Lough Neagh

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Lough Neagh is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland known as the biggest lake by surface area in the British Isles and an important site for wildlife, fishing, and water supply.

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Label Occurrences
Lough Neagh canonical 16
Lough Neagh basin 2
Lough Neagh (partly) 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater lake
lake
natural feature
averageDepth approximately 9 metres
basinCountry Ireland
United Kingdom
continent Europe
country United Kingdom
ecologicalStatus important site for birds
formationType post-glacial lake
hasIsland Coney Island
Peters Island
Poxies Rock
Rams Island
inflow Ballinderry River
Blackwater River
Crumlin River
Moyola River
Six Mile Water
River Bann
surface form: Upper Bann
languageNameEnglish Lough Neagh self-link
languageNameIrish Loch nEathach
languageNameScots Lough Neagh self-link
locatedIn Ireland
Northern Ireland
locatedNear County Antrim
surface form: Antrim

Belfast
Craigavon
Lurgan
maximumDepth approximately 25 metres
maximumLength approximately 30 km
maximumWidth approximately 21 km
mythology associated with Irish legends about the giant Fionn mac Cumhaill
notableFor eel fishing
sand and gravel extraction
outflow River Bann
surface form: Lower Bann
partOf British Isles
shoreCounty County Antrim
surface form: Antrim

Armagh
Down
County Londonderry
surface form: Londonderry

Tyrone
surfaceArea approximately 392 square kilometres
surfaceAreaRank largest lake by surface area in the British Isles
uses commercial fishing
drinking water supply
recreation
wildlife habitat
waterSupplyTo Belfast
other parts of Northern Ireland
waterType freshwater

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern Ireland largestLake Lough Neagh
County Antrim borders Lough Neagh
County Antrim contains Lough Neagh
this entity surface form: Lough Neagh (partly)
Lough Neagh languageNameEnglish Lough Neagh self-link
Lough Neagh languageNameScots Lough Neagh self-link
Aldergrove locatedOn Lough Neagh
this entity surface form: Lough Neagh basin
Aldergrove hasNearbyWaterBody Lough Neagh
Tyrone hasLough Lough Neagh
subject surface form: County Tyrone
Castledawson locatedNear Lough Neagh
Slieve Croob overlooks Lough Neagh
Slieve Croob hasPanoramicViewsOf Lough Neagh
this entity surface form: Lough Neagh basin
Lagan Canal hasTerminus Lough Neagh
Lagan Canal connectsTo Lough Neagh
River Bann connectedTo Lough Neagh
Antrim town locatedNear Lough Neagh
Antrim town locatedOnShoreOf Lough Neagh
Antrim town locatedNorthOf Lough Neagh
Antrim town hasNearbyWaterBody Lough Neagh
Blackwater River locatedNear Lough Neagh
subject surface form: Blackwater River (Northern Ireland)