HydroLAKES lake · #171750
Étang du Ponant
Surface area
1,74km²
Avg depth
1,2m
Volume
2,08km³
Shoreline
9,8km
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
3 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- Le Grau-du-Roi1.54 km²
- La Grande-Motte0.15 km²
- Aigues-Mortes0.05 km²
3 intersecting protected areas
Petite Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
1.55 km² overlap
La Petite Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
1.55 km² overlap
Bois du boucanet
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
0.00 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
159 distinct species · 880 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Étang du Ponant : 32 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) + 2 bulles famille, 36 interactions GloBI documentées sur 2 types (connectance 6.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 2 bulles regroupent 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
1,74km²
Avg depth
1,2m
Volume
2,080km³
Watershed
916km²
Shoreline
9,8km
Shore dev. idx
2,09
Residence time
2days
Elevation
-1m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.