GOZ016 - Qasam San Gorg
Description
Qasam San Gorg is a natural pond, located in western Gozo, between Santa Luċija and Ta’ Kerċem. This pond covers an area of approximately 1,750m2. The pond is not accessible to the public and is locked behind a gate, located on privately-owned land. The pond is predominantly surrounded by agricultural land, and therefore it is likely that the pond is used for the irrigation of these fields. Due to limited accessibility, it is unclear what species are present within the pond and its basin. The site is not protected by any legislation.
Wetland data
Basic information
Wetland location: | Inland |
Wetland type: | Natural |
Wetland area: | 0.20 Ha |
Hydrological interaction: | - |
Water salinity: | Fresh (< 0.5 g/l) |
Type of fresh water input: | Catchment area (precipitation) |
Surface water runoff | Other |
Open water area (%): | 26 - 50 |
Hydroperiod: | Unknown |
Geographic information
Census district: | Gozo and Comino |
Island: | Gozo |
Local council: | Ta' Kercem |
Longitude: | 14.218100 East |
Latitude: | 36.046640 North |
Wetland condition
Wetland status (MEDWET): | 4 - Original habitats/landform highly modified (<10% untouched) |
Ramsar wetland type
Type | Coverage (%) |
Ts -- Seasonal/intermittent freshwater marshes/pools on inorganic soils; includes sloughs, potholes, seasonally flooded meadows, sedge marshes |
Property status
Private |
Ecosystem services
Type of ecosystem service | Ecosystem service | Scale of Βenefit (%) | Importance |
Provisioning services | Food | ||
Provisioning services | Fresh water | ||
Regulatory services | Water regulation |
Activities on wetland
Activity | Intensity |
020 = Resource conservation | Medium |
130 = Irrigation | High |
701 = water pollution | High |
Activities on catchment area
Activity | Intensity |
100 = Cultivation | High |
110 = Use of pesticides | High |
120 = Fertilisation | High |
130 = Irrigation | High |
401 = continuous urbanisation | Low |
701 = water pollution | High |
Impacts
Impact | Intensity |
EE- = Increase of economic potential | Medium |
ES- = Increase in water supply | High |
PF- = Fertilizer/Excess nutrient pollution | High |
PP- = Pesticide pollution |