HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080055610
Bassin de Bush
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 : Antrim and Newtownabbey, Belfast, Mid and East Antrim, NA
Sub-basin area
1 196,7km²
Upstream area
1 196,7km²
Discharge
1,07m³/s
Mean elev.
146m
Administrative coverage
4 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 713.1 km²59.3% of basin
- 381.8 km²31.8% of basin
- 42.1 km²3.5% of basin
- Belfast6.8 km²0.6% of basin
30 intersecting protected areas
Antrim Coast and Glens
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
545.86 km² overlap
Antrim Hills
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
183.64 km² overlap
Causeway Coast
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
42.10 km² overlap
Garron Plateau
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
27.74 km² overlap
Garron Plateau
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
27.72 km² overlap
Garron Plateau
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
27.72 km² overlap
Slieveanorra and Croaghan
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
16.09 km² overlap
Cushleake Mountain
IUCN VNature Reserve
11.98 km² overlap
Rathlin Island
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
8.18 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Rathlin Island
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
8.18 km² overlap
Skerries and Causeway
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
6.95 km² overlap
Skerries and Causeway
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
6.87 km² overlap
Rathlin Island
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
6.17 km² overlap
Rathlin Island
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
6.12 km² overlap
Rathlin
IUCN Not AssignedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
6.10 km² overlap
Rathlin
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Conservation Zone
6.10 km² overlap
Carey Valley
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
4.96 km² overlap
North Channel
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
4.68 km² overlap
North Channel
IUCN Not AssignedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
4.51 km² overlap
Larne Lough
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
3.30 km² overlap
Larne Lough
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
3.30 km² overlap
Larne Lough
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
3.30 km² overlap
North Antrim Coast
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
3.14 km² overlap
Belfast Lough
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
2.64 km² overlap
Belfast Lough
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
2.62 km² overlap
Fair Head and Murlough Bay
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
2.51 km² overlap
Rathlin Island - Coast
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
2.35 km² overlap
Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
2.26 km² overlap
Larne Lough
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
2.23 km² overlap
Belfast Lough Open Water
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
2.13 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
6 506 distinct species · 198 287 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 Bush : 27 espèces reliées par 71 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 11.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 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°
7,9°C
Annual rain
1 167mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,52
Runoff
906mm/an
PET
552mm
AET
512mm
Mean slope
4,3°
Water table
199cm
Forest
24%
Crops
12%
Urban
6%
Protected
50%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)