HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080275890
Bassin de Abava
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 6 administrative regions : Dobele, Kuldiga, Saldus, Talsi, Tukums +1
Sub-basin area
2 169,1km²
Upstream area
2 169,1km²
Discharge
22,72m³/s
Mean elev.
81m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 0 basins
Source / headwater (no upstream basin)
6 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 1265.8 km²58.1% of basin
- 279.7 km²12.8% of basin
- 276.2 km²12.7% of basin
- 218.7 km²10.0% of basin
- 94.3 km²4.3% of basin
- 45.2 km²2.1% of basin
30 intersecting protected areas
Abavas senleja
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
147.86 km² overlap
Abavas senleja
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
147.86 km² overlap
Abavas senleja
IUCN IINature Park
147.77 km² overlap
Manģenes meži
IUCN IVNature Reserve
15.13 km² overlap
Manģenes meži
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
15.12 km² overlap
Manģenes meži
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
15.12 km² overlap
Talsu pauguraine
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
4.49 km² overlap
Talsu pauguraine
IUCN IINature Park
4.49 km² overlap
Nagļu un Ansiņu purvs
IUCN IVNature Reserve
2.78 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Nagļu un Ansiņu purvs
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
2.77 km² overlap
Čužu purvs
IUCN IVNature Reserve
0.99 km² overlap
Matkules meži
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.80 km² overlap
Matkules meži
IUCN IVNature Reserve
0.80 km² overlap
Tumes meži
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.68 km² overlap
Tumes meži
IUCN IVNature Reserve
0.68 km² overlap
Kaļķciema meži
IUCN IVNature Reserve
0.67 km² overlap
Pluču tīrelis
IUCN IVNature Reserve
0.53 km² overlap
Pluču tīrelis
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.53 km² overlap
Krojas meži
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.19 km² overlap
Krojas meži
IUCN IVNature Reserve
0.19 km² overlap
Kalnamuižas kraujas
IUCN IIINature Monument
0.19 km² overlap
Nature Monument
0.17 km² overlap
Cimmermaņu krauja
IUCN IIINature Monument
0.09 km² overlap
Dulbju acs purvs
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.06 km² overlap
Dulbju acs purvs
IUCN IVNature Reserve
0.06 km² overlap
Cēres parks
IUCN IIINature Monument
0.06 km² overlap
Abavas Velnala
IUCN IIINature Monument
0.05 km² overlap
Abavas rumba
IUCN IIINature Monument
0.03 km² overlap
Nature Monument
0.03 km² overlap
Virsaišu ūdenskritums
IUCN IIINature Monument
0.03 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
1 506 distinct species · 15 651 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Abava : 22 espèces reliées par 75 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 16.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 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°
6,1°C
Annual rain
673mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,16
Runoff
333mm/an
PET
567mm
AET
450mm
Mean slope
1,2°
Water table
85cm
Forest
35%
Crops
46%
Urban
0%
Protected
8%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)