HydroLAKES lake · #1612
Mtera Reservoir
Surface area
443,68km²
Avg depth
7,2m
Volume
3 200km³
Shoreline
221,1km
Administrative coverage
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- MpwapwaDodoma · Tanzania166.39 km²37.7% of lake
- Iringa RuralIringa · Tanzania147.66 km²33.4% of lake
- ChamwinoDodoma · Tanzania127.74 km²28.9% of lake
1 intersecting protected areas
Pawaga-Idodi WMA
IUCN Not ReportedWildlife Management Area
60.82 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
92 distinct species · 148 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 6 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 Mtera Reservoir : 5 espèces reliées par 4 interactions GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 19.0%, 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
443,68km²
Avg depth
7,2m
Volume
3 200,000km³
Watershed
69 840km²
Shoreline
221,1km
Shore dev. idx
2,96
Residence time
359days
Elevation
698m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.