HydroLAKES lake · #171760
Étang du Méjean
Surface area
7,22km²
Avg depth
1,2m
Volume
8,47km³
Shoreline
14,9km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- HéraultOccitanie · France7.24 km²100.0% of lake
3 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- Lattes4.06 km²
- Pérols1.92 km²
- Palavas-les-Flots1.25 km²
5 intersecting protected areas
Etangs palavasiens
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
7.24 km² overlap
Étangs palavasiens et étang de l'Estagnol
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
7.23 km² overlap
Étangs palavasiens
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
7.23 km² overlap
Etang du mejean
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
0.01 km² overlap
Etang Du Grec
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
0.00 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
3 219 distinct species · 40 748 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 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 Méjean : 32 espèces + 7 bulles famille, 57 interactions GloBI documentées sur 5 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 7 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
7,22km²
Avg depth
1,2m
Volume
8,470km³
Watershed
19km²
Shoreline
14,9km
Shore dev. idx
1,57
Residence time
316days
Elevation
-1m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.