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Lough Neagh (/ lɒx ˈneɪ / lokh NAY; Irish: Loch nEathach [l̪ˠɔx ˈn̠ʲaha (x)]) 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.
Oct 13, 2024 · Lough Neagh, lake in east-central Northern Ireland, about 20 miles (32 km) west of Belfast. It is the largest lake in the British Isles, covering 153 square miles (396 square km), with a catchment area of 2,200 square miles (5,700 square km).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Lough Neagh is situated in the centre of Northern Ireland with five of the Province’s six counties touching its shores. Lough Neagh is the biggest Lough in the British Isles measuring over 300 square km’s. It contains over 800 billion gallons of water, enough to fill 7 million swimming pools.
Lough Neagh is home to the largest wild eel fishery in Europe with the majority of the eels exported to Holland, Germany and London annually. These eels begin life in the Sargasso Sea up to 4000 miles away and journey along the Gulf Stream following the North Atlantic Drift to Ireland.
Lough Neagh provides 40% of Northern Ireland's drinking water. Along with invasive species in the form of water-clearing zebra mussels, and the weather effects of climate change, the perfect...
Covering 383 square kilometres, Lough Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles and is one of the earliest known inland sites of prehistoric man in Ireland.It is generally shallow with an average depth in the general body of the Lough of 9 metres (30 feet).
The lough is home to many freshwater fish, including pollan, perch and the native dollaghan trout, but is of course best known for its eel fishing. Lough Neagh is home to the biggest eel fishery in Europe. There are still around 200 Lough Neagh fishermen working on the lough.
