Ruisseau· 2 segments
Kirtle Water
Crosses 2 administrative regions : Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway
Total length
21km
Max discharge
2,2m³/s
Max Strahler
2
Segments matched
2
River geography2 admin regions · 0 communes
2 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- Dumfries and GallowayScotland · United Kingdom18.0 kmin this dpt
- CumbriaEngland · United Kingdom0.0 kmin this dpt
8 intersecting protected areas
Solway Firth
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Solway Firth
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Upper Solway Flats & Marshes
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Solway Firth
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
Upper Solway Flats and Marshes
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Upper Solway Flats & Marshes
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Solway Coast
IUCN VArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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Species present
739 distinct species · 1 430 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 Kirtle Water : 32 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 49 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 6.6%, 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).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
21km
Max discharge
2,2m³/s
Max Strahler
2
Segments matched
2
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.