HydroLAKES lake · #144562
Sandvatn
Surface area
2,29km²
Avg depth
8,7m
Volume
19,92km³
Shoreline
6,4km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- SkútustaðahreppurNorðurland eystra · Iceland2.30 km²100.0% of lake
1 intersecting protected areas
Myvatn-Laxá region
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
2.30 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
196 distinct species · 355 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 23 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 Sandvatn : 13 espèces reliées par 44 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 17.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 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
2,29km²
Avg depth
8,7m
Volume
19,920km³
Watershed
4km²
Shoreline
6,4km
Shore dev. idx
1,19
Residence time
2 847days
Elevation
347m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.