{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-60/annex-II/division-1/division-1.2/division-1.2.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-60/annex-II/division-1/division-1.2/division-1.2.2.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2000/60",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-60",
  "path": "annex/II/division/1/division/1.2/division/1.2.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1.2.2",
  "heading": "Lakes",
  "text": "System A\nFixed typology\nDescriptors\nEcoregion\nEcoregions shown on map A in Annex XI\nType\nAltitude typology\nhigh > 800 m\nmid-altitude 200 to 800 m\nlowland < 200 m\nDepth typology based on mean depth\n< 3 m\n3 to 15 m\n> 15 m\nSize typology based on surface area\n0,5 to 1 km2\n1 to 10 km2\n10 to 100 km2\n> 100 km2\nGeology\ncalcareous\nsiliceous\norganic\nSystem B\nAlternative characterisation\nPhysical and chemical factors that determine the characteristics of the lake and hence the biological population structure and composition\nObligatory factors\naltitude\nlatitude\nlongitude\ndepth\ngeology\nsize\nOptional factors\nmean water depth\nlake shape\nresidence time\nmean air temperature\nair temperature range\nmixing characteristics (e.g. monomictic, dimictic, polymictic)\nacid neutralising capacity\nbackground nutrient status\nmean substratum composition\nwater level fluctuation",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2000/60/annex/II/division/1/division/1.2/division/1.2.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:01.769169+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}