HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080055540
Bassin de Finn
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 9 administrative regions across 2 countries : Derry City and Strabane, Donegal, Fermanagh and Omagh, Glenties, Inishowen +4
Sub-basin area
2 916,7km²
Upstream area
2 916,7km²
Discharge
84,47m³/s
Mean elev.
156m
Administrative coverage
9 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 1018.3 km²34.8% of basin
- 915.5 km²31.2% of basin
- Lifford - StranorlarDonegal · Ireland673.1 km²23.0% of basin
- 86.4 km²2.9% of basin
- 85.6 km²2.9% of basin
- 81.2 km²2.8% of basin
- 44.6 km²1.5% of basin
- Letterkenny - MilfordDonegal · Ireland23.9 km²0.8% of basin
1 moreFull L2 list
- NA1.1 km² · 0.0%
30 intersecting protected areas
Sperrin
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
690.82 km² overlap
River Finn SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
51.44 km² overlap
Mullaghcarn
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
20.39 km² overlap
Dunragh Loughs/Pettigo Plateau SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
10.66 km² overlap
Derryveagh and Glendowan Mountains SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
9.66 km² overlap
Cloghernagore Bog and Glenveagh National Park SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
9.08 km² overlap
Lough Derg (Donegal) SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
8.90 km² overlap
River Foyle and Tributaries
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
7.70 km² overlap
River Foyle and Tributaries
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
7.70 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Barnesmore Bog NHA
IUCN IVNatural Heritage Area
7.20 km² overlap
Glenveagh National Park
IUCN IINational Park
6.46 km² overlap
Meentygrannagh Bog SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
5.24 km² overlap
Murrins
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
4.56 km² overlap
Essan Burn and Mullyfamore
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
4.49 km² overlap
Pettigo Plateau Nature Reserve SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
3.99 km² overlap
Pettigo Plateau
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
3.99 km² overlap
Killeter Forest and Bogs and Lakes
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
3.00 km² overlap
Croaghonagh Bog SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
2.25 km² overlap
Fairy Water Bogs
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
2.24 km² overlap
Fairy Water Bogs
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
2.24 km² overlap
Fairy Water Bogs
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
2.24 km² overlap
Owenkillew River
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
2.13 km² overlap
Black Bog
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
1.83 km² overlap
Black Bog
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
1.83 km² overlap
Black Bog
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
1.83 km² overlap
Cashelnavean Bog NHA
IUCN IVNatural Heritage Area
1.72 km² overlap
Moneygal Bog
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
1.56 km² overlap
Teal Lough and Slaghtfreeden Bogs
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
1.50 km² overlap
Lisnaragh
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
1.40 km² overlap
Owenkillew River
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
1.35 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
4 098 distinct species · 78 016 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Finn : 18 espèces reliées par 72 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 13.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 15 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°
8,3°C
Annual rain
1 173mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,52
Runoff
979mm/an
PET
553mm
AET
517mm
Mean slope
4,1°
Water table
269cm
Forest
3%
Crops
6%
Urban
2%
Protected
25%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)