HydroLAKES lake · #15951
Lake Elmenteita
Surface area
18,77km²
Avg depth
10,3m
Volume
192,61km³
Shoreline
27,6km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- GilgilNakuru · Kenya18.68 km²100.0% of lake
3 intersecting protected areas
Lake Elmenteita
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
18.68 km² overlap
Lake Elementaita
IUCN Not ReportedNational Sanctuary
18.60 km² overlap
Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
18.31 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
608 distinct species · 18 464 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 18 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 Lake Elmenteita : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 8.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 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
18,77km²
Avg depth
10,3m
Volume
192,610km³
Watershed
470km²
Shoreline
27,6km
Shore dev. idx
1,80
Residence time
642days
Elevation
1 774m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.