Rivière· 9 segments
Bovenschelde
Crosses 3 administrative regions : Hainaut, Oost-Vlaanderen, West-Vlaanderen
Total length
46km
Max discharge
80,9m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
9
River geography3 admin regions · 0 communes
3 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- Oost-VlaanderenVlaanderen · Belgium15.1 kmin this dpt
- West-VlaanderenVlaanderen · Belgium11.1 kmin this dpt
- HainautWallonie · Belgium0.0 kmin this dpt
23 intersecting protected areas
Bossen van de Vlaamse Ardennen en andere Zuidvlaamse bossen
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
De Vlaamse Ardennen van Kluisberg tot Koppenberg
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
De Midden- en Benedenloop van de Zwalm
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-18-0028 type 3
IUCN IVNature management plan type 3 (Flemish Region)
De Vallei van de Bovenschelde Zuid
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
Vallée de l'Escaut en aval de Tournai
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Vallée de l'Escaut en aval de Tournai
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
De West-Vlaamse Scheldevallei
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
Pays des Collines
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
14 more protected areassorted by area
Pays des Collines
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
NBP-OV-21-0003 type 2
IUCN VINature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-21-0306 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-18-0028 type 2
IUCN VINature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-20-0185 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
NBP-WV-21-0157 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
Heurnemeersen
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-22-0266 type 2
IUCN VINature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-18-0019 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-21-0300 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
V-027 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
NBP-WV-20-0120 type 3
IUCN IVNature management plan type 3 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-18-0008 type 2
IUCN VINature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region)
Heurnemeersen
IUCN IVNature management plan type 3 (Flemish Region)
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 9 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
1 739 distinct species · 78 543 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Bovenschelde : 25 espèces + 9 bulles famille, 77 interactions GloBI documentées sur 5 types (connectance 13.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 9 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
46km
Max discharge
80,9m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
9
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.