HydroLAKES lake · #180741
Thika Reservoir
Surface area
2,31km²
Avg depth
30,3m
Volume
70km³
Shoreline
13,2km
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- GatangaMurang'a · Kenya2.05 km²88.9% of lake
- KigumoMurang'a · Kenya0.26 km²11.1% of lake
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
179 distinct species · 245 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 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 Thika Reservoir : 31 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 47 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 5.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 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
2,31km²
Avg depth
30,3m
Volume
70,000km³
Watershed
83km²
Shoreline
13,2km
Shore dev. idx
2,46
Residence time
716days
Elevation
2 041m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.