HydroLAKES lake · #15374
Al Fayyum
Surface area
49,78km²
Avg depth
26m
Volume
1 295,7km³
Shoreline
37,3km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- Unorganized in Al FayoumAl Fayyum · Egypt49.72 km²100.0% of lake
2 intersecting protected areas
Wadi El Rayan
IUCN VIMultiple Use Management Area
49.72 km² overlap
Wadi El Rayan Protected Area
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
49.72 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
89 distinct species · 157 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Al Fayyum : 21 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 38 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 11.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
49,78km²
Avg depth
26,0m
Volume
1 295,700km³
Watershed
258km²
Shoreline
37,3km
Shore dev. idx
1,49
Residence time
1 666 281days
Elevation
-14m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.