HydroLAKES lake · #159157
Loch Assynt
Surface area
7,08km²
Avg depth
14,6m
Volume
103,51km³
Shoreline
26,3km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- HighlandScotland · United Kingdom7.12 km²100.0% of lake
4 intersecting protected areas
Assynt - Coigach
IUCN Not ReportedNational Scenic Area
7.12 km² overlap
Assynt Lochs
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
7.10 km² overlap
Assynt Lochs
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
7.10 km² overlap
Quinag
IUCN IVWildland reserve
1.90 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
1 278 distinct species · 6 347 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 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 Assynt : 27 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 40 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 7.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 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
7,08km²
Avg depth
14,6m
Volume
103,510km³
Watershed
104km²
Shoreline
26,3km
Shore dev. idx
2,79
Residence time
237days
Elevation
66m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.