HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080143250
Bassin de Luleälven
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 2 administrative regions : Gällivare, Jokkmokk
Sub-basin area
762,2km²
Upstream area
11 809,9km²
Discharge
283,65m³/s
Mean elev.
291m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de Muttosjåhkå405 km²
- Bassin de Luleälven313 km²
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 740.6 km²96.5% of basin
- 26.8 km²3.5% of basin
30 intersecting protected areas
2001223 Muddus/Muttos
IUCN IINational Park
68.40 km² overlap
Muddus
IUCN IINatura 2000 SPA
68.40 km² overlap
Muddus
IUCN IINatura 2000 SCI
68.40 km² overlap
Muddus
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
68.40 km² overlap
Muddus
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
68.40 km² overlap
Laponian Area
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
68.31 km² overlap
2000861 Sierre
IUCN IbNature Reserve
30.37 km² overlap
2001035 Kaltisbäcken
IUCN IaNature Reserve
13.07 km² overlap
2045628 Njietjagårsså
IUCN IaNature Reserve
10.68 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
2001019 Ligga
IUCN IaNature Reserve
7.03 km² overlap
2044064 Låjssa
IUCN IaNature Reserve
6.36 km² overlap
2054182 Kanibäcken
IUCN IaNature Reserve
6.12 km² overlap
2043730 Lágamanvárre
IUCN IaNature Reserve
5.70 km² overlap
Vuollerim
IUCN IVNature conservation agreement
5.07 km² overlap
Ligga
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
4.29 km² overlap
Ligga
IUCN IaNatura 2000 SCI
4.29 km² overlap
Vuollerim
IUCN IVNature conservation agreement
3.48 km² overlap
2014757 Vuotnaape
IUCN IbNature Reserve
3.32 km² overlap
2030889 Hästkullen
IUCN IaNature Reserve
3.13 km² overlap
Kaltisbäcken
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
3.11 km² overlap
Kaltisbäcken
IUCN IaNatura 2000 SCI
3.11 km² overlap
2041914 Kåbdajaure
IUCN IaNature Reserve
2.49 km² overlap
2022309 Ránesvárre
IUCN IbNature Reserve
2.34 km² overlap
2031389 Fällberget
IUCN IaNature Reserve
1.53 km² overlap
2063661 Messaurebäcken
IUCN IaNature Reserve
1.44 km² overlap
2022989 Rappobäcken
IUCN IaNature Reserve
1.43 km² overlap
2044074 Måkkaure
IUCN IaNature Reserve
1.27 km² overlap
2062401 Åssjeape
IUCN IaNature Reserve
1.26 km² overlap
2044032 Såkåive
IUCN IaNature Reserve
0.88 km² overlap
Ranesvare
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.81 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
3 958 distinct species · 105 794 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 45 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 Luleälven : 32 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 131 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 13.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 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°
-0,8°C
Annual rain
486mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,09
Runoff
499mm/an
PET
442mm
AET
349mm
Mean slope
4,2°
Water table
113cm
Forest
76%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
15%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)