Rivière· 3 segments
Giessen
Crosses 6 administrative regions : Dordrecht, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Landquart, Molenlanden, Sarganserland +1
Total length
29km
Max discharge
36m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
3
River geography6 admin regions · 0 communes
6 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- MolenlandenZuid-Holland · Netherlands11.4 kmin this dpt
- Hardinxveld-GiessendamZuid-Holland · Netherlands2.8 kmin this dpt
- UriUri · Switzerland2.1 kmin this dpt
- SarganserlandSankt Gallen · Switzerland1.6 kmin this dpt
- DordrechtZuid-Holland · Netherlands0.1 kmin this dpt
- LandquartGraubünden · Switzerland0.0 kmin this dpt
16 intersecting protected areas
NNN-ZH
IUCN Not AssignedNature Reserves owned by professional nature management organizations
Biesbosch
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Biesbosch
IUCN IVNature Conservation Act
Biesbosch
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Biesbosch
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
De Biesbosch
IUCN IINational Park
Reussdelta
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas of National Importance
Ellwald
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas of National Importance
Reussdelta
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Alluvial Zones of National Importance
7 more protected areassorted by area
Seedorfer Ried
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Fenlands of National Importance
Reussdelta
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves
Flüeler Ried
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Fenlands of National Importance
Im freien Berg
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves
Reussdelta
IUCN Not AssignedPrivate Nature Reserves
Rheindamm Melser Au
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance
Rheindamm Sarganser Au
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 3 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
3 459 distinct species · 118 040 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 45 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 Giessen : 41 espèces reliées par 107 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 10.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 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
29km
Max discharge
36,0m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
3
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.