DISPATCH 031VERRIN BASIN00:00:00
Dispatch 031 / Inland waters
Lake Verrin
is leaving
Since 1990 the basin has lost almost two thirds of its surface.
PLATE 01 / ILLUSTRATION / VERRIN JETTY, EAST SHORE (FICTIONAL)
East shore
Verrin Bay
Water last reached the jetty1990
Verrin jettyBuilt 1961, 140 m long. The waterline now stands 10.5 km beyond its last plank.
Annotation: the trawler Odile has not moved since the water left in 2016.
Surface area / km2
A lake
in retreat
412
km2 of open water in Verrin Basin. Outlines are traced from archive surveys.
1990
Fishing licences registered at Verrin Bay
Boats that still sail
0
boats struck off since 1990
Licences: 100 in 1990, 9 in 2024. Each icon is one registered boat.
SOURCE: Basin Fisheries Registry (fictional dataset)
Verrin Bay / 2024
PLATE 02 / ILLUSTRATION / PROMENADE SIGN, VERRIN BAY (FICTIONAL)
Where the water was
Reporting Basin Desk 03 / All places, boats and figures in this film are fictional.