HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080437370
Bassin de Mosel
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 7 administrative regions across 3 countries : Esch-sur-Alzette, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, Merzig-Wadern, Moselle +2
Sub-basin area
597,9km²
Upstream area
11 807,2km²
Discharge
163,04m³/s
Mean elev.
250m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de la Moselle Canalisée355 km²
- Bassin de la Moselle113 km²
7 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 246.7 km²41.1% of basin
- RemichGrevenmacher · Luxembourg126.0 km²21.0% of basin
- 76.5 km²12.8% of basin
- GrevenmacherGrevenmacher · Luxembourg60.3 km²10.1% of basin
- 48.2 km²8.0% of basin
- Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourg · Luxembourg26.9 km²4.5% of basin
- LuxembourgLuxembourg · Luxembourg15.2 km²2.5% of basin
38 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Oudrenne17.97 km²88% commune
- Kerling-lès-Sierck17.79 km²96% commune
- Kirschnaumen15.95 km²81% commune
- Zoufftgen12.64 km²75% commune
- Roussy-le-Village12.05 km²100% commune
- Basse-Rentgen10.77 km²100% commune
- Breistroff-la-Grande10.61 km²100% commune
- Puttelange-lès-Thionville10.24 km²100% commune
- Rodemack9.96 km²100% commune
- Montenach9.25 km²100% commune
- Beyren-lès-Sierck9.18 km²100% commune
- Kirsch-lès-Sierck8.99 km²100% commune
- Manderen8.05 km²92% commune
- Boust6.90 km²100% commune
- Kœnigsmacker6.80 km²38% commune
- Rettel6.58 km²100% commune
- Haute-Kontz6.51 km²100% commune
- Cattenom6.47 km²25% commune
- Ritzing6.02 km²96% commune
- Merschweiller5.60 km²99% commune
- Malling4.96 km²100% commune
- Sierck-les-Bains4.88 km²100% commune
- Mondorff4.26 km²100% commune
- Gavisse4.14 km²100% commune
- Fixem3.60 km²100% commune
- Hunting3.53 km²100% commune
- Hagen3.34 km²100% commune
- Rustroff3.26 km²100% commune
- Apach3.19 km²100% commune
- Contz-les-Bains3.05 km²100% commune
- Berg-sur-Moselle2.98 km²100% commune
- Rémeling2.41 km²34% commune
- Évrange2.32 km²100% commune
- Hettange-Grande1.34 km²8% commune
- Budling0.38 km²7% commune
- Launstroff0.26 km²3% commune
- Monneren0.22 km²2% commune
- Halstroff0.22 km²2% commune
30 intersecting protected areas
Obermoseltal
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
17.88 km² overlap
ZSC - Natura 2000
17.24 km² overlap
Région de la Moselle supérieure
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
16.75 km² overlap
ZPS - Natura 2000
9.41 km² overlap
Région de Schuttrange, Canach, Lenningen et Gostingen
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
9.00 km² overlap
Landscape Protection Area
6.97 km² overlap
Pelouses et rochers du pays de Sierck
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
6.82 km² overlap
Kalkwälder bei Palzem
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
6.64 km² overlap
Haff Réimech
IUCN IVZPS - Natura 2000
5.18 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
ZSC - Natura 2000
4.36 km² overlap
Machtum - Pellembierg / Froumbierg / Greivenmaacherbierg
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
3.93 km² overlap
Haff Réimech (RAMSAR)
IUCN Not AssignedRAMSAR
3.14 km² overlap
Forage Doudboesch/FCS-123-16
IUCN VIReglemented drinking water protection zones
2.66 km² overlap
Landscape Protection Area
2.62 km² overlap
Röllbachschlucht und Lateswald bei Nennig
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
2.60 km² overlap
Röllbachschlucht und Lateswald bei Nennig
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
2.60 km² overlap
Haff Réimech
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
2.58 km² overlap
Nature Reserve
2.24 km² overlap
Greissen 1&2/FCS-135-06&07
IUCN VIReglemented drinking water protection zones
2.04 km² overlap
Hammelsberg u. Atzbüsch bei Perl
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
2.02 km² overlap
Hammelsberg u. Atzbüsch bei Perl
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
2.02 km² overlap
Nitteler Fels und Nitteler Wald
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
1.96 km² overlap
Landscape Protection Area
1.91 km² overlap
Moselaue bei Nennig
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
1.89 km² overlap
Moselaue bei Nennig
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
1.89 km² overlap
Grouf
IUCN IIProtected Area
1.56 km² overlap
Dudelange - Ginzebierg
IUCN IVZSC - Natura 2000
1.48 km² overlap
Dudelange - Ginzebierg
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
1.46 km² overlap
Reckingerhaff-Weiergewan
IUCN IIProtected Area
1.43 km² overlap
Saargau Bilzingen/Fisch
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
1.25 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
10 858 distinct species · 527 934 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 Mosel : 29 espèces + 7 bulles famille, 85 interactions GloBI documentées sur 4 types (connectance 13.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 7 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
9,4°C
Annual rain
775mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,00
Runoff
324mm/an
PET
777mm
AET
577mm
Mean slope
4,1°
Water table
256cm
Forest
15%
Crops
33%
Urban
6%
Protected
9%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)