HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080016610
Bassin de Canal Philippe-Lamour
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
330,8km²
Upstream area
330,8km²
Discharge
0,14m³/s
Mean elev.
37m
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 326.4 km²98.5% of basin
- 1.0 km²0.3% of basin
42 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Mauguio76.66 km²100% commune
- Castries24.04 km²100% commune
- Lansargues18.54 km²100% commune
- Saint-Aunès13.16 km²100% commune
- Lunel-Viel12.36 km²100% commune
- Assas11.80 km²61% commune
- Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues11.35 km²100% commune
- La Grande-Motte11.19 km²85% commune
- Guzargues10.61 km²92% commune
- Teyran10.26 km²100% commune
- Saint-Drézéry9.90 km²95% commune
- Vendargues8.83 km²100% commune
- Candillargues8.55 km²100% commune
- Mudaison7.92 km²100% commune
- Baillargues7.82 km²100% commune
- Saint-Christol7.45 km²67% commune
- Sussargues6.24 km²100% commune
- Le Crès5.86 km²100% commune
- Vérargues5.53 km²99% commune
- Montaud5.53 km²42% commune
- Valergues5.36 km²100% commune
- Saint-Brès4.58 km²100% commune
- Restinclières4.57 km²72% commune
- Saint-Just4.39 km²72% commune
- Beaulieu4.22 km²54% commune
- Saint-Nazaire-de-Pézan4.08 km²73% commune
- Marsillargues3.63 km²9% commune
- Pérols3.60 km²41% commune
- Palavas-les-Flots3.58 km²39% commune
- Jacou2.76 km²88% commune
- Montpellier2.71 km²5% commune
- Castelnau-le-Lez2.37 km²21% commune
- Clapiers1.92 km²26% commune
- Lattes1.58 km²5% commune
- Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel1.30 km²6% commune
- Aigues-Mortes0.98 km²2% commune
- Lunel0.90 km²4% commune
- Saturargues0.51 km²9% commune
- Saint-Jean-de-Cornies0.43 km²16% commune
- Saint-Sériès0.34 km²7% commune
- Montferrier-sur-Lez0.00 km²0% commune
- Prades-le-Lez0.00 km²0% commune
18 intersecting protected areas
Étang de Mauguio
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
59.24 km² overlap
Étang de Mauguio
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
59.24 km² overlap
La Petite Camargue
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
58.62 km² overlap
Hautes Garrigues du Montpelliérais
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
20.21 km² overlap
Etang de l\'or
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
6.11 km² overlap
Lido de l\'or
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
4.32 km² overlap
Côte languedocienne
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
3.78 km² overlap
Posidonies de la côte palavasienne
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
2.30 km² overlap
Etangs palavasiens
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
1.55 km² overlap
9 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Étangs palavasiens et étang de l'Estagnol
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
1.48 km² overlap
Étangs palavasiens
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
1.48 km² overlap
Etang Du Grec
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
1.20 km² overlap
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
1.05 km² overlap
Marais De La Castillone
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
0.71 km² overlap
font de mauguio
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.10 km² overlap
valergues
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.06 km² overlap
bois de la mourre
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.05 km² overlap
costieres de nimes
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.01 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
7 169 distinct species · 420 436 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 44 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 de Canal Philippe-Lamour : 40 espèces + 4 bulles famille, 59 interactions GloBI documentées sur 6 types (connectance 6.2%, 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°
13,8°C
Annual rain
750mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,26
Runoff
496mm/an
PET
1 008mm
AET
631mm
Mean slope
1,1°
Water table
63cm
Forest
4%
Crops
34%
Urban
28%
Protected
4%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)