HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080016840
Bassin du Tech
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 across 2 countries : Girona, Pyrénées-Orientales
Sub-basin area
1 508,2km²
Upstream area
1 508,2km²
Discharge
0,05m³/s
Mean elev.
432m
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 1195.9 km²79.2% of basin
- 285.0 km²18.9% of basin
77 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste117.24 km²98% commune
- Argelès-sur-Mer58.82 km²98% commune
- Corsavy46.91 km²99% commune
- Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans44.25 km²97% commune
- Banyuls-sur-Mer43.30 km²99% commune
- Maureillas-las-Illas41.65 km²96% commune
- Céret37.94 km²100% commune
- Sorède32.48 km²95% commune
- Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda28.60 km²97% commune
- Arles-sur-Tech28.29 km²100% commune
- Reynès27.90 km²100% commune
- Le Tech26.62 km²100% commune
- Canet-en-Roussillon24.79 km²84% commune
- Lamanère23.15 km²96% commune
- Elne22.93 km²100% commune
- Montferrer22.02 km²100% commune
- Montbolo21.90 km²100% commune
- Serralongue21.48 km²95% commune
- Laroque-des-Albères20.71 km²99% commune
- Oms18.78 km²100% commune
- Montesquieu-des-Albères17.73 km²100% commune
- Trouillas17.28 km²99% commune
- L'Albère16.29 km²97% commune
- Saint-Cyprien15.79 km²100% commune
- Port-Vendres14.82 km²100% commune
- Perpignan14.59 km²21% commune
- Le Boulou14.52 km²100% commune
- Caixas13.94 km²50% commune
- Passa13.71 km²100% commune
- Calmeilles13.04 km²99% commune
- Collioure12.11 km²100% commune
- Bages11.89 km²100% commune
- Saint-Marsal11.88 km²75% commune
- Montauriol11.68 km²100% commune
- Villeneuve-de-la-Raho11.21 km²100% commune
- Villelongue-dels-Monts11.10 km²100% commune
- Banyuls-dels-Aspres11.07 km²100% commune
- Tresserre10.91 km²100% commune
- Vivès10.90 km²100% commune
- Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts10.57 km²100% commune
- Cabestany10.24 km²96% commune
- Palau-del-Vidre10.11 km²100% commune
- Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines10.09 km²100% commune
- Saint-Nazaire10.09 km²100% commune
- Taillet10.02 km²100% commune
- Tordères9.96 km²100% commune
- Saint-André9.75 km²100% commune
- Ponteilla9.48 km²69% commune
- Fourques9.41 km²100% commune
- Castelnou8.87 km²46% commune
- Cerbère8.76 km²100% commune
- Pollestres8.50 km²99% commune
- Llauro8.40 km²100% commune
- Les Cluses8.38 km²100% commune
- Ortaffa8.33 km²100% commune
- Brouilla7.88 km²100% commune
- Prunet-et-Belpuig7.48 km²34% commune
- Terrats7.14 km²91% commune
- Montescot6.28 km²100% commune
- Saleilles6.00 km²100% commune
- Taulis5.93 km²100% commune
- Villemolaque5.81 km²100% commune
- Alénya5.59 km²100% commune
- Corneilla-del-Vercol4.99 km²100% commune
- Théza4.79 km²100% commune
- Le Perthus3.74 km²83% commune
- Coustouges3.46 km²21% commune
- Latour-Bas-Elne3.14 km²100% commune
- Saint-Jean-Lasseille2.87 km²100% commune
- Canohès1.45 km²17% commune
- Sainte-Colombe-de-la-Commanderie1.45 km²34% commune
- Py1.09 km²2% commune
- Valmanya0.64 km²2% commune
- Casteil0.61 km²2% commune
- Mantet0.29 km²1% commune
- La Bastide0.05 km²0% commune
- Llupia0.03 km²0% commune
30 intersecting protected areas
Cap de Creus
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
119.02 km² overlap
Cap de Creus
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
119.02 km² overlap
Cap de Creus
IUCN VProtection Plan
119.00 km² overlap
Cap de Creus
IUCN VNatural Park
119.00 km² overlap
Canigou-conques de La Preste
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
84.88 km² overlap
Conque de la Preste
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
82.47 km² overlap
Massif des Albères
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
68.05 km² overlap
Massif des Albères
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
66.90 km² overlap
L'Albera
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
59.40 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
L'Albera
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
59.40 km² overlap
Massís de l`Albera
IUCN VProtection Plan
59.32 km² overlap
Aiguamolls de l’Empordà
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
24.18 km² overlap
Aiguamolls de l`Alt Empordà
IUCN VIProtection Plan
23.57 km² overlap
Aiguamolls de l'Alt Empordà
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
23.56 km² overlap
Aiguamolls de l'Alt Empordà
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
23.56 km² overlap
Aiguamolls de l`Empordà
IUCN VNatural Park
21.25 km² overlap
Cap Gros-Cap de Creus
IUCN IIINature Place (National Interest)
20.75 km² overlap
Prats-De-Mollo-La-Preste
IUCN IVNational Nature Reserve
20.66 km² overlap
Complexe lagunaire de Canet
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
18.62 km² overlap
Complexe lagunaire de Canet-Saint Nazaire
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
18.54 km² overlap
Le Tech
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
14.62 km² overlap
Land acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
11.85 km² overlap
Golfe Du Lion
IUCN VMarine Nature Park
11.46 km² overlap
Serra de Rodes
IUCN IIINature Place (National Interest)
11.39 km² overlap
Cap de Norfeu
IUCN IIINature Place (National Interest)
10.85 km² overlap
Cap Gros-Cap de Creus
IUCN IVNature Reserve (Parcial)
10.81 km² overlap
Cap de Creus
IUCN IaNature Reserve (Integral)
8.92 km² overlap
Posidonies de la côte des Albères
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
7.60 km² overlap
Moixoses
IUCN IVForest Managed Biological Reserve
6.29 km² overlap
Cap Bear- cap Cerbère
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
6.12 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
19 156 distinct species · 1 256 057 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Tech : 29 espèces + 6 bulles famille, 52 interactions GloBI documentées sur 5 types (connectance 8.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 6 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°
13,4°C
Annual rain
728mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,18
Runoff
380mm/an
PET
896mm
AET
575mm
Mean slope
11,1°
Water table
394cm
Forest
72%
Crops
13%
Urban
11%
Protected
17%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)