HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080167820
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 : Lycksele, Skellefteå, Vindeln
Sub-basin area
436km²
Upstream area
12 855,4km²
Discharge
212,47m³/s
Mean elev.
252m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de Vindelälven647 km²
- Bassin de Åman637 km²
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 414.4 km²94.4% of basin
- 22.2 km²5.0% of basin
- 2.3 km²0.5% of basin
30 intersecting protected areas
Vindelälven
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
40.24 km² overlap
Vindelälven
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
39.74 km² overlap
Vindelälven
IUCN Not AssignedNatura 2000 SCI
39.74 km² overlap
Skatan
IUCN IVNature conservation agreement
17.92 km² overlap
Skatan
IUCN IVNature conservation agreement
2.44 km² overlap
2045069 Kvarnbrännan
IUCN IaNature Reserve
2.20 km² overlap
2041253 Åkerberget
IUCN IaNature Reserve
1.25 km² overlap
2001639 Kammen
IUCN IaNature Reserve
1.13 km² overlap
Mårdselforsen
IUCN IIINatura 2000 SCI
0.98 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Mårdselforsen
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.98 km² overlap
2001682 Mårdselforsen
IUCN IIINature Reserve
0.96 km² overlap
2014937 Håpliden
IUCN IVNature Reserve
0.94 km² overlap
2042546 Fälltjärnbäcken
IUCN IaNature Reserve
0.71 km² overlap
Stavaliden
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.67 km² overlap
Stavaliden
IUCN IaNatura 2000 SCI
0.67 km² overlap
2001630 Stavaliden
IUCN IaNature Reserve
0.65 km² overlap
2041251 Rammelberget
IUCN IaNature Reserve
0.45 km² overlap
Djupvik
IUCN IaNatura 2000 SCI
0.44 km² overlap
2001635 Djupvik
IUCN IaNature Reserve
0.44 km² overlap
Djupvik
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.44 km² overlap
2021727 Åmseleheden
IUCN IaNature Reserve
0.43 km² overlap
Kammen
IUCN IaNatura 2000 SCI
0.40 km² overlap
Kammen
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.40 km² overlap
Skatan
IUCN IVNature conservation agreement
0.33 km² overlap
2001641 Skärträskberget
IUCN IaNature Reserve
0.26 km² overlap
Skärträskberget
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.26 km² overlap
Skärträskberget
IUCN IaNatura 2000 SCI
0.26 km² overlap
Järptjärn
IUCN IaNatura 2000 SCI
0.19 km² overlap
Järptjärn
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.19 km² overlap
2001636 Järptjärn
IUCN IaNature Reserve
0.19 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
2 144 distinct species · 31 694 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 : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 56 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 8.4%, 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
577mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,15
Runoff
414mm/an
PET
491mm
AET
381mm
Mean slope
4,2°
Water table
210cm
Forest
94%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
1%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)