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Lake water quality in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland has 20 named lakes in this catalog, sampled 2022–2024. 20 have total phosphorus, Values are the authority's measurements, not a LakeQuality letter grade.

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Named lakes

LakePlaceTotal phosphorusChlorophyll-aSecchiYear
Cam LoughNorthern Ireland50 µg/L2024
Castlehume LoughNorthern Ireland30 µg/L2024
Clea LakesNorthern Ireland110 µg/L2024
Lough BegNorthern Ireland130 µg/L2024
Lough FeaNorthern Ireland20 µg/L2024
Lough GullionNorthern Ireland200 µg/L2024
Lough Island Reavy ReservoirNorthern Ireland20 µg/L2024
Lough MelvinNorthern Ireland40 µg/L2024
Lough MourneNorthern Ireland60 µg/L2024
Lough NeaghNorthern Ireland140 µg/L2022
Lough RossNorthern Ireland70 µg/L2024
Lough ScolbanNorthern Ireland30 µg/L2024
Lower Lough ErneNorthern Ireland60 µg/L2024
Lower Lough MacneanNorthern Ireland35 µg/L2024
Portmore LoughNorthern Ireland260 µg/L2024
Silent Valley ReservoirNorthern Ireland30 µg/L2024
Spelga DamNorthern Ireland20 µg/L2024
Stonyford ReservoirNorthern Ireland80 µg/L2024
Upper Lough ErneNorthern Ireland70 µg/L2024
Upper Lough MacneanNorthern Ireland30 µg/L2024

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Official surface phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, and/or Secchi. Not a LakeQuality A–F grade — the authority does not publish a letter on this scale.

Monitoring: the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (DAERA).