HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080052020
Bassin de Berriedale 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 1 administrative regions : Highland
Sub-basin area
1 099,3km²
Upstream area
1 099,3km²
Discharge
7,06m³/s
Mean elev.
109m
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- Highland1070.3 km²96.8% of basin
30 intersecting protected areas
The Flow Country
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
265.30 km² overlap
Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
180.79 km² overlap
Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
180.76 km² overlap
Caithness & Sutherland Peatlands
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
179.49 km² overlap
Shielton Peatlands
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
52.95 km² overlap
Dunbeath Peatlands
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
48.66 km² overlap
Morven and Scaraben
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
33.91 km² overlap
Stroupster Peatlands
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
27.90 km² overlap
Knockfin Heights
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
25.69 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
East Caithness Cliffs
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
17.18 km² overlap
Coire na Beinne Mires
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
16.10 km² overlap
East Caithness Cliffs
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
14.34 km² overlap
East Caithness Cliffs
IUCN Not ReportedNature Conservation Marine Protected Area
14.27 km² overlap
East Caithness Cliffs
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
13.99 km² overlap
Munsary Peatlands
IUCN IVNature Reserve
12.62 km² overlap
North Caithness Cliffs
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
11.36 km² overlap
North Caithness Cliffs
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
8.96 km² overlap
Caithness Lochs
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
7.78 km² overlap
Caithness Lochs
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
7.75 km² overlap
Dunnet Links
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
7.61 km² overlap
Oliclett
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
7.55 km² overlap
East Caithness Cliffs
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
4.58 km² overlap
Loch Watten
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
4.29 km² overlap
Loch Watten
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
4.29 km² overlap
Langwell Water
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
2.81 km² overlap
Moray Firth
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
2.45 km² overlap
Berriedale Cliffs
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
2.25 km² overlap
Berriedale Water
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
2.19 km² overlap
Moss of Killimster
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
1.84 km² overlap
Stroma
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
1.53 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
4 036 distinct species · 89 545 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Berriedale Water : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 100 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 18.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 17 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°
7,1°C
Annual rain
838mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,40
Runoff
643mm/an
PET
499mm
AET
433mm
Mean slope
3,0°
Water table
174cm
Forest
11%
Crops
10%
Urban
1%
Protected
15%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)