HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080137380
Bassin de Kalixälven
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 : Gällivare, Kiruna, Pajala
Sub-basin area
1 380,5km²
Upstream area
6 983,5km²
Discharge
105,38m³/s
Mean elev.
280m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de Vistasälven2341 km²
- Bassin de Kivijoki178 km²
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 707.5 km²50.9% of basin
- 416.3 km²30.0% of basin
- 266.2 km²19.2% of basin
30 intersecting protected areas
Torne och Kalix älvsystem
IUCN Not AssignedNatura 2000 SCI
60.97 km² overlap
Torne och Kalix älvsystem
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
60.97 km² overlap
2001259 Puolva
IUCN IbNature Reserve
19.48 km² overlap
Maunuvaara
IUCN IVNature conservation agreement
12.90 km² overlap
2052343 Laurivaara
IUCN IaNature Reserve
6.09 km² overlap
2051558 Matala Kuusivaara
IUCN IaNature Reserve
4.61 km² overlap
2012807 Piilijärvi
IUCN Not AssignedWildlife and Plant Sanctuary
4.32 km² overlap
2020585 Vinkkakoski
IUCN IaNature Reserve
4.09 km² overlap
Maunuvaara
IUCN IVNature conservation agreement
3.92 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
2013928 Tunturit
IUCN IbNature Reserve
3.40 km² overlap
Tunturit
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
3.40 km² overlap
Tunturit
IUCN IbNatura 2000 SCI
3.40 km² overlap
2045509 Miesvaara
IUCN IaNature Reserve
3.30 km² overlap
2012797 Parakka
IUCN Not AssignedWildlife and Plant Sanctuary
3.05 km² overlap
2052848 Palolaki rengärde
IUCN Not AssignedNature Reserve
1.74 km² overlap
2014583 Södra Jukkasvaara
IUCN IaNature Reserve
1.56 km² overlap
A604500
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
0.96 km² overlap
SK 1051-2002
IUCN IVNature conservation agreement, Swedish Forest Agency
0.91 km² overlap
2014591 Tuohilehot
IUCN IaNature Reserve
0.88 km² overlap
A604854
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
0.73 km² overlap
2052890 Lehtivaara
IUCN IaNature Reserve
0.70 km² overlap
A619267
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
0.56 km² overlap
A592106
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
0.55 km² overlap
A636477
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
0.52 km² overlap
Jylkkyvaara
IUCN IaNatura 2000 SCI
0.46 km² overlap
Jylkkyvaara
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.46 km² overlap
2001258 Jylkkyvaara
IUCN IaNature Reserve
0.46 km² overlap
A439784
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
0.40 km² overlap
A605653
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
0.34 km² overlap
SK 33-2017
IUCN IVNature conservation agreement, Swedish Forest Agency
0.33 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
1 808 distinct species · 67 355 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 20 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 Kalixälven : 14 espèces reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 13.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 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°
-1,2°C
Annual rain
470mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,11
Runoff
340mm/an
PET
419mm
AET
333mm
Mean slope
3,4°
Water table
103cm
Forest
67%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
1%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)