HydroLAKES lake · #14215
Lacul Merhei
Surface area
14,55km²
Avg depth
1m
Volume
14,55km³
Shoreline
29,7km
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- Chilia VecheTulcea · Romania14.57 km²99.9% of lake
- C.a. RosettiTulcea · Romania0.02 km²0.1% of lake
5 intersecting protected areas
Delta Dunării
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
14.59 km² overlap
Delta Dunării și Complexul Razim - Sinoie
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
14.59 km² overlap
Danube Delta
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
14.59 km² overlap
Danube Delta
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
14.59 km² overlap
Roșca - Buhaiova
IUCN Not AssignedNot Assigned
0.04 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
125 distinct species · 325 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 Lacul Merhei : 28 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 63 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 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
14,55km²
Avg depth
1,0m
Volume
14,550km³
Watershed
140km²
Shoreline
29,7km
Shore dev. idx
2,19
Residence time
1 427days
Elevation
-1m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.