HydroLAKES lake · #146829
Helgavatn
Natural lakeIcelandEurope 618 m
Surface area
1,38km²
Avg depth
5,6m
Volume
7,72km³
Shoreline
6,6km
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- SkeiðahreppurSuðurland · Iceland0.83 km²60.0% of lake
- GnúpverjahreppurSuðurland · Iceland0.56 km²40.0% of lake
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
2 distinct species · 3 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
1,38km²
Avg depth
5,6m
Volume
7,720km³
Watershed
8km²
Shoreline
6,6km
Shore dev. idx
1,59
Residence time
245days
Elevation
618m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.