HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080049180
Bassin de River Avon
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 3 administrative regions : NA, Plymouth
Sub-basin area
1 041,3km²
Upstream area
1 041,3km²
Discharge
6,3m³/s
Mean elev.
153m
Administrative coverage
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- NAEngland · United Kingdom913.5 km²87.4% of basin
- PlymouthEngland · United Kingdom73.7 km²7.1% of basin
- NAEngland · United Kingdom27.7 km²2.7% of basin
30 intersecting protected areas
Dartmoor
IUCN VNational Park
320.30 km² overlap
South Devon
IUCN VArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
282.85 km² overlap
South Devon
IUCN VHeritage Coast
131.80 km² overlap
Dartmoor
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
86.17 km² overlap
Tamar Valley
IUCN VArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
57.66 km² overlap
South Dartmoor
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
52.60 km² overlap
North Dartmoor
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
33.10 km² overlap
Trowlesworthy
IUCN VNature Reserve
14.51 km² overlap
Plymouth Sound and Estuaries
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
14.08 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Plymouth Sound and Estuaries
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
11.68 km² overlap
Start Point to Plymouth Sound and Eddystone
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
8.92 km² overlap
Start Point to Plymouth Sound & Eddystone
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
8.69 km² overlap
Site of Special Scientific Interest
6.35 km² overlap
Salcombe to Kingsbridge
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve
6.12 km² overlap
Tamar - Tavy Estuary
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
5.46 km² overlap
Merrivale
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
4.89 km² overlap
Tamar Estuaries Complex
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
4.87 km² overlap
Skerries Bank and Surrounds
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
4.56 km² overlap
Skerries Bank and Surrounds
IUCN IVMarine Conservation Zone
4.52 km² overlap
Erme Estuary
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
4.24 km² overlap
Tamar Estuary Sites
IUCN IVMarine Conservation Zone
4.08 km² overlap
Tamar Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
4.02 km² overlap
Tamar Estuaries Complex
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
4.01 km² overlap
South Devon Shore Dock
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
3.38 km² overlap
Prawle Point and Start Point
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
3.37 km² overlap
Salcombe Estuary
IUCN VNature Reserve
3.20 km² overlap
South Dartmoor Woods
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
2.62 km² overlap
Slapton Ley
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
2.55 km² overlap
Bolt Head to Bolt Tail
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
1.95 km² overlap
Slapton Ley
IUCN IVNational Nature Reserve
1.91 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
11 401 distinct species · 791 589 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 River Avon : 18 espèces reliées par 118 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 23.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 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°
9,7°C
Annual rain
1 036mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,40
Runoff
979mm/an
PET
612mm
AET
525mm
Mean slope
5,2°
Water table
246cm
Forest
2%
Crops
18%
Urban
10%
Protected
65%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)