HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080049790
Bassin de River Ely
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 4 administrative regions : Cardiff, NA, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Somerset
Sub-basin area
408,2km²
Upstream area
408,2km²
Discharge
0,01m³/s
Mean elev.
70m
Administrative coverage
4 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- NA281.2 km²68.6% of basin
- 80.9 km²19.8% of basin
- Cardiff37.6 km²9.2% of basin
- SomersetEngland · United Kingdom0.5 km²0.1% of basin
30 intersecting protected areas
Glamorgan Coast
IUCN Not AssignedHeritage Coast
28.38 km² overlap
Rhos Tonyrefail
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
2.45 km² overlap
Severn Estuary / Môr Hafren
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
1.86 km² overlap
Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
1.85 km² overlap
Severn Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
1.27 km² overlap
Southerndown Coast
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
1.26 km² overlap
Site of Special Scientific Interest
1.20 km² overlap
Severn Estuary
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
1.16 km² overlap
Monknash Coast
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
1.16 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Site of Special Scientific Interest
1.13 km² overlap
Cosmeston Lakes Country Park
IUCN Not ReportedLocal Nature Reserve
1.05 km² overlap
Penarth Coast
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.84 km² overlap
Severn Estuary
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
0.74 km² overlap
Ely Valley
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.69 km² overlap
East Aberthaw Coast
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.66 km² overlap
Severn Estuary
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.64 km² overlap
Hayes Point To Bendrick Rock
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.28 km² overlap
Flat Holm
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.27 km² overlap
Flat Holm
IUCN Not ReportedLocal Nature Reserve
0.27 km² overlap
Site of Special Scientific Interest
0.26 km² overlap
Steep Holm
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.25 km² overlap
Fferm Walters
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.25 km² overlap
Nant Whitton Woodlands
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.22 km² overlap
Ty Du Moor
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.15 km² overlap
Barry Island
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.15 km² overlap
Cliff Wood - Golden Stairs
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.13 km² overlap
Cog Moors
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.13 km² overlap
Cors Aberthin
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.12 km² overlap
Sully Island
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
0.11 km² overlap
Cliff Wood - Golden Stairs
IUCN Not ReportedLocal Nature Reserve
0.11 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
9 346 distinct species · 460 299 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 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 Ely : 18 espèces reliées par 99 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 17.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 16 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°
9,9°C
Annual rain
1 051mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,39
Runoff
869mm/an
PET
639mm
AET
550mm
Mean slope
3,1°
Water table
160cm
Forest
0%
Crops
20%
Urban
27%
Protected
9%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)