HydroLAKES lake · #13094
Loch Shiel
Surface area
18,44km²
Avg depth
31,4m
Volume
579,13km³
Shoreline
66,1km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- HighlandScotland · United Kingdom18.53 km²100.0% of lake
10 intersecting protected areas
Loch Shiel
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
18.51 km² overlap
Loch Shiel
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
18.48 km² overlap
Loch Shiel
IUCN Not ReportedNational Scenic Area
14.95 km² overlap
Moidart and Ardgour
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
0.04 km² overlap
Claish Moss
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
0.04 km² overlap
Claish Moss and Kentra Moss
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
0.04 km² overlap
Claish Moss
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.03 km² overlap
Claish Moss
IUCN Not ReportedNature Reserves
0.03 km² overlap
Ardgour Pinewoods
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
0.01 km² overlap
1 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Loch Moidart and Loch Shiel Woods
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
0.01 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
541 distinct species · 3 207 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 25 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 Shiel : 18 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 50 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 16.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 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
18,44km²
Avg depth
31,4m
Volume
579,130km³
Watershed
244km²
Shoreline
66,1km
Shore dev. idx
4,34
Residence time
361days
Elevation
3m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.