HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080427420
Bassin de la Brouffe
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 : Ardennes, Hainaut, Namur
Sub-basin area
599,8km²
Upstream area
599,9km²
Discharge
6,38m³/s
Mean elev.
268m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 0 basins
Source / headwater (no upstream basin)
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 367.8 km²61.1% of basin
- 174.5 km²29.0% of basin
- 59.5 km²9.9% of basin
14 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Rocroi14.95 km²30% commune
- Taillette12.45 km²82% commune
- Regniowez7.55 km²41% commune
- Vireux-Molhain7.29 km²90% commune
- Gué-d'Hossus4.82 km²99% commune
- Neuville-lez-Beaulieu4.54 km²13% commune
- Montigny-sur-Meuse2.89 km²35% commune
- Signy-le-Petit2.08 km²5% commune
- Hierges1.20 km²30% commune
- Fépin1.18 km²21% commune
- Fumay0.47 km²1% commune
- Sévigny-la-Forêt0.05 km²0% commune
- Éteignières0.04 km²0% commune
- Vireux-Wallerand0.02 km²0% commune
30 intersecting protected areas
National park - core area
139.74 km² overlap
Ardennes
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
60.42 km² overlap
Plateau ardennais
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
29.85 km² overlap
Massif forestier de Cerfontaine
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
26.20 km² overlap
Massif forestier de Cerfontaine
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
26.20 km² overlap
La Calestienne entre Frasnes et Doische
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
23.24 km² overlap
La Calestienne entre Frasnes et Doische
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
23.24 km² overlap
Bassin fagnard de l'Eau Blanche en aval de Mariembourg
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
18.11 km² overlap
Bassin fagnard de l'Eau Blanche en aval de Mariembourg
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
18.11 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Vallée de l'Eau Blanche à Virelles
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
14.55 km² overlap
Vallée de l'Eau Blanche à Virelles
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
14.55 km² overlap
Vallée de l'Eau Blanche entre Aublain et Mariembourg
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
13.72 km² overlap
Vallée de l'Eau Blanche entre Aublain et Mariembourg
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
13.72 km² overlap
Bois de Bourlers et de Baileux
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
13.69 km² overlap
Bois de Bourlers et de Baileux
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
13.69 km² overlap
Haute vallée de l'Eau Noire
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
9.50 km² overlap
Haute vallée de l'Eau Noire
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
9.50 km² overlap
Massifs forestiers entre Momignies et Chimay
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
9.06 km² overlap
Massifs forestiers entre Momignies et Chimay
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
9.06 km² overlap
Bassin ardennais du Viroin
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
5.74 km² overlap
Bassin ardennais du Viroin
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
5.74 km² overlap
Rièzes du plateau de Rocroi
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
2.50 km² overlap
Bassin ardennais de l'Eau Noire
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
2.21 km² overlap
Bassin ardennais de l'Eau Noire
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
2.21 km² overlap
Dourbes
IUCN IVCertified Nature Reserve (Walloon Region)
2.10 km² overlap
Bassin fagnard de l'Hermeton
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
2.03 km² overlap
Bassin fagnard de l'Hermeton
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
2.03 km² overlap
Viroin
IUCN IVState Nature Reserve (Walloon Region)
1.66 km² overlap
Certified Nature Reserve (Walloon Region)
1.37 km² overlap
Etangs de Virelles
IUCN IVCertified Nature Reserve (Walloon Region)
0.88 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
8 765 distinct species · 313 020 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 la Brouffe : 24 espèces reliées par 141 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 21.2%, 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°
9,1°C
Annual rain
990mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,24
Runoff
336mm/an
PET
753mm
AET
614mm
Mean slope
3,6°
Water table
246cm
Forest
53%
Crops
8%
Urban
0%
Protected
28%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)