HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080206220
Bassin de Ljusnan
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 : Härjedalen, Ljusdal
Sub-basin area
1 662,8km²
Upstream area
12 734,9km²
Discharge
112,86m³/s
Mean elev.
305m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de Ljusnan1843 km²
- Bassin de Hoan923 km²
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 1342.2 km²80.2% of basin
- 330.6 km²19.8% of basin
30 intersecting protected areas
2026210 Mellanljusnan
IUCN IaNature Reserve
10.45 km² overlap
Mellanljusnan
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
8.37 km² overlap
Stormyran-Blistermyran
IUCN Not AssignedNatura 2000 SCI
5.97 km² overlap
Stormyran-Blistermyran
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
5.97 km² overlap
Natura 2000 SCI
4.76 km² overlap
Mellanljusnan Laforsen-Korskrogen
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
4.76 km² overlap
2053182 Ängrabrännan
IUCN IaNature Reserve
4.63 km² overlap
2005476 Risnosen
IUCN IaNature Reserve
3.47 km² overlap
Mellanljusnan Korskrogen-Edeforsen
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
3.27 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Mellanljusnan Korskrogen-Edeforsen
IUCN Not AssignedNatura 2000 SCI
3.27 km² overlap
Ängraån
IUCN IIINatura 2000 SCI
2.81 km² overlap
Ängraån
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
2.81 km² overlap
2001189 Ängraån
IUCN IIINature Conservation Area
2.81 km² overlap
2001165 Törnberget
IUCN IaNature Reserve
1.70 km² overlap
Törnberget
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
1.62 km² overlap
Törnberget
IUCN IaNatura 2000 SCI
1.62 km² overlap
2045091 Gräsberget
IUCN IaNature Reserve
1.33 km² overlap
2053002 Björkvallsbrännan
IUCN IaNature Reserve
1.33 km² overlap
2014148 Skrebbmyran
IUCN IaNature Reserve
1.26 km² overlap
2000320 Skålvallbrännan
IUCN IaNature Reserve
1.19 km² overlap
Skålvallbrännan
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
1.19 km² overlap
Skålvallbrännan
IUCN IaNatura 2000 SCI
1.19 km² overlap
2052887 Körbruksberget
IUCN IaNature Reserve
1.17 km² overlap
Nature Reserve
0.97 km² overlap
Råtjärnberget-Djupdalsberget
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.97 km² overlap
Råtjärnberget-Djupdalsberget
IUCN IaNatura 2000 SCI
0.97 km² overlap
2013923 Grötvallsskogen
IUCN IaNature Reserve
0.65 km² overlap
2045871 Jonasesmyran
IUCN IaNature Reserve
0.63 km² overlap
2052885 Nötbergets norra
IUCN IaNature Reserve
0.56 km² overlap
A115101
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
0.55 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
4 523 distinct species · 153 215 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 19 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 Ljusnan : 14 espèces reliées par 36 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 21.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 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°
2,9°C
Annual rain
628mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,15
Runoff
225mm/an
PET
535mm
AET
427mm
Mean slope
4,6°
Water table
274cm
Forest
96%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
1%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)