Northern Ireland Lake Water Bodies Greater Than 50 Hectares

Northern Ireland lakes larger than 50 hectares, defined and monitored under the Water Framework Directive. This geospatial dataset includes water bodies assessed for quality and reported to the EU from 2016 onward. It was created by OpenDataNI and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Map and analyze lake distribution based on the 50-hectare size threshold.
• Monitor changes in water quality and aquatic ecosystems for WFD compliance.
• Support hydrological modeling and watershed management for defined water units.

Strengths

• Data is reported under the Water Framework Directive, suggesting a standardized monitoring framework.
• Includes lakes with a defined minimum size of 50 hectares.
• Last updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to uk_data, focusing solely on Northern Ireland.

Provenance

Source

OpenDataNI

Collection Method

Defined and monitored under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) for reporting to the EU.

Time Range

Assessments reported from 2016 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 11:23:36.892902

Geography

Northern Ireland