Rivière· 2 segments
Hesperbach
Crosses 2 administrative regions : Essen, Mettmann
Total length
8km
Max discharge
53,6m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
2
River geography2 admin regions · 0 communes
2 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- EssenNordrhein-Westfalen · Germany5.5 kmin this dpt
- MettmannNordrhein-Westfalen · Germany0.0 kmin this dpt
17 intersecting protected areas
LSG-Heidhauser Hoehen
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
Landscape Protection Area
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Fischlaker Mark
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
Landscape Protection Area
Landscape Protection Area
Landscape Protection Area
Landscape Protection Area
Landscape Protection Area
8 more protected areassorted by area
Landscape Protection Area
NSG Heisinger Ruhraue
IUCN IVNature Reserve
Heisinger Ruhraue
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
LSG-Baldeneyer Ruhrhang
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Bergfriedhof
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
LSG-Volkspark Kupferdreh
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
Nature Reserve
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 2 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
3 268 distinct species · 51 661 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 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 Hesperbach : 29 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 124 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 15.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 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
8km
Max discharge
53,6m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
2
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.