HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080503030
Bassin de Canal de Berry
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 2 administrative regions : Allier, Cher
Sub-basin area
2 229,4km²
Upstream area
2 229,4km²
Discharge
16,27m³/s
Mean elev.
180m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 0 basins
Source / headwater (no upstream basin)
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 2203.0 km²98.5% of basin
- 32.5 km²1.5% of basin
124 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Bourges68.90 km²99% commune
- Méry-ès-Bois54.17 km²59% commune
- Allogny51.05 km²100% commune
- Dun-sur-Auron50.26 km²100% commune
- Arpheuilles44.45 km²93% commune
- Neuvy-sur-Barangeon44.18 km²65% commune
- Plaimpied-Givaudins40.76 km²100% commune
- Brécy40.37 km²100% commune
- Marmagne37.11 km²100% commune
- Allouis36.07 km²100% commune
- Bengy-sur-Craon35.61 km²100% commune
- Vouzeron34.00 km²64% commune
- Rians32.76 km²100% commune
- Berry-Bouy32.65 km²100% commune
- Sainte-Solange32.00 km²100% commune
- Saint-Éloy-de-Gy31.43 km²100% commune
- Blet31.08 km²100% commune
- Saint-Denis-de-Palin31.07 km²100% commune
- Neuilly-en-Dun30.05 km²100% commune
- Saint-Germain-des-Bois29.27 km²100% commune
- Avord28.67 km²100% commune
- Jussy-Champagne28.15 km²100% commune
- Thaumiers27.35 km²100% commune
- Bussy27.15 km²100% commune
- Vornay26.99 km²100% commune
- Crosses26.58 km²100% commune
- Gron26.32 km²99% commune
- Morogues25.15 km²81% commune
- Farges-en-Septaine24.96 km²100% commune
- Nohant-en-Goût24.94 km²100% commune
- Saint-Palais24.74 km²95% commune
- Bessais-le-Fromental24.59 km²93% commune
- Vignoux-sur-Barangeon24.40 km²99% commune
- Charly24.33 km²93% commune
- Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny24.30 km²100% commune
- Saint-Laurent23.68 km²61% commune
- Saint-Doulchard23.53 km²100% commune
- Osmoy23.42 km²100% commune
- Menetou-Salon23.25 km²61% commune
- Savigny-en-Septaine22.76 km²100% commune
- Baugy22.62 km²100% commune
- Levet22.40 km²88% commune
- Lissay-Lochy22.37 km²100% commune
- Saint-Germain-du-Puy22.27 km²100% commune
- Vernais21.98 km²83% commune
- Osmery21.95 km²100% commune
- Étréchy21.63 km²65% commune
- Trouy21.54 km²92% commune
- Bannegon21.53 km²100% commune
- Vasselay20.24 km²100% commune
- Chalivoy-Milon19.87 km²100% commune
- Ourouer-les-Bourdelins19.71 km²79% commune
- Valigny19.65 km²94% commune
- Mehun-sur-Yèvre19.52 km²80% commune
- Cornusse19.51 km²100% commune
- Soye-en-Septaine19.02 km²100% commune
- Vorly18.65 km²100% commune
- Villequiers18.53 km²61% commune
- Villabon18.47 km²100% commune
- Givardon17.75 km²80% commune
- Saint-Michel-de-Volangis17.39 km²100% commune
- Parnay17.39 km²100% commune
- Sagonne17.07 km²89% commune
- Charenton-du-Cher16.92 km²34% commune
- Cogny16.80 km²100% commune
- Vierzon15.94 km²21% commune
- Saint-Just15.50 km²100% commune
- Contres15.30 km²96% commune
- Moulins-sur-Yèvre15.12 km²100% commune
- Vignoux-sous-les-Aix15.10 km²100% commune
- Senneçay15.02 km²100% commune
- Les Aix-d'Angillon14.91 km²100% commune
- Nérondes14.89 km²43% commune
- Saligny-le-Vif14.86 km²97% commune
- Montigny14.68 km²51% commune
- Parassy14.22 km²53% commune
- Flavigny13.73 km²100% commune
- Soulangis13.59 km²100% commune
- Lantan13.40 km²100% commune
- Quantilly12.96 km²100% commune
- Azy12.56 km²46% commune
- Annoix11.81 km²100% commune
- Verneuil11.31 km²100% commune
- Fussy11.05 km²100% commune
- Aubinges10.91 km²100% commune
- Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers10.86 km²100% commune
- Tendron10.17 km²97% commune
- Foëcy10.08 km²61% commune
- Augy-sur-Aubois9.72 km²31% commune
- Saint-Georges-sur-Moulon9.50 km²100% commune
