Þjórsárver
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
1 560 km²
Municipality · ISL
Gnúpverjahreppur
Iceland
ETPolar, tundra(70 %)
Species observed
865
Observations
13 161
Area
1 126,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 15 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).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Gnúpverjahreppur : 10 espèces reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 20.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
15
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.200
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
865 distinct species · 13 161 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
1,0°C
Annual rain
1 638mm
Warmest m°
10,6°C
Coldest m°
-8,2°C
Elevation: 578 m on average (min 56 m, max 1 611 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
1,0°C
Annual rain
1 638mm
Warmest month
10,6°C
Coldest month
-8,2°C
Mean alt.
578m
Min
56m
Max
1 611m
Std. dev.
306m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(70 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Hydrology6 basins · 9 lakes · 26 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
282,2km
Lake surface here
9,65km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
7 283km²
Discharge in basins
93,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 288mm/an
Mean T°
1,5°C
Moisture idx
0,75
Max snow
73%
Mean runoff
1 386mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
576m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Þjórsásub-area2 893,7 km²overlap763.05 km²68%
- Bassin de Þjórsásub-area1 290,4 km²overlap221.36 km²20%
- Bassin de Ytri-Rangásub-area923,6 km²overlap101.39 km²9%
- Bassin de Hvításub-area164,3 km²overlap26.39 km²2%
- Bassin de Hvításub-area1 416,8 km²overlap10.15 km²1%
- Bassin de Hnjúkskvíslsub-area200,8 km²overlap3.83 km²0%
Lakes (9, top by area)
- Sultartangalonarea17,7 km²avg depth6.6 m
- Helgavatnarea1,4 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Bjarnalónarea1,2 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Lac 1240700area0,5 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1236672area0,5 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lac 1242365area0,3 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1239254area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1242431area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1240355area0,1 km²avg depth2.8 m
Rivers / streams (26, ord ≥ 4)
- Þjórsáord 6len here52.43 km33%total160 km
- Kálfáord 2len here23.45 km96%total24 km
- Háöldukvíslord 4len here21.19 km62%total34 km
- Innri-Arnarfellskvíslord 5len here18.89 km100%total19 km
- Þjórsáord 4len here17.69 km22%total81 km
- Fossáord 3len here16.67 km56%total30 km
- Fossáord 2len here15.75 km49%total32 km
- Þveráord 2len here13.92 km68%total20 km
- Fremri-Skúmstungnáord 3len here13.47 km100%total13 km
- Sandáord 3len here12.13 km41%total29 km
- Dalsáord 3len here11.35 km37%total31 km
- Þjórsárkvíslarord 5len here10.67 km93%total11 km
14 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Kisaord 5len here10.43 km25%total42 km
- Innri-Skúmstungnáord 2len here10.15 km96%total11 km
- Stóra-Laxáord 3len here8.40 km9%total94 km
- Blautakvíslord 5len here4.94 km12%total40 km
- Miklilækurord 5len here4.87 km58%total8 km
- Rauðáord 1len here4.21 km100%total4 km
- Hnífáord 5len here3.93 km21%total19 km
- Múlakvíslord 3len here3.16 km100%total3 km
- Miklakvíslord 2len here2.08 km4%total55 km
- Árneskvíslord 3len here0.95 km10%total9 km
- Háumýrakvíslord 4len here0.70 km26%total3 km
- Jökulkvíslord 2len here0.48 km2%total20 km
- Svartáord 2len here0.33 km3%total12 km
- Geldingaáord 5len here≈ tangenttotal1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Protected areas7
IUCN III · 3IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN Ib · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN V · 1
Þjórsárver
IUCN IbNature Reserve · 1987
1 560 km²
Thjörsárver
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1990
353 km²
Svæði í Þjórsárdal
IUCN VProtected Landscape/Seascape · 2020
58 km²
Háifoss og Granni
IUCN IIINatural Monument · 2020
0 km²
Gjáin
IUCN IIINatural Monument · 2020
0 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- ÞjórsárverEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported1 560 km²
- ÞjórsárverNature ReserveIUCN Ib19871 560 km²
- ThjörsárverWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV1990353 km²
- Svæði í ÞjórsárdalProtected Landscape/SeascapeIUCN V202058 km²
- Háifoss og GranniNatural MonumentIUCN III20200 km²
- GjáinNatural MonumentIUCN III20200 km²
- HjálparfossNatural MonumentIUCN III20200 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN