HydroLAKES lake · #1067
Yli -Kitka
Surface area
288,84km²
Avg depth
11,8m
Volume
3 408,61km³
Shoreline
540,2km
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- LaplandLapland · Finland159.54 km²54.9% of lake
- Northern OstrobothniaOulu · Finland131.26 km²45.1% of lake
24 intersecting protected areas
Kitka
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
115.43 km² overlap
Kitka
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
115.43 km² overlap
Private Nature Reserve
0.23 km² overlap
TOLVAN LUONNONSUOJELUALUE
IUCN IVPrivate Nature Reserve
0.17 km² overlap
Private Nature Reserve
0.10 km² overlap
Private Nature Reserve
0.06 km² overlap
Private Nature Reserve
0.06 km² overlap
Private Nature Reserve
0.04 km² overlap
Private Nature Reserve
0.04 km² overlap
15 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Vasaraniemen suot
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.04 km² overlap
Halmeen luonnonsuojelualue
IUCN IVPrivate Nature Reserve
0.02 km² overlap
Private Nature Reserve
0.02 km² overlap
Metsälain erityisen tärkeät elinympäristöt Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
IUCN Not AssignedForest habitats of special importance according to the Forest Act (OECM)
0.01 km² overlap
Private Nature Reserve
0.01 km² overlap
Private Nature Reserve
0.00 km² overlap
Private Nature Reserve
0.00 km² overlap
Private Nature Reserve
0.00 km² overlap
Humpuukilehto
IUCN IVPrivate Nature Reserve
0.00 km² overlap
AHON LUONNONSUOJELUALUE
IUCN VPrivate Nature Reserve
0.00 km² overlap
Raistakan luonnonsuojelualue
IUCN IVPrivate Nature Reserve
0.00 km² overlap
Private Nature Reserve
0.00 km² overlap
RIISITUNTURIN KANSALLISPUISTO
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.00 km² overlap
Notkolan luonnonsuojelualue
IUCN IVPrivate Nature Reserve
0.00 km² overlap
Private Nature Reserve
0.00 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
853 distinct species · 11 670 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Yli -Kitka : 20 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 80 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 16.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 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
288,84km²
Avg depth
11,8m
Volume
3 408,610km³
Watershed
1 586km²
Shoreline
540,2km
Shore dev. idx
8,97
Residence time
2 012days
Elevation
229m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.