots: Bann Wattèr[ 2]) is the longest river in Northern Ireland, its length, Upper and Lower Bann combined, being 129 km (80 mi). However, the total length of the River Bann, including its path through the 30 km (19 mi) long Lough Neagh is 159 km (99 ...
Oxford Island is a National Nature Reserve and public recreation site on the southern shores of Lough Neagh at Lurgan, County Armagh. The site covers 282 acres (113 hectares) and is owned and maintained by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. Much of the area is designated as a National Nature Reserve due to its wide variety of ...
Blue-green algae has been found on the north coast of Northern Ireland. Scientists had noticed an increase in the amount of the potentially toxic algae at Lough Neagh at the beginning of August.
Lough Neagh is the largest body of fresh water in the British Isles. The lough supplies half of Belfast's drinking water and 40% of Northern Ireland's overall. The ownership has been in the Earl ...
September 3, 2024 at 1:21 AM. Algal clumps pictured at Rea's Wood on the shore of Lough Neagh in early August [BBC] Laws to protect water quality are not being implemented in Northern Ireland as ...
Coney Island is an island in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland. It is about 1 km offshore from Maghery in County Armagh, is thickly wooded and of nearly 9 acres (36,000 m 2) in area. [1] It lies between the mouths of the River Blackwater and the River Bann in the south-west corner of Lough Neagh. [2] Boat trips to the island are available at ...
Bann drainage. The Lower River Bann flows from Lough Neagh, the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles, for 60 km (35 miles), to the Barmouth between Castlerock and Portstewart, where it discharges into the sea. From the end of the last ice age, Lough Neagh has flowed along this natural valley, but a couple of constrictions controlled the ...