HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080052300
Bassin de River Findhorn
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 2 administrative regions : Highland, Moray
Sub-basin area
1 985,4km²
Upstream area
1 985,4km²
Discharge
3,21m³/s
Mean elev.
262m
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- Highland1247.9 km²62.5% of basin
- Moray719.4 km²36.1% of basin
30 intersecting protected areas
Site of Special Scientific Interest
42.52 km² overlap
Carn nan Tri-tighearnan
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
41.52 km² overlap
Carn nan Tri-tighearnan
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
41.52 km² overlap
Monadhliath
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
19.39 km² overlap
Monadhliath
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
19.37 km² overlap
Darnaway and Lethen Forest
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
18.31 km² overlap
Moray and Nairn Coast
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
14.12 km² overlap
Moray and Nairn Coast
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
13.61 km² overlap
Moray Firth
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
12.88 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Moidach More
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
9.31 km² overlap
Moidach More
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
9.31 km² overlap
Moray and Nairn Coast
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
9.15 km² overlap
Moray Firth
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
9.04 km² overlap
Moray Firth
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
8.84 km² overlap
Culbin Sands
IUCN IVNature Reserve
8.08 km² overlap
Kildrummie Kames
IUCN IIISite of Special Scientific Interest
6.43 km² overlap
Inner Moray Firth
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
5.06 km² overlap
Inner Moray Firth
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
4.96 km² overlap
Findhorn Bay
IUCN Not ReportedLocal Nature Reserve
4.75 km² overlap
Culbin Bar
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
4.30 km² overlap
Inner Moray Firth
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
4.16 km² overlap
Lower River Spey - Spey Bay
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
3.56 km² overlap
Spey Bay
IUCN IIISite of Special Scientific Interest
3.52 km² overlap
Whiteness Head
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
2.62 km² overlap
Cairngorms
IUCN VNational Park
2.38 km² overlap
Site of Special Scientific Interest
2.32 km² overlap
Site of Special Scientific Interest
1.77 km² overlap
Lower Findhorn Woods
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
1.77 km² overlap
Lower Findhorn Woods
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
1.77 km² overlap
Cawdor Wood
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
1.62 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
8 052 distinct species · 528 892 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 River Findhorn : 23 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 131 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 16.8%, 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°
6,7°C
Annual rain
883mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,35
Runoff
664mm/an
PET
537mm
AET
461mm
Mean slope
4,2°
Water table
337cm
Forest
18%
Crops
9%
Urban
3%
Protected
7%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)