HydroLAKES lake · #15956
Kachira
Surface area
36,86km²
Avg depth
10,5m
Volume
388,61km³
Shoreline
65,4km
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- NyabushoziMbarara · Uganda20.40 km²55.6% of lake
- KookiRakai · Uganda16.30 km²44.4% of lake
1 intersecting protected areas
Kyalwamuka
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
0.04 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
222 distinct species · 1 005 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 10 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 Kachira : 10 espèces + 0 bulles famille, 5 interactions GloBI documentées sur 2 types (connectance 11.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
36,86km²
Avg depth
10,5m
Volume
388,610km³
Watershed
5 646km²
Shoreline
65,4km
Shore dev. idx
3,04
Residence time
132days
Elevation
1 232m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.