HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080552010
Bassin de Taro
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 5 administrative regions : Genova, La Spezia, Massa Carrara, Parma, Piacenza
Sub-basin area
2 213,5km²
Upstream area
2 213,6km²
Discharge
43,12m³/s
Mean elev.
516m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 0 basins
Source / headwater (no upstream basin)
5 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- Parma2168.4 km²97.7% of basin
- Piacenza27.4 km²1.2% of basin
- 11.1 km²0.5% of basin
- 5.8 km²0.3% of basin
- 5.7 km²0.3% of basin
30 intersecting protected areas
Medio Taro
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
38.12 km² overlap
Medio Taro
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
38.12 km² overlap
Torrente Stirone
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
27.06 km² overlap
Monte Barigazzo, Pizzo d'Oca
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
25.27 km² overlap
Regional/Provincial Nature Park
20.07 km² overlap
Monte Menegosa, Monte Lama, Groppo di Gora
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
20.02 km² overlap
Regional/Provincial Nature Park
18.47 km² overlap
Monte Penna, Monte Trevine, Groppo, Groppetto
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
16.59 km² overlap
Belforte, Corchia, Alta Val Manubiola
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
14.76 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Monte Gottero
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
13.72 km² overlap
Boschi di Carrega
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
12.77 km² overlap
Regional/Provincial Nature Park
12.63 km² overlap
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
10.76 km² overlap
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)
10.76 km² overlap
Monte Capuccio, Monte Sant'Antonio
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
9.01 km² overlap
Monte Prinzera
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
8.40 km² overlap
Monte Zatta - Passo Bocco - Passo Chiapparino - Monte Bossea
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
7.05 km² overlap
Crinale dell'Appennino parmense
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
5.96 km² overlap
Crinale dell'Appennino parmense
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
5.96 km² overlap
National Park
5.93 km² overlap
Monte Ragola, Lago Moò, Lago Bino
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
5.43 km² overlap
Basso Taro
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
5.29 km² overlap
Basso Taro
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
5.29 km² overlap
Boschi dei Ghirardi
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
3.06 km² overlap
Regional/Provincial Nature Reserve
2.98 km² overlap
San Genesio
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
2.77 km² overlap
Monte Nero, Monte Maggiorasca, La Ciapa Liscia
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
2.75 km² overlap
Regional/Provincial Nature Park
2.72 km² overlap
Prati e Ripristini ambientali di Frescarolo e Samboseto
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
2.66 km² overlap
Groppo di Gorro
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
1.88 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
3 647 distinct species · 71 182 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 Taro : 29 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 108 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 15.4%, 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°
10,7°C
Annual rain
875mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,05
Runoff
594mm/an
PET
826mm
AET
619mm
Mean slope
9,9°
Water table
325cm
Forest
51%
Crops
21%
Urban
5%
Protected
3%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)