HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080016560
Bassin · #2080016560
A watershed (drainage basin) is not a body of water — it is the land area where rainfall converges towards a single river that eventually reaches the sea (or an endorheic basin). Boundaries follow ridgelines.
Crosses 2 administrative regions : Bouches-du-Rhône, Gard
Sub-basin area
33,1km²
Upstream area
33,1km²
Discharge
0,28m³/s
Mean elev.
0m
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 30.3 km²91.5% of basin
- 0.6 km²1.7% of basin
2 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer30.33 km²8% commune
- Vauvert0.56 km²1% commune
9 intersecting protected areas
Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
30.16 km² overlap
Camargue
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
29.12 km² overlap
Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
27.68 km² overlap
Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
26.32 km² overlap
Petite Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
4.73 km² overlap
Petite Camargue laguno-marine
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
4.06 km² overlap
Brasinvert
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
1.56 km² overlap
La Petite Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
0.62 km² overlap
Le Petit Rhône
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.03 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
937 distinct species · 7 561 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 42 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 Bassin · #2080016560 : 40 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) + 2 bulles famille, 64 interactions GloBI documentées sur 3 types (connectance 7.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 2 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).
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
14,2°C
Annual rain
696mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,31
Runoff
333mm/an
PET
1 008mm
AET
587mm
Mean slope
0,0°
Water table
3cm
Forest
31%
Crops
38%
Urban
0%
Protected
88%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)