Lough Beg — water body quality
near Bellaghy, Mid Ulster
Lough Beg is a lake in Mid Ulster, near Bellaghy, covering 4.6 km².
Official classification
Poor
Assessed 2026
Poor ecological status means the Water Framework Directive assessment found major alteration to this water body’s biological communities, with many of the species expected in an undisturbed water body of its type absent or much reduced.
| Stretch | Status |
|---|---|
| Lough Beg | Poor |
Overall status reflects the worst stretch (precautionary).
This water body
- Type
- Lake
- Area
- 4.6 km²
- County
- Mid Ulster
- Location
- 54.7927, -6.4741
Others in Mid Ulster
- Altagoan Burn, DraperstownGood
- Back Burn, MagheraModerate
- Ballinderry River (Coagh), MoneymoreModerate
- Ballinderry River (Cookstown), CookstownModerate
- Ballinderry River (Derrygonnigan), CookstownModerate
- Ballinderry River (Dunamore), CookstownGood
- Ballygawley Water, BallygawleyModerate
- Ballymully River (Ballygonny), MoneymoreModerate
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