Critical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · ven
Lago de Maracaibo
- Area
- 58 243 km²
- IUCN cat.
- VI
- Year
- 1981
Overview
- Designation
- Critical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT)
- IUCN category
- VI · Aire protégée avec utilisation durable
Conservation + utilisation durable des ressources
- Established
- 1981
- Managing authority
- Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo (MINEC)
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
4 476 distinct species · 266 005 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Lago de Maracaibo : 20 espèces reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology87 basins · 50 lakes · 74 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2 429,6km
Lake surface here
308,96km²
Basins crossed
87
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
27 553km²
Discharge in basins
3 854,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 507mm/an
Mean T°
26,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,15
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
383mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
276m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río El Menesub-area2 381,6 km²overlap2252.44 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Misoasub-area2 322,2 km²overlap2096.99 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Bravosub-area1 972,2 km²overlap1944.86 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Apónsub-area1 991,9 km²overlap1872.19 km²3%
- Bassin de CALLE 99Fsub-area1 559 km²overlap1545.66 km²3%
- Basin #01750sub-area1 538 km²overlap1531.78 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Cachirísub-area1 508,3 km²overlap1502.25 km²3%
- Bassin de Río Negrosub-area1 512,7 km²overlap1422.50 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Zuliasub-area1 405 km²overlap1399.14 km²2%
78 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Río Catatumbosub-area1 402,5 km²overlap1392.85 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Yunyimasub-area1 468,7 km²overlap1328.01 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Escalantesub-area2 355,4 km²overlap1214.66 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Tucanísub-area1 863,2 km²overlap1133.75 km²2%
- Basin #55310sub-area1 065,4 km²overlap1057.10 km²2%
- Basin #02330sub-area1 096,8 km²overlap1013.05 km²2%
- Basin #65000sub-area983,5 km²overlap979.44 km²2%
- Bassin de Río El Limónsub-area1 620,9 km²overlap962.94 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Cocuizasub-area1 660,3 km²overlap928.99 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Pueblo Viejosub-area1 055,2 km²overlap887.21 km²2%
- Bassin de caño la maromasub-area859,3 km²overlap855.70 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Baracaysub-area1 075,6 km²overlap839.33 km²1%
- Bassin de Río de Orosub-area1 144,9 km²overlap830.05 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Palmarsub-area766,8 km²overlap763.74 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Catatumbosub-area738,4 km²overlap700.04 km²1%
- Basin #01880sub-area699 km²overlap696.15 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Carraipiasub-area1 151,8 km²overlap664.56 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Tibúsub-area621,4 km²overlap585.90 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Baracaysub-area541,1 km²overlap538.89 km²1%
- Basin #01720sub-area519,6 km²overlap517.55 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Palmarsub-area495,1 km²overlap493.08 km²1%
- Basin #63340sub-area482,3 km²overlap480.36 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Motatánsub-area488,4 km²overlap474.36 km²1%
- Basin #01910sub-area462,1 km²overlap460.21 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Chamasub-area812,6 km²overlap459.93 km²1%
- Basin #01850sub-area445,3 km²overlap443.46 km²1%
- Basin #71020sub-area440 km²overlap438.14 km²1%
- Basin #02180sub-area915,2 km²overlap431.27 km²1%
- Basin #57570sub-area427,9 km²overlap426.17 km²1%
- Basin #56540sub-area422,9 km²overlap421.20 km²1%
- Bassin de Caño La Maromasub-area395,3 km²overlap392.17 km²1%
- Bassin de Caño Oropitosub-area451,4 km²overlap386.36 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Catatumbosub-area385,7 km²overlap384.12 km²1%
- Basin #56560sub-area385 km²overlap383.40 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Fríosub-area827,9 km²overlap376.69 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Socuavosub-area1 219,6 km²overlap363.71 km²1%
- Bassin de Río El Limónsub-area317,5 km²overlap314.31 km²1%
- Bassin de caño la maromasub-area314,9 km²overlap313.62 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Bravosub-area331 km²overlap309.41 km²1%
- Bassin de Río de Orosub-area474,1 km²overlap267.45 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Zuliasub-area285,4 km²overlap262.21 km²0%
- Basin #64370sub-area252,5 km²overlap251.43 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Socuavosub-area210,2 km²overlap209.29 km²0%
