HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080022620
Bassin de Kanaal Gent-Terneuzen
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 6 administrative regions across 2 countries : Antwerpen, Hulst, Oost-Vlaanderen, Sluis, Terneuzen +1
Sub-basin area
2 600,6km²
Upstream area
2 600,6km²
Discharge
0,21m³/s
Mean elev.
4m
Administrative coverage
6 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 1008.9 km²38.7% of basin
- 807.6 km²30.9% of basin
- 268.6 km²10.3% of basin
- 264.9 km²10.1% of basin
- 200.9 km²7.7% of basin
- Antwerpen17.4 km²0.7% of basin
30 intersecting protected areas
NNN-ZE
IUCN Not AssignedNature Reserves owned by professional nature management organizations
126.64 km² overlap
Poldercomplex
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
97.65 km² overlap
Schorren en Polders van de Beneden-Schelde
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
63.67 km² overlap
Westerschelde & Saeftinghe
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
51.04 km² overlap
Westerschelde & Saeftinghe
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
48.00 km² overlap
Westerschelde & Saeftinghe
IUCN IVNature Conservation Act
47.35 km² overlap
Westerschelde & Saeftinghe
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
47.35 km² overlap
Bossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
25.91 km² overlap
Het Zwin
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
18.97 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
18.84 km² overlap
Polders
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
17.42 km² overlap
Duingebieden inclusief Ijzermonding en Zwin
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
17.00 km² overlap
Flemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
9.40 km² overlap
Krekengebied
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
7.81 km² overlap
Schelde- en Durmeëstuarium van de Nederlandse grens tot Gent
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
7.80 km² overlap
De Middenkust
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
7.74 km² overlap
De Moervaartdepressie tot Durmevallei
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
7.19 km² overlap
De Zwinstreek
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
6.34 km² overlap
Extended forest management plan (Flemish Region)
5.98 km² overlap
Zwin
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
5.82 km² overlap
NBP-WV-21-0005 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
5.76 km² overlap
De Bosgebieden van de cuesta van Zomergem-Oedelem
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
5.57 km² overlap
NBP-WV-21-0301 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
5.38 km² overlap
De Uitkerkse polder
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
5.24 km² overlap
NBP-WV-22-0302 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
4.69 km² overlap
Het Meetjeslands krekengebied West
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
4.62 km² overlap
De Slikken en schorren langsheen de Schelde
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
4.49 km² overlap
NBP-WV-21-0147 type 2
IUCN VINature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region)
4.04 km² overlap
Kustpolders tussen Oudenburg, Jabbeke en Stalhille
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
3.90 km² overlap
Het Bellebargiebos en Het Leen
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
3.63 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
17 330 distinct species · 8 915 373 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
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Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
10,1°C
Annual rain
742mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,12
Runoff
453mm/an
PET
654mm
AET
518mm
Mean slope
0,2°
Water table
17cm
Forest
1%
Crops
44%
Urban
28%
Protected
7%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)