HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080051130
Bassin de Kip Water
A watershed (drainage basin) is not a body of water — it is the land area where rainfall converges towards a single river that eventually reaches the sea (or an endorheic basin). Boundaries follow ridgelines.
Crosses 4 administrative regions : Inverclyde, NA, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire
Sub-basin area
304,1km²
Upstream area
304,1km²
Discharge
10,91m³/s
Mean elev.
131m
Administrative coverage
4 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 173.9 km²56.9% of basin
- Inverclyde91.9 km²30.1% of basin
- Renfrewshire15.9 km²5.2% of basin
- West Dunbartonshire0.3 km²0.1% of basin
26 intersecting protected areas
Clyde Muirshiel
IUCN Not ReportedRegional Park
138.13 km² overlap
Renfrewshire Heights
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
41.76 km² overlap
Renfrewshire Heights
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
41.75 km² overlap
Inner Clyde
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
2.86 km² overlap
Inner Clyde Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
2.85 km² overlap
Inner Clyde Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
2.79 km² overlap
Inner Clyde Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
2.64 km² overlap
Dunrod Hill
IUCN IIISite of Special Scientific Interest
2.36 km² overlap
Southannan Sands
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
1.87 km² overlap
17 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Inner Clyde
IUCN IVNature Reserve
1.06 km² overlap
Stevenston Beach
IUCN Not ReportedLocal Nature Reserve
0.60 km² overlap
Ardrossan to Saltcoats Coast
IUCN IIISite of Special Scientific Interest
0.50 km² overlap
Coves, Greenock
IUCN Not ReportedLocal Nature Reserve
0.43 km² overlap
Skelmorlie Glen
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.36 km² overlap
Horse Island
IUCN IaNature Reserve
0.25 km² overlap
Shielhill Glen
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.25 km² overlap
Ashgrove Loch
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.22 km² overlap
Ballochmartin Bay
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.19 km² overlap
Portencross Woods
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.19 km² overlap
Knocknairs Hill
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.17 km² overlap
Ardeer Quarry
IUCN Not ReportedLocal Nature Reserve
0.14 km² overlap
Bogside Flats
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.10 km² overlap
Largs Coast Section
IUCN IIISite of Special Scientific Interest
0.08 km² overlap
Wemyss Bay Woods
IUCN Not ReportedLocal Nature Reserve
0.06 km² overlap
Kames Bay
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.05 km² overlap
Haw Craig - Glenarbuck
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.00 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
4 130 distinct species · 79 895 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 Bassin de Kip Water : 19 espèces reliées par 142 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 21.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 18 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
7,9°C
Annual rain
1 544mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,63
Runoff
1 424mm/an
PET
563mm
AET
537mm
Mean slope
5,1°
Water table
230cm
Forest
7%
Crops
12%
Urban
21%
Protected
49%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)