- Basin #02190sub-area415,6 km²overlap206.77 km²0%
- Basin #57640sub-area207,1 km²overlap206.26 km²0%
- Basin #02020sub-area225,1 km²overlap202.77 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Palmarsub-area199,7 km²overlap198.87 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Yunyimasub-area187,6 km²overlap186.82 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Nuevosub-area339,5 km²overlap185.91 km²0%
- Basin #56730sub-area274,7 km²overlap172.53 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Jirajarasub-area2 495,1 km²overlap171.26 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Motatánsub-area541,6 km²overlap153.36 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Carraipiasub-area356 km²overlap147.93 km²0%
- Bassin de Río de Orosub-area327 km²overlap141.26 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Palmarsub-area109,5 km²overlap109.06 km²0%
- Bassin de Delta del Escalantesub-area106,9 km²overlap106.40 km²0%
- Basin #01890sub-area104,6 km²overlap103.50 km²0%
- Bassin de Río El Limónsub-area103,7 km²overlap93.02 km²0%
- Basin #01730sub-area92,3 km²overlap91.89 km²0%
- Basin #68490sub-area247,1 km²overlap89.11 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Catatumbosub-area669 km²overlap81.70 km²0%
- Basin #01950sub-area70,2 km²overlap69.93 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Jabillosub-area180,7 km²overlap66.50 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Catatumbosub-area66,8 km²overlap58.93 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Zuliasub-area1 241,2 km²overlap45.30 km²0%
- Bassin de Caño Umuquenasub-area166,4 km²overlap40.87 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Pamplonitasub-area3 551,8 km²overlap35.85 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Oropesub-area397,5 km²overlap35.41 km²0%
- Basin #02230sub-area139,1 km²overlap25.60 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Palmarsub-area23,6 km²overlap23.55 km²0%
- Bassin de Río El Limónsub-area14,5 km²overlap14.49 km²0%
- Basin #71060sub-area13,6 km²overlap13.58 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Tibúsub-area1 397,1 km²overlap7.02 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Pocósub-area1 043,8 km²overlap5.96 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Camorucosub-area454,2 km²overlap5.06 km²0%
- Basin #56670sub-area172,4 km²overlap2.38 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Matícorasub-area2 713,1 km²overlap1.32 km²0%
- Bassin de Río Casacarásub-area2 325,3 km²overlap0.94 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Lake #9836area98,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Gran Enealarea42,9 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Embalse de Tulearea31,8 km²avg depth8.4 m
- Lake #9842area19,6 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Laguna Juan Manuel de Aguas Clarasarea18,8 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lago de Maracaiboarea18,7 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Embalse Manuelotearea17,8 km²avg depth14.1 m
- Laguna Negraarea13,6 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Gran Enealarea12,3 km²avg depth1.1 m
41 more lakes
- Ciénaga de Sinamaicaarea11,6 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Embalse Machangoarea10,9 km²avg depth10.1 m
- Laguna Negraarea8,7 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Laguneta del Zuliaarea8,5 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Embalse Burro Negroarea7,3 km²avg depth15.8 m
- Laguna de Caracaraichonarea6,8 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Cienaga de Las Peoniasarea4,9 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lake #15919area4,9 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lake #15923area4,4 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Laguna La Estrellaarea4,1 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Laguneta del Zuliaarea4 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lake #15978area2,6 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lake #16102area2,6 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lago Las Garzasarea2,5 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Laguna Negraarea2,4 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lake #15921area1,8 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lake #16151area1,8 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #16100area1,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Embalse de Oniaarea1,2 km²avg depth44.1 m
