Fleuve· 9 segments
Grand Canal d'Alsace
Crosses 6 administrative regions : Bas-Rhin, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Emmendingen, Haut-Rhin, Lörrach +1
Total length
102km
Max discharge
1 081,4m³/s
Max Strahler
7
Segments matched
9
River geography6 admin regions · 22 communes
6 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- Haut-RhinGrand Est · France22.4 kmin this dpt
- Breisgau-HochschwarzwaldBaden-Württemberg · Germany1.2 kmin this dpt
- Bas-RhinGrand Est · France1.1 kmin this dpt
- EmmendingenBaden-Württemberg · Germany0.1 kmin this dpt
- LörrachBaden-Württemberg · Germany0.1 kmin this dpt
- OrtenaukreisBaden-Württemberg · Germany0.0 kmin this dpt
22 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- Heiteren3.85 km
- Blodelsheim2.91 km
- Petit-Landau2.79 km
- Obersaasheim2.41 km
- Artzenheim2.15 km
- Vogelgrun1.79 km
- Algolsheim1.68 km
- Kembs1.18 km
- Baltzenheim1.00 km
- Niffer0.86 km
- Nambsheim0.84 km
- Marckolsheim0.66 km
- Gerstheim0.46 km
- Ottmarsheim0.44 km
- Hombourg0.40 km
- Biesheim0.09 km
- Volgelsheim0.00 km
- Daubensand0.00 km
- Kunheim0.00 km
- Balgau0.00 km
- Rustenhart0.00 km
- Fessenheim0.00 km
30 intersecting protected areas
Rhin supérieur / Oberrhein
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Secteur Alluvial Rhin-Ried-Bruch, Bas-Rhin
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Forêt domaniale de la Harth
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Zones agricoles de la Hardt
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Vallée du Rhin de Strasbourg à Marckolsheim
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Kaiserstuhl
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Hardt nord
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Vallée du Rhin d'Artzenheim à Village-Neuf
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Le Rhin
IUCN IVNational Hunting and Wildlife Reserve
21 more protected areassorted by area
Secteur Alluvial Rhin-Ried-Bruch, Haut-Rhin
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Rheinniederung Nonnenweier - Kehl
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Rheinniederung von Wittenweier bis Kehl
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Rheinniederung Neuenburg - Breisach
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Markgräfler Rheinebene von Neuenburg bis Breisach
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Markgräfler Rheinebene von Weil bis Neuenburg
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Rheinniederung Haltingen - Neuenburg mit Vorbergzone
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Rheinniederung Breisach - Sasbach mit Limberg
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Kaiserstuhl
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Rheinniederung von Breisach bis Sasbach
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Petite Camargue Alsacienne
IUCN IVNational Nature Reserve
Rheinauenwälder
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
Nature Reserve
Rheinvorland
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
ile du rhin (part edf)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
Daubensand
IUCN IVForest Managed Biological Reserve
ile du rhin (part edf)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
ile du rhin (part edf)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
Rheinvorland II
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
ile du rhin (part edf)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
ile du rhin (part edf)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 9 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
1 484 distinct species · 11 777 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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 Grand Canal d'Alsace : 28 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 72 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 10.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 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
102km
Max discharge
1 081,4m³/s
Max Strahler
7
Segments matched
9
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.