Ruisseau· 10 segments
Lochar Water
Crosses 1 administrative regions : Dumfries and Galloway
Total length
32km
Max discharge
4,3m³/s
Max Strahler
3
Segments matched
10
River geography1 admin regions · 0 communes
1 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- Dumfries and GallowayScotland · United Kingdom31.4 kmin this dpt
11 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
Nith Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedNational Scenic Area
Caerlaverock
IUCN IINational Nature Reserve
Solway Mosses North
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
2 more protected areassorted by area
Longbridge Muir
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Locharbriggs Quarry
IUCN IIISite of Special Scientific Interest
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Species present
1 072 distinct species · 4 826 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 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 Lochar Water : 26 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 113 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 14.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 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
32km
Max discharge
4,3m³/s
Max Strahler
3
Segments matched
10
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.