HydroLAKES lake · #12992
Shin
Surface area
31,46km²
Avg depth
10,1m
Volume
318km³
Shoreline
73,8km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- HighlandScotland · United Kingdom31.63 km²100.0% of lake
4 intersecting protected areas
Caithness & Sutherland Peatlands
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
0.00 km² overlap
Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
0.00 km² overlap
Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
0.00 km² overlap
Strath an Loin
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.00 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
275 distinct species · 643 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Shin : 18 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 89 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 12.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 20 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
31,46km²
Avg depth
10,1m
Volume
318,000km³
Watershed
468km²
Shoreline
73,8km
Shore dev. idx
3,71
Residence time
212days
Elevation
92m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.