HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080499090
Bassin du Cher
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 : Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher
Sub-basin area
1 115,2km²
Upstream area
13 664,2km²
Discharge
99,19m³/s
Mean elev.
106m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin du Fouzon995 km²
- Bassin du Cher1 km²
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 511.7 km²45.8% of basin
- 436.4 km²39.0% of basin
- 170.2 km²15.2% of basin
91 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Luçay-le-Mâle61.42 km²90% commune
- Céré-la-Ronde46.67 km²94% commune
- Pontlevoy43.38 km²85% commune
- Faverolles42.18 km²100% commune
- Luzillé37.29 km²91% commune
- Chémery33.62 km²95% commune
- Châteauvieux33.34 km²99% commune
- Saint-Romain-sur-Cher31.45 km²100% commune
- Mareuil-sur-Cher31.34 km²98% commune
- Villentrois30.42 km²93% commune
- Bléré30.35 km²98% commune
- Ballan-Miré23.24 km²89% commune
- Saint-Georges-sur-Cher22.92 km²100% commune
- Noyers-sur-Cher22.92 km²100% commune
- Civray-de-Touraine22.32 km²96% commune
- Azay-sur-Cher22.17 km²98% commune
- Athée-sur-Cher21.50 km²62% commune
- Monthou-sur-Cher20.45 km²100% commune
- Thenay20.22 km²100% commune
- Lye19.57 km²78% commune
- Saint-Martin-le-Beau19.17 km²97% commune
- Châtillon-sur-Cher19.08 km²63% commune
- Couddes18.56 km²99% commune
- Saint-Aignan18.41 km²99% commune
- Angé17.81 km²100% commune
- Thésée17.62 km²100% commune
- Méhers17.60 km²100% commune
- Pouillé17.59 km²100% commune
- Joué-lès-Tours17.12 km²52% commune
- Savonnières16.07 km²98% commune
- Faverolles-sur-Cher15.85 km²100% commune
- Choussy15.43 km²100% commune
- Épeigné-les-Bois15.23 km²100% commune
- La Croix-en-Touraine14.84 km²100% commune
- Couffy14.82 km²100% commune
- Véretz13.52 km²100% commune
- Chissay-en-Touraine13.49 km²73% commune
- Francueil13.30 km²100% commune
- Amboise12.38 km²29% commune
- Saint-Avertin11.46 km²88% commune
- Tours11.41 km²34% commune
- Chisseaux10.93 km²93% commune
- Dierre10.27 km²100% commune
- Villandry10.24 km²55% commune
- Saint-Julien-de-Chédon9.64 km²100% commune
- Montrichard9.41 km²66% commune
- Montlouis-sur-Loire9.32 km²38% commune
- Larçay9.27 km²83% commune
- Seigy7.99 km²100% commune
- Sublaines7.96 km²54% commune
- Oisly7.68 km²68% commune
- Veuil5.97 km²31% commune
- Meusnes5.88 km²43% commune
- Sassay5.74 km²35% commune
- Sambin5.33 km²25% commune
- Jeu-Maloches5.03 km²40% commune
- Bourré4.49 km²100% commune
- Chambray-lès-Tours4.25 km²22% commune
- Chenonceaux4.16 km²97% commune
- Le Liège3.68 km²33% commune
- Contres3.66 km²10% commune
- Saint-Pierre-des-Corps3.56 km²34% commune
- Écueillé3.42 km²10% commune
- La Riche3.11 km²38% commune
- Soings-en-Sologne2.57 km²7% commune
- La Ville-aux-Dames2.54 km²32% commune
- Esvres2.52 km²7% commune
- Nouans-les-Fontaines1.81 km²3% commune
- Druye1.31 km²6% commune
- Feings1.19 km²7% commune
- Heugnes1.02 km²2% commune
- Orbigny0.86 km²1% commune
- Chaumont-sur-Loire0.64 km²2% commune
- Berthenay0.63 km²9% commune
- Saint-Genouph0.58 km²12% commune
- Monthou-sur-Bièvre0.55 km²3% commune
- Rougeou0.45 km²6% commune
- Cigogné0.38 km²2% commune
- Fontguenand0.35 km²2% commune
- Saint-Quentin-sur-Indrois0.34 km²1% commune
- Billy0.33 km²1% commune
- Langé0.32 km²2% commune
- Lussault-sur-Loire0.29 km²3% commune
- Genillé0.28 km²0% commune
- Gehée0.26 km²1% commune
- Valençay0.20 km²0% commune
- Fougères-sur-Bièvre0.17 km²1% commune
- Vallières-les-Grandes0.09 km²0% commune
- Cinq-Mars-la-Pile0.04 km²0% commune
- Vicq-sur-Nahon0.01 km²0% commune
- Truyes0.00 km²0% commune
21 intersecting protected areas
Champeigne
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
23.68 km² overlap
Vallée du Cher et coteaux, forêt de Grosbois
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
13.31 km² overlap
Prairies du Fouzon
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
13.17 km² overlap
Loire-Anjou-Touraine
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
9.92 km² overlap
Sologne
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
6.72 km² overlap
couffy
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
1.20 km² overlap
Vallée de la Loire d'Indre-et-Loire
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
1.13 km² overlap
pelouses de blere (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.83 km² overlap
Bois de Sudais
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.80 km² overlap
12 more protected areassorted by overlap area
prairies du fouzon (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.63 km² overlap
meusnes
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.24 km² overlap
pres de la limite (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.22 km² overlap
La Loire de Candes Saint Martin à Mosnes
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.22 km² overlap
noyers sur cher
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.20 km² overlap
chatillon sur cher
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.12 km² overlap
butte des blumonts (la)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.08 km² overlap
Site Géologique De Pontlevoy
IUCN IVRegional Nature Reserve
0.02 km² overlap
cave de minhy
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.01 km² overlap
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.01 km² overlap
prairie du bois de pont (la)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.01 km² overlap
Site à chauves-souris de Valencay-Lye
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.00 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
9 124 distinct species · 856 792 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 du Cher : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 141 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 22.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 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°
11,2°C
Annual rain
679mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,21
Runoff
212mm/an
PET
864mm
AET
572mm
Mean slope
1,5°
Water table
126cm
Forest
5%
Crops
54%
Urban
7%
Protected
1%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)