HydroLAKES lake · #179974
Papansam-Karaiyar Reservoir
Surface area
4,65km²
Avg depth
21,7m
Volume
101,05km³
Shoreline
16km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- TirunelveliTamil Nadu · India4.63 km²100.0% of lake
1 intersecting protected areas
Western Ghats
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
4.63 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
263 distinct species · 2 427 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 Papansam-Karaiyar Reservoir : 15 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 15 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 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
4,65km²
Avg depth
21,7m
Volume
101,050km³
Watershed
138km²
Shoreline
16,0km
Shore dev. idx
2,10
Residence time
544days
Elevation
260m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.