- Raymond9.11 km²100% commune
- Humbligny8.92 km²42% commune
- Pigny8.05 km²100% commune
- Meillant7.26 km²17% commune
- Chavannes7.09 km²30% commune
- Croisy6.99 km²52% commune
- Le Pondy6.42 km²100% commune
- Lurcy-Lévis6.39 km²9% commune
- La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin6.29 km²80% commune
- Uzay-le-Venon6.03 km²17% commune
- Lugny-Bourbonnais5.07 km²100% commune
- Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux4.66 km²17% commune
- Couy4.65 km²25% commune
- Sainte-Thorette4.38 km²16% commune
- Isle-et-Bardais3.68 km²8% commune
- Morthomiers3.68 km²25% commune
- Chaumoux-Marcilly3.41 km²20% commune
- Saint-Céols3.33 km²100% commune
- Ignol2.95 km²17% commune
- Couleuvre2.63 km²5% commune
- Laverdines2.28 km²24% commune
- Arçay2.13 km²11% commune
- Chaumont2.10 km²100% commune
- Presly1.20 km²2% commune
- Achères1.00 km²8% commune
- Sainte-Lunaise0.30 km²2% commune
- Sancoins0.21 km²0% commune
- Serruelles0.18 km²2% commune
- Sévry0.16 km²2% commune
- Le Subdray0.16 km²1% commune
- Vereaux0.12 km²0% commune
- Ainay-le-Château0.10 km²0% commune
- Nançay0.02 km²0% commune
- Henrichemont0.01 km²0% commune
21 intersecting protected areas
Sologne
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
35.83 km² overlap
Coteaux, bois et marais calcaires de la Champagne Berrichonne
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
13.27 km² overlap
Massifs forestiers et rivières du Pays-Fort
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
5.85 km² overlap
Vallée de l'Yèvre
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
5.41 km² overlap
Forêt de Troncais
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
2.69 km² overlap
Coteaux Calcaires du Sancerrois
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
1.48 km² overlap
Biotope Protection Order
0.38 km² overlap
terres de l\'orme (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.20 km² overlap
ethouars (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.18 km² overlap
12 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Biotope Protection Order
0.13 km² overlap
prealix (le)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.10 km² overlap
Carrières de Bourges
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.10 km² overlap
Chaumes Du Verniller
IUCN IVNational Nature Reserve
0.09 km² overlap
carriere du plaid
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.07 km² overlap
oupillere (l\')
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.05 km² overlap
prairies de guzon (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.05 km² overlap
Carrières Des Talleries
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
0.03 km² overlap
Site à chauves-souris de Charly
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.02 km² overlap
chaumes du verniller (les)
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.01 km² overlap
Ferme De Boisdé
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
0.00 km² overlap
Site à chauves-souris de Vignoux-sur-Barangeon
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
9 270 distinct species · 1 004 924 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 47 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 Canal de Berry : 13 espèces reliées par 289 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 12.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 55 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°
11,0°C
Annual rain
726mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,18
Runoff
238mm/an
PET
882mm
AET
608mm
Mean slope
1,3°
Water table
99cm
Forest
12%
Crops
69%
Urban
3%
Protected
0%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)