HydroLAKES lake · #140947
Virtajaure
Surface area
2,52km²
Avg depth
10m
Volume
25,28km³
Shoreline
8,9km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- GällivareNorrbotten · Sweden2.54 km²100.0% of lake
6 intersecting protected areas
Laponian Area
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
2.54 km² overlap
Sjaunja
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
2.54 km² overlap
Sjaunja
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
2.54 km² overlap
Sjaunja
IUCN IaNatura 2000 SPA
2.54 km² overlap
Sjaunja
IUCN IaNatura 2000 SCI
2.54 km² overlap
2001071 Sjaunja
IUCN IaNature Reserve
2.54 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
15 distinct species · 17 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 9 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 Virtajaure : 9 espèces reliées par 5 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 13.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
2,52km²
Avg depth
10,0m
Volume
25,280km³
Watershed
16km²
Shoreline
8,9km
Shore dev. idx
1,58
Residence time
999days
Elevation
630m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.