Northern Ireland Lake Water Bodies Under the Water Framework Directive

Northern Ireland Lake Water Bodies is a dataset listing lakes defined under Article 2(5) of the Water Framework Directive. The dataset includes only lakes larger than 50 hectares or those part of the intercalibration process. It is published by OpenDataNI under the OGL-UK-3.0 license and was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Identify lakes for environmental monitoring based on the Water Framework Directive criteria.
• Analyze the distribution of large lakes (>50Ha) for hydrological studies.
• Support intercalibration processes for water body classification across regions.

Strengths

• Dataset is defined by a specific regulatory framework (Article 2(5) of the Water Framework Directive).
• Includes a clear size threshold, specifying lakes larger than 50 hectares.
• Last updated date is precisely recorded as 2026-07-08 13:31:31.961868.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenDataNI

Collection Method

Likely compiled for regulatory reporting under the Water Framework Directive.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:31.961868; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern Ireland