HydroLAKES lake · #12900
Västra Silen
Surface area
46,79km²
Avg depth
26m
Volume
1 218,21km³
Shoreline
129,6km
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- ÅrjängVärmland · Sweden27.57 km²58.6% of lake
- BengtsforsVästra Götaland · Sweden19.48 km²41.4% of lake
9 intersecting protected areas
2025481 Björnön och Mossviksön m fl öar
IUCN Not AssignedWildlife and Plant Sanctuary
0.40 km² overlap
2025715 Pålerudsholmarna
IUCN Not AssignedWildlife and Plant Sanctuary
0.13 km² overlap
2025699 Dansarholmarna
IUCN Not AssignedWildlife and Plant Sanctuary
0.08 km² overlap
2025588 Ryssholmen och Munkhättan
IUCN Not AssignedWildlife and Plant Sanctuary
0.08 km² overlap
2041389 Södra Harholmen
IUCN Not AssignedWildlife and Plant Sanctuary
0.04 km² overlap
2025739 Holmen Allas ögon
IUCN Not AssignedWildlife and Plant Sanctuary
0.04 km² overlap
2041390 Trintenborg
IUCN Not AssignedWildlife and Plant Sanctuary
0.03 km² overlap
2041356 Norra Harholmen
IUCN Not AssignedWildlife and Plant Sanctuary
0.03 km² overlap
2025603 Holme sydväst Kollsboholmen
IUCN Not AssignedWildlife and Plant Sanctuary
0.02 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
286 distinct species · 644 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 44 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 Västra Silen : 35 espèces reliées par 66 interactions GloBI sur 7 types (connectance 6.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 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
46,79km²
Avg depth
26,0m
Volume
1 218,210km³
Watershed
741km²
Shoreline
129,6km
Shore dev. idx
5,34
Residence time
1 713days
Elevation
99m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.