HydroLAKES lake · #14349
Vaccares
Surface area
95,26km²
Avg depth
1,2m
Volume
113,11km³
Shoreline
117,6km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- Bouches-du-RhôneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France95.44 km²100.0% of lake
2 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer95.43 km²
- Arles0.01 km²
8 intersecting protected areas
Camargue
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
95.44 km² overlap
Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
95.44 km² overlap
Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
95.44 km² overlap
Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
95.44 km² overlap
Vaccares
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
71.28 km² overlap
Camargue
IUCN IVNational Nature Reserve
69.69 km² overlap
Camargue
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
68.48 km² overlap
Mas neuf du vaccares
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
0.39 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
2 023 distinct species · 223 561 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Vaccares : 30 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) + 4 bulles famille, 41 interactions GloBI documentées sur 3 types (connectance 7.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 4 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
95,26km²
Avg depth
1,2m
Volume
113,110km³
Watershed
293km²
Shoreline
117,6km
Shore dev. idx
3,40
Residence time
484days
Elevation
-2m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.