HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080484870
Bassin de la Loire
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 4 administrative regions : Cher, Loiret, Nièvre, Yonne
Sub-basin area
1 982km²
Upstream area
36 607,3km²
Discharge
347,42m³/s
Mean elev.
169m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de la Loire1555 km²
- Bassin du Nohain539 km²
4 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 1424.7 km²71.7% of basin
- 244.0 km²12.3% of basin
- 196.8 km²9.9% of basin
- 122.2 km²6.1% of basin
107 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Coullons70.22 km²87% commune
- Ouzouer-sur-Trézée59.86 km²95% commune
- Gien57.80 km²85% commune
- Lavau54.64 km²98% commune
- Autry-le-Châtel50.15 km²100% commune
- Beaulieu-sur-Loire49.87 km²100% commune
- Dampierre-en-Burly48.56 km²100% commune
- Briare45.85 km²100% commune
- Sully-sur-Loire43.57 km²100% commune
- Châtillon-sur-Loire40.36 km²100% commune
- Villemurlin39.23 km²78% commune
- Saint-Martin-d'Abbat38.75 km²100% commune
- Châteauneuf-sur-Loire38.59 km²96% commune
- Saint-Florent37.30 km²98% commune
- Viglain36.97 km²93% commune
- Bouzy-la-Forêt36.64 km²97% commune
- Ouzouer-sur-Loire35.89 km²100% commune
- Treigny35.82 km²68% commune
- Savigny-en-Sancerre34.60 km²100% commune
- Arquian34.20 km²100% commune
- Poilly-lez-Gien33.82 km²100% commune
- Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye32.86 km²79% commune
- Boulleret31.59 km²96% commune
- Cernoy-en-Berry29.61 km²100% commune
- Nevoy28.39 km²92% commune
- Pierrefitte-ès-Bois27.05 km²100% commune
- Dampierre-sous-Bouhy26.55 km²99% commune
- Annay26.36 km²100% commune
- Bonny-sur-Loire26.34 km²100% commune
- Dammarie-en-Puisaye25.59 km²100% commune
- Saint-Vérain25.29 km²100% commune
- Saint-Firmin-sur-Loire25.21 km²100% commune
- Santranges24.71 km²100% commune
- Lion-en-Sullias24.57 km²100% commune
- Les Bordes24.49 km²100% commune
- Saint-Gondon24.05 km²100% commune
- Saint-Aignan-le-Jaillard23.83 km²100% commune
- Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel23.78 km²94% commune
- Blancafort23.33 km²35% commune
- Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire22.15 km²100% commune
- Bray-en-Val21.83 km²100% commune
- La Celle-sur-Loire21.39 km²100% commune
- Neuvy-sur-Loire20.86 km²100% commune
- Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire20.47 km²100% commune
- Faverelles19.09 km²100% commune
- Sury-près-Léré17.92 km²100% commune
- Bitry17.69 km²100% commune
- Batilly-en-Puisaye17.49 km²100% commune
- Guilly16.74 km²100% commune
- Sandillon16.23 km²37% commune
- Léré16.13 km²100% commune
- Breteau15.55 km²96% commune
- Saint-Martin-sur-Ocre15.52 km²100% commune
- Thou15.16 km²100% commune
- Jargeau15.12 km²100% commune
- Saint-Loup14.70 km²84% commune
- Sury-ès-Bois14.66 km²45% commune
- Escrignelles12.80 km²94% commune
- Saint-Martin-des-Champs12.45 km²37% commune
- Isdes12.18 km²28% commune
- Neuvy-en-Sullias12.15 km²47% commune
- Bonnée11.37 km²100% commune
- Saint-Père-sur-Loire10.83 km²100% commune
- Belleville-sur-Loire10.74 km²100% commune
- Germigny-des-Prés10.41 km²100% commune
- Montereau10.38 km²20% commune
- Sigloy10.21 km²100% commune
- Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire10.17 km²19% commune
- Ouvrouer-les-Champs10.14 km²93% commune
- La Bussière9.84 km²28% commune
- Champoulet9.41 km²100% commune
- Saint-Privé8.87 km²21% commune
- Darvoy8.20 km²100% commune
- Barlieu7.70 km²27% commune
- Myennes7.32 km²100% commune
- Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois7.30 km²50% commune
- Lorris7.05 km²16% commune
- Mardié6.77 km²39% commune
- Bou5.27 km²84% commune
- Ousson-sur-Loire5.09 km²100% commune
- Bléneau5.03 km²13% commune
- Saint-Fargeau4.71 km²7% commune
- Assigny4.69 km²27% commune
- Férolles4.12 km²25% commune
- Le Moulinet-sur-Solin3.93 km²20% commune
- Bouhy3.89 km²11% commune
- Sury-aux-Bois3.86 km²10% commune
- Saint-Aignan-des-Gués3.82 km²100% commune
- Cerdon3.04 km²5% commune
- Vitry-aux-Loges3.03 km²7% commune
- Châtenoy2.87 km²11% commune
- Alligny-Cosne2.67 km²8% commune
- Tigy2.66 km²6% commune
- Bannay2.61 km²10% commune
- Donnery1.54 km²7% commune
- Les Choux1.18 km²3% commune
- Vailly-sur-Sauldre0.67 km²4% commune
- Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing0.64 km²4% commune
- Fay-aux-Loges0.32 km²1% commune
- Vannes-sur-Cosson0.31 km²1% commune
- Subligny0.16 km²1% commune
- Adon0.09 km²0% commune
- Ciez0.08 km²0% commune
- Vieilles-Maisons-sur-Joudry0.06 km²0% commune
- Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses0.03 km²0% commune
- Feins-en-Gâtinais0.02 km²0% commune
- Combreux0.01 km²0% commune
24 intersecting protected areas
Sologne
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
185.49 km² overlap
Forêt d'Orléans
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
113.20 km² overlap
Vallée de la Loire du Loiret
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
52.90 km² overlap
Vallée de la Loire de Tavers à Belleville-sur-Loire
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
49.90 km² overlap
Vallées de la Loire et de l'Allier entre Cher et Nièvre
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
17.46 km² overlap
Vallées de la Loire et de l'Allier entre Cher et Nièvre
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
17.46 km² overlap
Forêt d'Orléans et périphérie
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
6.91 km² overlap
Étangs de la Puisaye
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
3.19 km² overlap
Milieux humides et habitats à Chauves-souris de Puisaye-Forterre
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
1.79 km² overlap
15 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Biotope Protection Order
1.70 km² overlap
ile a gaston (l\')
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.70 km² overlap
plaine de villaine (la)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.45 km² overlap
Héronnière De Courpain
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
0.32 km² overlap
iles de bonny (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.30 km² overlap
varinnes (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.29 km² overlap
friches des parterres (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.23 km² overlap
meandre de guilly (le)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.20 km² overlap
entre les levees
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.19 km² overlap
Coteaux calcaires ligériens entre Ouzouer-sur-Loire et Briare
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.10 km² overlap
bouteille
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.05 km² overlap
grands buissons (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.04 km² overlap
ripeneaux (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.01 km² overlap
pres beauchet
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.01 km² overlap
benne
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.01 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
8 947 distinct species · 981 080 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 Loire : 29 espèces reliées par 102 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 14.5%, 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°
10,8°C
Annual rain
691mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,19
Runoff
239mm/an
PET
857mm
AET
579mm
Mean slope
1,3°
Water table
112cm
Forest
14%
Crops
47%
Urban
1%
Protected
0%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)