HydroLAKES lake · #12924
Loch of Stenness
Surface area
17,4km²
Avg depth
4,7m
Volume
81,79km³
Shoreline
44,1km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- Orkney IslandsScotland · United Kingdom2.78 km²15.9% of lake
5 intersecting protected areas
Lochs of Harray and Stenness
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
15.79 km² overlap
Hoy and West Mainland
IUCN Not ReportedNational Scenic Area
12.71 km² overlap
Loch of Stenness
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
6.98 km² overlap
Loch of Stenness
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
6.97 km² overlap
Brodgar
IUCN IVNature Reserve
0.14 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
975 distinct species · 10 888 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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 Loch of Stenness : 22 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 90 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 12.1%, 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).
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
17,40km²
Avg depth
4,7m
Volume
81,790km³
Watershed
133km²
Shoreline
44,1km
Shore dev. idx
2,98
Residence time
424days
Elevation
0m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.