HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080055310
Bassin de Erne
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 5 administrative regions across 2 countries : Cavan-Belturbet, Derry City and Strabane, Donegal, Fermanagh and Omagh, Manorhamilton
Sub-basin area
1 565,9km²
Upstream area
4 419,5km²
Discharge
124,64m³/s
Mean elev.
118m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
Outlet (drains to ocean / endorheic)
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de Colebrooke372 km²
- Bassin de Erne57 km²
5 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 1220.5 km²77.6% of basin
- 174.3 km²11.1% of basin
- 101.6 km²6.5% of basin
- 68.3 km²4.3% of basin
- 7.9 km²0.5% of basin
30 intersecting protected areas
Cuilcagh Mountain
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
25.66 km² overlap
Cuilcagh Mountain
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
25.66 km² overlap
Cuilcagh Mountain
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
25.63 km² overlap
Upper Lough Erne
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
22.16 km² overlap
Upper Lough Erne
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
22.13 km² overlap
Upper Lough Erne
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
21.66 km² overlap
Cuilcagh - Anierin Uplands SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
21.59 km² overlap
West Fermanagh Scarplands
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
20.42 km² overlap
West Fermanagh Scarplands
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
20.42 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Upper Lough Erne - Belleisle
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
13.34 km² overlap
Marlbank
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
13.28 km² overlap
Pettigoe Plateau
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
12.64 km² overlap
Pettigoe Plateau
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
12.64 km² overlap
Pettigoe Plateau
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
12.64 km² overlap
Pettigoe Plateau
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
12.64 km² overlap
Boleybrack Mountain SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
9.72 km² overlap
Tamur Bog SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
8.39 km² overlap
Lough Golagh and Breesy Hill SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
7.86 km² overlap
Upper Lough Erne - Trannish
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
6.97 km² overlap
Aghatirourke
IUCN IVNature Reserve
6.87 km² overlap
Lough Fad Bog NHA
IUCN IVNatural Heritage Area
4.91 km² overlap
Belmore Mountain
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
4.61 km² overlap
Lower Lough Erne Islands
IUCN IVNature Reserve
4.02 km² overlap
Dough/Thur Mountains NHA
IUCN IVNatural Heritage Area
3.74 km² overlap
The Cliffs of Magho
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
3.50 km² overlap
Slieve Rusheen Bog NHA
IUCN IVNatural Heritage Area
3.38 km² overlap
Lough Navar Scarps and Lakes
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
3.13 km² overlap
Glennasheevar
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
2.64 km² overlap
Largalinny
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
2.45 km² overlap
Largalinny
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
2.45 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
5 139 distinct species · 182 567 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Erne : 17 espèces reliées par 93 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 22.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 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°
8,5°C
Annual rain
1 276mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,55
Runoff
1 018mm/an
PET
579mm
AET
542mm
Mean slope
3,3°
Water table
119cm
Forest
18%
Crops
3%
Urban
1%
Protected
7%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)