HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080510690
Bassin de l'Orain
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 : Côte-d'Or, Jura, Saône-et-Loire
Sub-basin area
752,5km²
Upstream area
7 456,6km²
Discharge
185,09m³/s
Mean elev.
213m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 3 basins
- Bassin de la Loue1656 km²
- Bassin du Doubs960 km²
- Bassin · #208010458067 km²
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 396.8 km²52.6% of basin
- 329.9 km²43.7% of basin
- 27.9 km²3.7% of basin
106 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Saint-Aubin29.02 km²85% commune
- Mervans28.89 km²100% commune
- Pierre-de-Bresse26.32 km²93% commune
- Poligny21.51 km²42% commune
- Petit-Noir18.17 km²85% commune
- Serley17.70 km²78% commune
- Saint-Germain-du-Bois17.30 km²56% commune
- Longwy-sur-le-Doubs17.24 km²100% commune
- Charette-Varennes16.58 km²100% commune
- Chaussin16.31 km²100% commune
- La Chapelle-Saint-Sauveur16.23 km²58% commune
- Pourlans16.05 km²100% commune
- Annoire15.74 km²100% commune
- Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse15.58 km²87% commune
- Rahon15.17 km²77% commune
- Devrouze14.60 km²100% commune
- Asnans-Beauvoisin14.02 km²84% commune
- Pontoux13.44 km²96% commune
- Grozon13.30 km²92% commune
- Longepierre12.59 km²100% commune
- Tavaux12.46 km²89% commune
- Frontenard12.27 km²100% commune
- Diconne12.26 km²76% commune
- Souvans11.93 km²58% commune
- Dampierre-en-Bresse11.21 km²100% commune
- Villers-les-Bois10.27 km²100% commune
- Simard10.26 km²46% commune
- Lays-sur-le-Doubs10.25 km²100% commune
- Fretterans10.21 km²100% commune
- Navilly9.99 km²100% commune
- Tourmont9.98 km²100% commune
- Saint-Loup9.74 km²100% commune
- Villers-Robert9.57 km²100% commune
- Chemin8.91 km²100% commune
- Aumont8.13 km²100% commune
- Authumes8.12 km²61% commune
- Gatey7.99 km²53% commune
- Montholier7.97 km²100% commune
- Champdivers7.93 km²100% commune
- Bousselange7.59 km²100% commune
- Oussières7.56 km²100% commune
- Brainans7.26 km²100% commune
- Le Deschaux6.65 km²80% commune
- Tichey6.64 km²100% commune
- Bersaillin6.55 km²47% commune
- Clux6.49 km²82% commune
- Mont-sous-Vaudrey6.42 km²43% commune
- Saint-Lothain6.41 km²51% commune
- Neublans-Abergement6.24 km²59% commune
- La Racineuse6.21 km²88% commune
- Saint-Baraing6.17 km²100% commune
- Molay6.16 km²100% commune
- Balaiseaux6.11 km²99% commune
- Montagny-lès-Seurre5.94 km²87% commune
- Peseux5.27 km²100% commune
- Colonne5.22 km²46% commune
- Barretaine4.99 km²52% commune
- Chamole4.83 km²91% commune
- Thurey4.79 km²26% commune
- Grosbois-lès-Tichey4.75 km²95% commune
- La Villeneuve4.62 km²64% commune
- Sermesse4.49 km²55% commune
- Saunières4.42 km²57% commune
- Séligney4.38 km²100% commune
- Neuvilley4.26 km²100% commune
- Charnay-lès-Chalon3.93 km²45% commune
- Bretenières3.65 km²92% commune
- Gevry3.48 km²55% commune
- Biefmorin3.22 km²27% commune
- Mont-lès-Seurre2.99 km²43% commune
- Ciel2.94 km²17% commune
- Villerserine2.92 km²100% commune
- Abergement-le-Grand2.88 km²68% commune
- La Chaux2.44 km²23% commune
- Tassenières2.42 km²37% commune
- Buvilly2.37 km²40% commune
- Toutenant2.33 km²17% commune
- Chaussenans2.16 km²52% commune
- Aumur2.03 km²22% commune
- Franxault1.93 km²15% commune
- Abergement-la-Ronce1.78 km²26% commune
- Les Bordes1.61 km²65% commune
- Saint-Usuge1.58 km²5% commune
- Nevy-lès-Dole1.37 km²19% commune
- Vaux-sur-Poligny1.30 km²100% commune
- La Ferté1.17 km²10% commune
- Miéry1.02 km²14% commune
- Les Hays0.93 km²14% commune
- Lanthes0.79 km²8% commune
- Darbonnay0.75 km²17% commune
- Abergement-le-Petit0.70 km²49% commune
- Vaudrey0.69 km²4% commune
- Plasne0.66 km²9% commune
- Parcey0.66 km²7% commune
- Villegaudin0.51 km²6% commune
- Serrigny-en-Bresse0.43 km²3% commune
- Pagny-le-Château0.27 km²1% commune
- Arbois0.23 km²1% commune
- Bans0.18 km²5% commune
- Pupillin0.17 km²3% commune
- Vérissey0.14 km²2% commune
- Mathenay0.12 km²4% commune
- Bragny-sur-Saône0.11 km²1% commune
- Chaînée-des-Coupis0.09 km²2% commune
- Monay0.00 km²0% commune
- Damparis0.00 km²0% commune
20 intersecting protected areas
Basse vallée du Doubs et étangs associés
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
34.81 km² overlap
Basse vallée du Doubs
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
27.91 km² overlap
Basse vallée du Doubs
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
27.91 km² overlap
Basse Vallée Du Doubs
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
16.43 km² overlap
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
14.35 km² overlap
Bresse jurassienne
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
14.23 km² overlap
Bresse jurassienne
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
14.23 km² overlap
Biotope Protection Order
1.80 km² overlap
Ile Du Girard
IUCN IVNational Nature Reserve
1.35 km² overlap
11 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Biotope Protection Order
0.87 km² overlap
grand bois de reversey
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.19 km² overlap
etang bailly
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.18 km² overlap
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.16 km² overlap
Prairie Humide De La Chaux
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
0.16 km² overlap
la chau
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.09 km² overlap
Biotope Protection Order
0.06 km² overlap
Regional Nature Reserve
0.05 km² overlap
la roz
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.03 km² overlap
mares de la veuge
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.01 km² overlap
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.00 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
4 583 distinct species · 573 233 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 l'Orain : 26 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 84 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 15.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 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
842mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,03
Runoff
604mm/an
PET
869mm
AET
643mm
Mean slope
1,1°
Water table
44cm
Forest
12%
Crops
55%
Urban
1%
Protected
2%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)