HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080016580
Bassin du Vistre
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
863,4km²
Upstream area
863,4km²
Discharge
10,31m³/s
Mean elev.
45m
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 825.4 km²95.4% of basin
- 39.6 km²4.6% of basin
46 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Nîmes122.33 km²75% commune
- Vauvert86.59 km²78% commune
- Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze77.54 km²87% commune
- Saint-Gilles53.53 km²35% commune
- Aigues-Mortes45.98 km²79% commune
- Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer39.60 km²11% commune
- Le Grau-du-Roi37.29 km²64% commune
- Le Cailar30.46 km²100% commune
- Beauvoisin27.60 km²100% commune
- Calvisson26.15 km²93% commune
- Marguerittes24.95 km²100% commune
- Générac24.39 km²100% commune
- Milhaud18.99 km²100% commune
- Bouillargues15.06 km²93% commune
- Manduel14.79 km²56% commune
- Caveirac14.01 km²91% commune
- Aimargues13.41 km²49% commune
- Bezouce12.44 km²100% commune
- Bernis12.30 km²100% commune
- Cabrières12.08 km²84% commune
- Redessan11.21 km²72% commune
- Vergèze10.56 km²100% commune
- Lédenon10.51 km²54% commune
- Clarensac10.22 km²70% commune
- Vestric-et-Candiac10.21 km²100% commune
- Saint-Côme-et-Maruéjols9.79 km²74% commune
- Aubord9.28 km²100% commune
- Langlade9.24 km²100% commune
- Uchaud8.92 km²100% commune
- Caissargues8.59 km²100% commune
- Saint-Gervasy6.83 km²100% commune
- Meynes6.64 km²39% commune
- Nages-et-Solorgues6.17 km²100% commune
- Congénies5.63 km²65% commune
- Codognan4.83 km²100% commune
- Garons4.68 km²38% commune
- Poulx4.50 km²37% commune
- Rodilhan4.43 km²100% commune
- Boissières3.54 km²100% commune
- Saint-Dionizy3.48 km²100% commune
- Aigues-Vives3.27 km²28% commune
- Mus1.93 km²78% commune
- Jonquières-Saint-Vincent0.73 km²3% commune
- Aubais0.20 km²2% commune
- Collias0.16 km²1% commune
- Montpezat0.01 km²0% commune
21 intersecting protected areas
Petite Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
276.05 km² overlap
La Petite Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
229.96 km² overlap
Petite Camargue laguno-marine
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
139.87 km² overlap
Costières nîmoises
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
100.51 km² overlap
Camargue gardoise fluvio-lacustre
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
52.78 km² overlap
Camargue
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
39.88 km² overlap
Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
39.71 km² overlap
Camargue gardoise
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
8.88 km² overlap
Gorges du Gardon
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
8.25 km² overlap
12 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Le Gardon et ses gorges
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
8.25 km² overlap
Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
6.08 km² overlap
Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
5.98 km² overlap
costieres de nimes
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
4.95 km² overlap
Espiguette
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
3.07 km² overlap
Mahistre Et Musette
IUCN IVRegional Nature Reserve
2.66 km² overlap
Scamandre
IUCN IVRegional Nature Reserve
1.44 km² overlap
le caylar
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.46 km² overlap
Brasinvert
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
0.29 km² overlap
Domaine D\'Escattes
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
0.21 km² overlap
gallician
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.03 km² overlap
clarensac
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.00 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
5 850 distinct species · 798 291 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 47 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 du Vistre : 44 espèces + 3 bulles famille, 67 interactions GloBI documentées sur 6 types (connectance 6.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 3 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°
13,9°C
Annual rain
725mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,28
Runoff
385mm/an
PET
1 011mm
AET
611mm
Mean slope
1,2°
Water table
125cm
Forest
11%
Crops
40%
Urban
18%
Protected
5%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)