Ruisseau· 19 segments
River Thurso
Crosses 1 administrative regions : Highland
Total length
52km
Max discharge
9,8m³/s
Max Strahler
3
Segments matched
19
River geography1 admin regions · 0 communes
1 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- HighlandScotland · United Kingdom48.4 kmin this dpt
15 intersecting protected areas
The Flow Country
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Caithness & Sutherland Peatlands
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Forsinard Flows
IUCN IINature Reserve
North Caithness Cliffs
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
North Caithness Cliffs
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
Strathmore Peatlands
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Rumsdale Peatlands
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
6 more protected areassorted by area
Blar nam Faoileag
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
River Thurso
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
River Thurso
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Pennylands
IUCN IIISite of Special Scientific Interest
Dirlot Gorge
IUCN IIISite of Special Scientific Interest
Westerdale Quarry
IUCN IIISite of Special Scientific Interest
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Species present
298 distinct species · 492 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 River Thurso : 26 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 72 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 8.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 15 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
52km
Max discharge
9,8m³/s
Max Strahler
3
Segments matched
19
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.