HydroLAKES lake · #14584
Embalse de Alcántara
Surface area
45,32km²
Avg depth
69,8m
Volume
3 162km³
Shoreline
265,2km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- CáceresExtremadura · Spain45.36 km²100.0% of lake
5 intersecting protected areas
Embalse de Alcántara
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
42.02 km² overlap
Canchos de Ramiro y Ladronera
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
2.03 km² overlap
Canchos de Ramiro
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
2.03 km² overlap
Río Almonte
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
1.28 km² overlap
Riberos del Almonte
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
1.28 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
99 distinct species · 419 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 43 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 Embalse de Alcántara : 38 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 65 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 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
45,32km²
Avg depth
69,8m
Volume
3 162,000km³
Watershed
51 614km²
Shoreline
265,2km
Shore dev. idx
11,11
Residence time
155days
Elevation
202m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.