HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080052580

Bassin de River South Esk

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 : Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Perth and Kinross

Coastal basinPfafstetter: 23302509

Sub-basin area

1 341,3km²

Upstream area

1 341,3km²

Discharge

0,13m³/s

Mean elev.

187m

Administrative coverage

4 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)

Angus
Scotland · United Kingdom
1113.1 km²
82.6% of basin
Perth and Kinross
Scotland · United Kingdom
149.3 km²
11.1% of basin
Dundee City
Scotland · United Kingdom
60.4 km²
4.5% of basin
Aberdeenshire
Scotland · United Kingdom
2.0 km²
0.1% of basin

30 intersecting protected areas

Cairngorms
IUCN V
National Park
136.70 km² overlap
Cairngorms Massif
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
100.60 km² overlap
Deeside and Lochnagar
IUCN Not Reported
National Scenic Area
57.61 km² overlap
Caenlochan
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
19.02 km² overlap
Caenlochan
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
18.96 km² overlap
Caenlochan
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
18.96 km² overlap
Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
14.48 km² overlap
Firth of Tay & Eden Estuary
IUCN Not Reported
Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)
13.17 km² overlap
Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
11.90 km² overlap

21 more protected areassorted by overlap area

Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary
IUCN Not Reported
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
11.90 km² overlap
Firth of Tay & Eden Estuary
IUCN Not Reported
Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)
10.56 km² overlap
Montrose Basin
IUCN Not Reported
Local Nature Reserve
10.21 km² overlap
Montrose Basin
IUCN Not Reported
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
9.85 km² overlap
Montrose Basin
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
9.82 km² overlap
Montrose Basin
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
9.51 km² overlap
Barry Links
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
9.43 km² overlap
Inner Tay Estuary
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
9.22 km² overlap
Montrose Basin
IUCN Not Reported
Marine Protected Area (OSPAR)
7.77 km² overlap
Barry Links
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
7.71 km² overlap
River South Esk
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
4.72 km² overlap
Tay
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
2.79 km² overlap
Inner Tay Estuary
IUCN Not Reported
Local Nature Reserve
2.49 km² overlap
Rescobie and Balgavies Lochs
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
1.66 km² overlap
Corrie Fee
IUCN IV
National Nature Reserve
1.65 km² overlap
Outer Firth of Forth and St Andrews Bay Complex
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
1.62 km² overlap
Lochnagar
IUCN Not Reported
Emerald Network
1.48 km² overlap
Whiting Ness - Ethie Haven
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
1.36 km² overlap
Rossie Moor
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
1.32 km² overlap
Red Craig
IUCN III
Site of Special Scientific Interest
1.06 km² overlap
Loch Brandy
IUCN IV
Site of Special Scientific Interest
0.99 km² overlap

Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.

Species present

6 660 distinct species · 277 821 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Ecological tissue

Sample of 36 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).

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie

RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation

StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie

RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation

StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

Indicateurs du tissu écologique

Tissu écologique de Bassin de River South Esk : 23 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 133 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 17.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 17 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées

Interactions affichées

133

Connectance

0.171

Patrimoniales

Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)

Mean T°

7,3°C

Annual rain

778mm

Moisture idx (CMI)

0,25

Runoff

617mm/an

PET

568mm

AET

468mm

Mean slope

4,8°

Water table

257cm

Forest

Crops

57%

Urban

Protected

13%

HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)