HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080148600
Bassin de Vindelälven
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 : Arjeplog, Rana, Sorsele
Sub-basin area
817km²
Upstream area
817km²
Discharge
23,8m³/s
Mean elev.
859m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 0 basins
Source / headwater (no upstream basin)
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 624.2 km²75.9% of basin
- 154.9 km²18.8% of basin
- 43.4 km²5.3% of basin
15 intersecting protected areas
Vindelfjällen
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
622.61 km² overlap
Vindelfjällen
IUCN IbNatura 2000 SPA
622.61 km² overlap
Vindelfjällen
IUCN IbNatura 2000 SCI
622.61 km² overlap
Vindelfjällen
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
622.61 km² overlap
2001842 Vindelfjällen
IUCN IbNature Reserve
622.21 km² overlap
Vindelälven
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
16.87 km² overlap
2012800 Tjålmejaure
IUCN Not AssignedWildlife and Plant Sanctuary
5.98 km² overlap
Laisälven
IUCN Not AssignedNatura 2000 SCI
1.67 km² overlap
Laisälven
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
1.67 km² overlap
6 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Vindelälven
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.54 km² overlap
Vindelälven
IUCN Not AssignedNatura 2000 SCI
0.54 km² overlap
Ammarnäsdeltat
IUCN Not AssignedNatura 2000 SPA
0.36 km² overlap
Ammarnäsdeltat
IUCN Not AssignedNatura 2000 SCI
0.36 km² overlap
Ammarnäsdeltat
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
0.36 km² overlap
Ammarnäsdeltat
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.36 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
1 294 distinct species · 16 172 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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 Vindelälven : 26 espèces reliées par 60 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 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°
-1,0°C
Annual rain
879mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,57
Runoff
853mm/an
PET
371mm
AET
348mm
Mean slope
7,7°
Water table
240cm
Forest
39%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
76%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)