HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080022590
Bassin · #2080022590
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 : Nord, West-Vlaanderen
Sub-basin area
30,3km²
Upstream area
30,3km²
Discharge
0,34m³/s
Mean elev.
5m
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 13.0 km²42.8% of basin
- 8.9 km²29.4% of basin
5 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Dunkerque2.92 km²7% commune
- Bray-Dunes2.84 km²34% commune
- Leffrinckoucke1.75 km²24% commune
- Zuydcoote1.12 km²41% commune
- Ghyvelde0.30 km²2% commune
30 intersecting protected areas
Dunes de la plaine maritime flamande
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
7.95 km² overlap
Duingebieden inclusief Ijzermonding en Zwin
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
5.80 km² overlap
De Westkust
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
5.12 km² overlap
Bancs des Flandres
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
3.88 km² overlap
Westkust
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
3.67 km² overlap
NBP-WV-22-0304 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
2.12 km² overlap
NBP-WV-18-0008 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
1.77 km² overlap
Dune dewulf
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
1.68 km² overlap
Dune du perroquet
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
1.03 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Dune Marchand
IUCN IVNational Nature Reserve
0.92 km² overlap
Dune marchand
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
0.87 km² overlap
p401
IUCN Not AssignedProtected Dunes (Flemish Region)
0.07 km² overlap
Extended forest management plan (Flemish Region)
0.07 km² overlap
NBP-WV-22-0150 type 2
IUCN VINature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region)
0.04 km² overlap
p402
IUCN Not AssignedProtected Dunes (Flemish Region)
0.04 km² overlap
p404
IUCN Not AssignedProtected Dunes (Flemish Region)
0.03 km² overlap
n402
IUCN Not AssignedProtected Dunes (Flemish Region)
0.03 km² overlap
p403
IUCN Not AssignedProtected Dunes (Flemish Region)
0.03 km² overlap
NBP-WV-18-0008 type 2
IUCN VINature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region)
0.03 km² overlap
k409
IUCN Not AssignedProtected Dunes (Flemish Region)
0.02 km² overlap
n301
IUCN Not AssignedProtected Dunes (Flemish Region)
0.02 km² overlap
k431
IUCN Not AssignedProtected Dunes (Flemish Region)
0.02 km² overlap
k401
IUCN Not AssignedProtected Dunes (Flemish Region)
0.02 km² overlap
k403
IUCN Not AssignedProtected Dunes (Flemish Region)
0.02 km² overlap
k433
IUCN Not AssignedProtected Dunes (Flemish Region)
0.01 km² overlap
k404
IUCN Not AssignedProtected Dunes (Flemish Region)
0.01 km² overlap
De Middenkust
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
0.01 km² overlap
NBP-WV-22-0010 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
0.01 km² overlap
k432
IUCN Not AssignedProtected Dunes (Flemish Region)
0.01 km² overlap
k420
IUCN Not AssignedProtected Dunes (Flemish Region)
0.01 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
9 352 distinct species · 1 312 602 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 43 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 · #2080022590 : 16 espèces reliées par 237 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 13.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 44 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
10,3°C
Annual rain
675mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,06
Runoff
488mm/an
PET
637mm
AET
498mm
Mean slope
0,6°
Water table
44cm
Forest
0%
Crops
51%
Urban
64%
Protected
28%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)