- Laguna del Guarentaarea1,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Laguna del Nortearea1 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lake #15922area1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Laguna Negraarea1 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lagunas La Borracheraarea1 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1075322area0,9 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1074920area0,9 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1074524area0,8 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1074447area0,8 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1075343area0,8 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1074658area0,8 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1074673area0,8 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1075165area0,7 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1075099area0,7 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1074515area0,7 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1074249area0,7 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1074898area0,7 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1074279area0,6 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1075033area0,6 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1074647area0,6 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1075243area0,6 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1075485area0,6 km²avg depth1.5 m
Rivers / streams (74, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Catatumboord 6len here343.98 km67%total516 km
- Río Zuliaord 5len here163.75 km48%total341 km
- Río de Oroord 5len here163.57 km82%total200 km
- Río El Limónord 5len here134.72 km75%total179 km
- Río Negroord 4len here125.86 km100%total126 km
- Río Palmarord 4len here117.58 km100%total118 km
- Río Bravoord 4len here117.29 km96%total122 km
- Río Misoaord 3len here102.29 km89%total114 km
- Río Yunyimaord 4len here94.23 km100%total94 km
- Río Apónord 4len here82.54 km100%total83 km
- Río Chamaord 5len here67.19 km24%total284 km
- Río Baracayord 4len here63.79 km100%total64 km
62 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río Cachiríord 2len here49.08 km100%total49 km
- Río Tutayoord 3len here41.61 km100%total42 km
- Río Fríoord 4len here39.26 km98%total40 km
- Río Jabilloord 3len here34.42 km78%total44 km
- Río Socuyord 4len here34.30 km100%total34 km
- Río Morotutoord 3len here32.99 km82%total40 km
- Caño Pichoord 3len here32.46 km100%total33 km
- Río Socuavoord 5len here28.71 km37%total78 km
- Río Escalanteord 5len here27.49 km32%total86 km
- caño la maromaord 3len here25.27 km100%total25 km
- Caño Oropitoord 3len here24.94 km81%total31 km
- Río Cocuizaord 2len here24.23 km24%total99 km
- Río Bagbisíord 3len here22.93 km85%total27 km
- Río Nuevoord 4len here19.01 km30%total63 km
- Río Machangoord 3len here18.47 km100%total18 km
- Río Oropeord 5len here18.11 km53%total34 km
- Río Motatánord 5len here17.87 km18%total101 km
- Río Bachichidaord 3len here17.78 km97%total18 km
- Río Dulceord 2len here16.96 km100%total17 km
- Caño La Palmaord 1len here15.32 km100%total15 km
- Caño Blancoord 2len here14.80 km100%total15 km
- Caño Caimánord 3len here14.59 km100%total15 km
- Caño Arenalesord 2len here13.98 km38%total37 km
- Delta del Escalanteord 5len here13.69 km100%total14 km
- Quebrada Arenosaord 3len here13.40 km75%total18 km
- Río Motatánord 1len here13.13 km100%total13 km
- Caño el Burroord 5len here12.47 km100%total13 km
- Río Pueblo Viejoord 4len here11.79 km100%total12 km
- Dique Interiorord 1len here11.67 km100%total12 km
- Caño Cariritaord 2len here11.49 km100%total12 km
- Quebrada Palo Negroord 1len here10.93 km100%total11 km
- CALLE 99Ford 1len here10.50 km100%total11 km
- Caño Litroord 1len here10.40 km100%total10 km
- Río Bravoord 1len here9.75 km100%total10 km
- Río Anagsaord 2len here9.71 km82%total12 km
- Río Pueblo Viejoord 1len here9.46 km94%total10 km
- Río El Meneord 3len here9.41 km100%total9 km
- Caño Umuquenaord 2len here8.85 km16%total56 km
- Caño Lavariord 1len here8.19 km100%total8 km
- Río Tucaníord 4len here7.30 km100%total7 km
- Caño Cucharónord 3len here6.39 km100%total6 km
- Dique Interiorord 2len here6.30 km100%total6 km
- Río Sirocuayord 2len here5.81 km100%total6 km
- Río Tucaníord 1len here5.75 km92%total6 km
- Río Carraipiaord 1len here5.51 km34%total16 km
- Río Culebrillaord 3len here5.42 km19%total29 km
- Dique Interiorord 3len here5.11 km100%total5 km
- Caño La Maromaord 1len here4.98 km92%total5 km
- Canal Norte Bachaqueroord 2len here4.89 km100%total5 km
- Canal Norte Bachaqueroord 3len here4.88 km100%total5 km
- Río Guarumitoord 5len here4.73 km14%total35 km
- Río San Pedroord 3len here4.62 km100%total5 km
- Guaruriyesord 2len here3.96 km13%total31 km
- Río Machangoord 1len here3.64 km100%total4 km
- Canal de desagueord 1len here2.90 km100%total3 km
- Río Culebraord 2len here2.87 km100%total3 km
- Río Chamaord 1len here2.72 km99%total3 km
- Río Tibúord 5len here2.47 km5%total52 km
- Caño Oropitoord 3len here1.43 km19%total8 km
- Río Lobateritaord 4len here1.10 km2%total71 km
- Río Cariraord 2len here0.63 km9%total7 km
- Río Oropitoord 2len here≈ tangenttotal12 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
Fond cartographique : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Géométrie : nos sources (GADM/HydroBASINS/HydroLAKES/HydroRIVERS/WDPA)
- Centroid
- 10.01975, -72.06057
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Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.