HydroLAKES lake · #13674
Veerse Meer
Surface area
22,31km²
Avg depth
5,8m
Volume
129,31km³
Shoreline
51,2km
Administrative coverage
5 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- Zeeuwse merenZeeuwse meren · Netherlands19.64 km²87.7% of lake
- Noord-BevelandZeeland · Netherlands2.08 km²9.3% of lake
- GoesZeeland · Netherlands0.37 km²1.6% of lake
- MiddelburgZeeland · Netherlands0.24 km²1.1% of lake
- VeereZeeland · Netherlands0.06 km²0.3% of lake
9 intersecting protected areas
NNN-ZE
IUCN Not AssignedNature Reserves owned by professional nature management organizations
21.22 km² overlap
Veerse Meer
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
20.56 km² overlap
Veerse Meer
IUCN IVNature Conservation Act
20.56 km² overlap
Veerse Meer
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
20.56 km² overlap
Oosterschelde
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
0.05 km² overlap
Oosterschelde
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.05 km² overlap
Oosterschelde
IUCN IVNature Conservation Act
0.05 km² overlap
Oosterschelde
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
0.05 km² overlap
Oosterschelde
IUCN IINational Park
0.05 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
6 342 distinct species · 457 915 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Veerse Meer : 28 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) + 6 bulles famille, 76 interactions GloBI documentées sur 5 types (connectance 13.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 6 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
22,31km²
Avg depth
5,8m
Volume
129,310km³
Watershed
167km²
Shoreline
51,2km
Shore dev. idx
3,06
Residence time
1 857days
Elevation
0m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.