HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080131590
Bassin de Muonionjoki
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 across 2 countries : Kiruna, Lapland, Pajala
Sub-basin area
2 279,4km²
Upstream area
10 232,2km²
Discharge
52,88m³/s
Mean elev.
271m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de Siosjoki1038 km²
- Bassin de Muonionjoki776 km²
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 1448.0 km²63.1% of basin
- 558.7 km²24.3% of basin
- 288.9 km²12.6% of basin
30 intersecting protected areas
Pessinki fjällurskog
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
324.68 km² overlap
Pessinki fjällurskog
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
324.68 km² overlap
Pessinki fjällurskog
IUCN IbNatura 2000 SPA
324.68 km² overlap
Pessinki fjällurskog
IUCN IbNatura 2000 SCI
324.68 km² overlap
2001055 Pessinki fjällurskog
IUCN IbNature Reserve
324.68 km² overlap
Torne och Kalix älvsystem
IUCN Not AssignedNatura 2000 SCI
27.68 km² overlap
Torne och Kalix älvsystem
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
27.68 km² overlap
Tornionjoen-Muonionjoen vesistöalue
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
22.25 km² overlap
Naakajärvi
IUCN IVNature conservation agreement
16.36 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
2049920 Särkitievat
IUCN IaNature Reserve
15.81 km² overlap
2014863 Marjamaa
IUCN IbNature Reserve
12.06 km² overlap
2014532 Ahmakero
IUCN IaNature Reserve
8.95 km² overlap
2014579 Anokangas
IUCN IaNature Reserve
8.71 km² overlap
2057301 Valkeajärvi
IUCN IaNature Reserve
6.36 km² overlap
Muonionjärvi-Utkujoki
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
5.44 km² overlap
Muonionjärvi-Utkujoki
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
5.44 km² overlap
Manalainen
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
4.99 km² overlap
Manalainen
IUCN Not AssignedNatura 2000 SCI
4.99 km² overlap
2014864 Haaravaara
IUCN IaNature Reserve
3.40 km² overlap
2014755 Kiuhtisvaara
IUCN IaNature Reserve
3.38 km² overlap
2014775 Naakaoja
IUCN IaNature Reserve
2.08 km² overlap
2001029 Naakakero
IUCN IaNature Reserve
2.03 km² overlap
Särkitievat
IUCN IaNatura 2000 SCI
1.75 km² overlap
Särkitievat
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
1.75 km² overlap
Naakajärvi
IUCN IVNature conservation agreement
1.66 km² overlap
2002786 Paljaslaki
IUCN IaNature Reserve
1.37 km² overlap
2014694 Norra Vaijavuoma
IUCN IaNature Reserve
1.17 km² overlap
A499459
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
0.83 km² overlap
A579528
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
0.81 km² overlap
A194182
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
0.77 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
3 762 distinct species · 114 231 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Muonionjoki : 17 espèces reliées par 46 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 14.2%, 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°
-1,7°C
Annual rain
474mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,13
Runoff
160mm/an
PET
411mm
AET
328mm
Mean slope
3,4°
Water table
107cm
Forest
58%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
16%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)