HydroLAKES lake · #15275
Lac · #15275
Surface area
53,8km²
Avg depth
1m
Volume
53,8km³
Shoreline
90,6km
Administrative coverage
4 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- BasrahAl-Basrah · Iraq26.49 km²49.3% of lake
- Al QurnahAl-Basrah · Iraq25.62 km²47.7% of lake
- Al MadianaAl-Basrah · Iraq0.84 km²1.6% of lake
- Al ZubairAl-Basrah · Iraq0.80 km²1.5% of lake
2 intersecting protected areas
The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
28.66 km² overlap
Hammar Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
0.42 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
16 distinct species · 16 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 8 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 Lac · #15275 : 7 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) + 1 bulle famille, 6 interactions GloBI documentées sur 1 type (connectance 21.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 1 bulle regroupe des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
53,80km²
Avg depth
1,0m
Volume
53,800km³
Watershed
1 814km²
Shoreline
90,6km
Shore dev. idx
3,48
Residence time
992days
Elevation
0m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.