Data Zone
Country/territory: Sweden
IBA Criteria met: B2, C2, C6 (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 440 ha
Protection status:
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2017 | low | favourable | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
Site description
A shallow (1-4 m in depth) nutrient-rich lake at the head of the Gulf of Bothnia, formed when rising land isolated a bay from the sea. Fine marine sediments with overlying mud deposits cover the lake floor. Water exchange is minimal due to the low rate of inflow to the lake. Large sections of the shoreline are marshy, with Phragmites, Typha and Equisetum present; the lake itself supports floating vegetation. Mixed forests surround the lake.
Key biodiversity
The IBA is important for breeding waterbirds, waders and gulls.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Lake Gammelstadsviken. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 09/07/2020.
