HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080016600
Bassin du Vidourle
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 : Gard, Hérault
Sub-basin area
915,7km²
Upstream area
915,7km²
Discharge
15,45m³/s
Mean elev.
137m
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 672.0 km²73.2% of basin
- 245.4 km²26.8% of basin
104 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Pompignan40.49 km²96% commune
- Marsillargues38.58 km²91% commune
- Sauve31.16 km²100% commune
- Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort28.50 km²95% commune
- Conqueyrac27.30 km²100% commune
- Quissac23.83 km²100% commune
- Lunel23.36 km²96% commune
- Claret21.33 km²76% commune
- Monoblet20.88 km²99% commune
- Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel19.26 km²88% commune
- Durfort-et-Saint-Martin-de-Sosse16.51 km²100% commune
- Cros16.31 km²100% commune
- Carnas16.09 km²100% commune
- Combas15.66 km²100% commune
- Brouzet-lès-Quissac15.45 km²100% commune
- Orthoux-Sérignac-Quilhan14.95 km²100% commune
- Vacquières14.65 km²100% commune
- Fontanès14.64 km²100% commune
- Aimargues13.89 km²51% commune
- Corconne12.81 km²100% commune
- Sauteyrargues12.78 km²100% commune
- Cannes-et-Clairan12.45 km²100% commune
- Aigremont12.25 km²100% commune
- Souvignargues11.62 km²100% commune
- Galargues11.58 km²100% commune
- Aigues-Mortes11.54 km²20% commune
- Saint-Nazaire-des-Gardies11.34 km²100% commune
- Aubais11.30 km²98% commune
- Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze11.22 km²13% commune
- Montpezat10.98 km²93% commune
- Gallargues-le-Montueux10.95 km²100% commune
- Sommières10.66 km²100% commune
- Canaules-et-Argentières10.53 km²100% commune
- Aspères10.25 km²100% commune
- Saint-Félix-de-Pallières9.68 km²52% commune
- Liouc9.54 km²100% commune
- Moulézan9.31 km²82% commune
- Salinelles8.91 km²100% commune
- Valflaunès8.61 km²39% commune
- Saint-Théodorit8.58 km²100% commune
- Vic-le-Fesq8.54 km²100% commune
- Aigues-Vives8.48 km²72% commune
- Logrian-Florian8.33 km²100% commune
- Montmirat8.30 km²86% commune
- Junas8.24 km²100% commune
- Villevieille8.23 km²100% commune
- Crespian8.20 km²99% commune
- Fontanès8.14 km²100% commune
- Saint-Jean-de-Serres8.01 km²97% commune
- La Cadière-et-Cambo7.93 km²66% commune
- Puechredon7.78 km²100% commune
- Montaud7.57 km²57% commune
- Bragassargues7.46 km²100% commune
- Boisseron7.28 km²100% commune
- Aujargues6.98 km²100% commune
- Lauret6.84 km²99% commune
- Saussines6.33 km²100% commune
- Sardan6.28 km²100% commune
- Fressac6.14 km²100% commune
- Saint-Jean-de-Crieulon5.77 km²100% commune
- Tornac5.64 km²29% commune
- Villetelle5.63 km²100% commune
- Sainte-Croix-de-Quintillargues5.49 km²86% commune
- Gailhan5.48 km²100% commune
- Saint-Roman-de-Codières5.28 km²29% commune
- Lecques5.17 km²100% commune
- Saturargues5.08 km²91% commune
- Campagne4.85 km²100% commune
- Garrigues4.81 km²100% commune
- Saint-Clément4.79 km²100% commune
- Saint-Hilaire-de-Beauvoir4.70 km²100% commune
- Montagnac4.64 km²53% commune
- Buzignargues4.30 km²100% commune
- Saint-Sériès4.25 km²93% commune
- Lédignan4.10 km²59% commune
- Sumène3.86 km²11% commune
- Saint-Christol3.68 km²33% commune
- Le Grau-du-Roi3.60 km²6% commune
- Beaulieu3.57 km²46% commune
- Congénies3.03 km²35% commune
- Savignargues2.85 km²100% commune
- Mauressargues2.83 km²48% commune
- Domessargues2.46 km²33% commune
- Saint-Jean-de-Cornies2.35 km²84% commune
- Saint-Bénézet2.30 km²34% commune
- Lézan2.20 km²24% commune
- Saint-Côme-et-Maruéjols2.10 km²16% commune
- Colognac2.09 km²17% commune
- Calvisson2.05 km²7% commune
- La Grande-Motte1.92 km²15% commune
- Restinclières1.78 km²28% commune
- Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers1.73 km²8% commune
- Saint-Just1.70 km²28% commune
- Saint-Nazaire-de-Pézan1.53 km²27% commune
- Massillargues-Attuech1.28 km²21% commune
- Ferrières-les-Verreries1.15 km²7% commune
- Saint-Mamert-du-Gard1.12 km²8% commune
- Mus0.56 km²22% commune
- Saint-Drézéry0.51 km²5% commune
- Lasalle0.16 km²2% commune
- Vabres0.09 km²2% commune
- Cardet0.06 km²1% commune
- Vérargues0.04 km²1% commune
- Lunel-Viel0.02 km²0% commune
21 intersecting protected areas
Gorges de Rieutord, Fage et Cagnasse
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
69.34 km² overlap
National Park - Buffer zone/Area of adhesion
59.16 km² overlap
Hautes Garrigues du Montpelliérais
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
47.23 km² overlap
La Petite Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
34.65 km² overlap
Petite Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
18.95 km² overlap
Étang de Mauguio
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
10.95 km² overlap
Étang de Mauguio
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
10.95 km² overlap
Petite Camargue laguno-marine
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
7.11 km² overlap
Le Vidourle
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
2.09 km² overlap
12 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Bois du boucanet
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
1.16 km² overlap
Puech Des Mourgues
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
0.97 km² overlap
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.89 km² overlap
palus nord
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.74 km² overlap
sommierois
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.67 km² overlap
bois du peillou
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.28 km² overlap
costieres de nimes
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.23 km² overlap
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.16 km² overlap
Costières nîmoises
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
0.03 km² overlap
Etang de l\'or
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
0.02 km² overlap
Camargue gardoise
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
0.01 km² overlap
Côte languedocienne
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
0.00 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
5 606 distinct species · 447 547 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 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 Vidourle : 37 espèces + 4 bulles famille, 71 interactions GloBI documentées sur 6 types (connectance 8.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 4 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°
13,3°C
Annual rain
744mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,26
Runoff
542mm/an
PET
1 000mm
AET
627mm
Mean slope
4,3°
Water table
212cm
Forest
26%
Crops
22%
Urban
6%
Protected
6%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)