HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080575060
Bassin du Verdon
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 : Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var
Sub-basin area
2 238,8km²
Upstream area
2 238,8km²
Discharge
28,68m³/s
Mean elev.
1 048m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 0 basins
Source / headwater (no upstream basin)
4 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 1411.1 km²62.9% of basin
- 749.0 km²33.4% of basin
- 79.6 km²3.6% of basin
- 3.4 km²0.2% of basin
89 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Aiguines116.37 km²100% commune
- Allos114.78 km²98% commune
- Castellane111.84 km²91% commune
- Thorame-Basse96.70 km²98% commune
- Moustiers-Sainte-Marie89.66 km²98% commune
- La Palud-sur-Verdon80.64 km²98% commune
- Thorame-Haute79.77 km²73% commune
- Colmars78.29 km²96% commune
- Saint-Julien72.23 km²94% commune
- Comps-sur-Artuby64.85 km²100% commune
- Trigance60.86 km²100% commune
- Bauduen52.06 km²100% commune
- Valensole51.45 km²40% commune
- Allons40.68 km²97% commune
- Riez40.58 km²100% commune
- Saint-André-les-Alpes40.29 km²82% commune
- Gréoux-les-Bains39.87 km²57% commune
- Villars-Colmars39.37 km²96% commune
- Esparron-de-Verdon36.40 km²100% commune
- Seillans36.14 km²41% commune
- Rougon35.53 km²99% commune
- La Mure-Argens35.23 km²100% commune
- Montagnac-Montpezat35.03 km²100% commune
- Peyroules32.90 km²99% commune
- Allemagne-en-Provence32.60 km²100% commune
- Puimoisson31.87 km²90% commune
- Vinon-sur-Verdon31.59 km²88% commune
- Montmeyan29.67 km²74% commune
- Quinson28.70 km²100% commune
- Vergons28.17 km²62% commune
- Bargème28.05 km²100% commune
- Beauvezer27.68 km²100% commune
- Roumoules26.05 km²100% commune
- Le Bourguet25.03 km²100% commune
- Valderoure24.90 km²98% commune
- La Verdière22.46 km²33% commune
- Baudinard-sur-Verdon21.68 km²100% commune
- Saint-Martin-de-Brômes21.21 km²100% commune
- Régusse20.93 km²59% commune
- Demandolx20.73 km²100% commune
- La Martre20.72 km²100% commune
- Séranon20.49 km²88% commune
- Andon20.48 km²38% commune
- Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon19.68 km²100% commune
- Artignosc-sur-Verdon19.31 km²100% commune
- La Roque-Esclapon19.10 km²72% commune
- Vérignon18.59 km²51% commune
- Ampus18.42 km²22% commune
- Saint-Jurs17.71 km²52% commune
- Lambruisse17.18 km²80% commune
- La Garde16.28 km²100% commune
- Châteauvieux15.26 km²100% commune
- Les Salles-sur-Verdon12.67 km²100% commune
- La Bastide11.54 km²100% commune
- Angles10.34 km²100% commune
- Caille10.05 km²60% commune
- Saint-Laurent-du-Verdon9.67 km²100% commune
- Ginasservis7.89 km²21% commune
- Saint-Julien-du-Verdon7.75 km²100% commune
- Brunet7.53 km²26% commune
- Bargemon6.88 km²20% commune
- Brenon5.70 km²100% commune
- Montferrat5.26 km²15% commune
- Soleilhas4.73 km²14% commune
- Châteaudouble4.10 km²10% commune
- Saint-Paul-lès-Durance3.44 km²7% commune
- Saint-Auban1.90 km²4% commune
- Uvernet-Fours1.33 km²1% commune
- Mons0.84 km²1% commune
- Prads-Haute-Bléone0.76 km²0% commune
- Blieux0.75 km²1% commune
- Le Mas0.60 km²2% commune
- Entraunes0.57 km²1% commune
- Moissac-Bellevue0.56 km²3% commune
- Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes0.42 km²1% commune
- Moriez0.36 km²1% commune
- Annot0.27 km²1% commune
- Gréolières0.22 km²0% commune
- Tavernes0.21 km²1% commune
- Tartonne0.14 km²0% commune
- Le Fugeret0.13 km²0% commune
- Senez0.12 km²0% commune
- Clumanc0.12 km²0% commune
- Castellet-lès-Sausses0.11 km²0% commune
- Aups0.05 km²0% commune
- Méailles0.03 km²0% commune
- Corbières0.02 km²0% commune
- Méolans-Revel0.00 km²0% commune
- Majastres0.00 km²0% commune
30 intersecting protected areas
Verdon
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
1450.93 km² overlap
Protected perimeter around a national nature reserve
635.38 km² overlap
Plateau de Valensole
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
399.99 km² overlap
Valensole
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
399.99 km² overlap
Verdon
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
150.41 km² overlap
National Park - Buffer zone/Area of adhesion
142.32 km² overlap
Grand canyon du Verdon - plateau de la Palud
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
97.95 km² overlap
Préalpes D’Azur
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
78.85 km² overlap
Le Mercantour
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
52.63 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Le Mercantour
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
52.63 km² overlap
Mercantour
IUCN IINational Park - Core Area
52.30 km² overlap
Cheval Blanc - Montagne de Boules - Barre des Dourbes
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
44.06 km² overlap
Grand Coyer
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
29.88 km² overlap
Gorges de Trévans - Montdenier - Mourre de Chanier
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
27.84 km² overlap
Grand Canyon Du Verdon
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
13.38 km² overlap
Basses gorges du Verdon
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
12.76 km² overlap
La Durance
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
10.15 km² overlap
La Durance
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
10.15 km² overlap
Les eouvieres
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
7.96 km² overlap
la rabelle
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
7.11 km² overlap
Montagne de Malay
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
6.76 km² overlap
Aiguines (D\')
IUCN IVForest Managed Biological Reserve
5.92 km² overlap
Domaine de valx - felines
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
5.22 km² overlap
Grandes gorges du verdon
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
2.55 km² overlap
L'Asse
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
1.95 km² overlap
Castellane (De La)
IUCN IVForest Managed Biological Reserve
1.85 km² overlap
Entraunes
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.52 km² overlap
Catalany
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
0.47 km² overlap
Baie de coste belle
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
0.41 km² overlap
Sulagran
IUCN IVLand acquired by Conservatoire du Littoral (national seaside and lakeside conservancy)
0.36 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
11 472 distinct species · 1 269 691 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Verdon : 20 espèces + 9 bulles famille, 66 interactions GloBI documentées sur 4 types (connectance 16.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 9 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
8,9°C
Annual rain
899mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,10
Runoff
442mm/an
PET
786mm
AET
606mm
Mean slope
13,0°
Water table
518cm
Forest
59%
Crops
11%
Urban
0%
Protected
77%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)