Rivière· 28 segments
Fiume Simeto
Crosses 3 administrative regions : Catania, Enna, Messina
Total length
87km
Max discharge
18,8m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
28
River geography3 admin regions · 0 communes
3 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- CataniaSicily · Italy109.9 kmin this dpt
- EnnaSicily · Italy7.4 kmin this dpt
- MessinaSicily · Italy7.4 kmin this dpt
16 intersecting protected areas
Parco dell' Etna
IUCN IVRegional/Provincial Nature Park
Mount Etna
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
Biviere di Lentini, tratto mediano e foce del Fiume Simeto e area antistante la foce
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Sciare di Roccazzo della Bandiera
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Sciare di Roccazzo della Bandiera
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Pineta di Adrano e Biancavilla
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Contrada Valanghe
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Regional/Provincial Nature Reserve
Foce del Fiume Simeto e Lago Gornalunga
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
7 more protected areassorted by area
Forre laviche del Fiume Simeto
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Piano dei Grilli
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Piano dei Grilli
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Poggio S. Maria
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Tratto di Pietralunga del Fiume Simeto
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Monte Minardo
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Salinelle di Paterno'
IUCN VOther Protected Natural Regional Areas
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 28 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
116 distinct species · 210 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Fiume Simeto : 25 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 41 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 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
87km
Max discharge
18,8m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
28
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.