HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080581780
Bassin du Grand Hers
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 : Ariège, Aude, Haute-Garonne
Sub-basin area
1 389,7km²
Upstream area
1 389,9km²
Discharge
14,55m³/s
Mean elev.
531m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 0 basins
Source / headwater (no upstream basin)
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 881.7 km²63.3% of basin
- 477.1 km²34.3% of basin
- 33.4 km²2.4% of basin
154 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Montferrier51.85 km²98% commune
- Mirepoix47.95 km²100% commune
- Mazères43.75 km²100% commune
- Belpech43.54 km²100% commune
- Dun41.58 km²100% commune
- Montségur36.90 km²99% commune
- Puivert35.89 km²82% commune
- Fougax-et-Barrineuf30.35 km²98% commune
- Prades25.96 km²91% commune
- Calmont25.61 km²63% commune
- Bélesta25.30 km²94% commune
- Montaut23.54 km²66% commune
- Lapenne21.59 km²100% commune
- Rivel20.61 km²86% commune
- Molandier20.30 km²97% commune
- Saint-Benoît20.15 km²92% commune
- Ventenac18.85 km²94% commune
- Montbel17.26 km²100% commune
- Lesparrou16.67 km²100% commune
- Chalabre15.69 km²100% commune
- Manses15.50 km²100% commune
- Bénaix15.01 km²100% commune
- Montjardin14.69 km²100% commune
- Laroque-d'Olmes14.42 km²100% commune
- Les Pujols14.14 km²100% commune
- Sonnac-sur-l'Hers13.72 km²100% commune
- Plaigne13.53 km²100% commune
- Cazalrenoux13.21 km²100% commune
- Lavelanet12.94 km²100% commune
- Lafage12.92 km²100% commune
- La Bastide-de-Bousignac12.68 km²100% commune
- Villefort12.62 km²100% commune
- Plavilla12.46 km²100% commune
- Lagarde12.42 km²100% commune
- Limbrassac12.39 km²100% commune
- Léran12.35 km²100% commune
- Freychenet12.20 km²49% commune
- Saint-Gaudéric11.99 km²100% commune
- Comus11.80 km²81% commune
- Gaja-la-Selve11.53 km²97% commune
- Saint-Julien-de-Briola11.15 km²100% commune
- Sainte-Colombe-sur-l'Hers11.06 km²100% commune
- Gaudiès10.69 km²100% commune
- Ribouisse10.63 km²100% commune
- Orsans10.46 km²100% commune
- Saint-Félix-de-Tournegat10.45 km²100% commune
- Belvis10.35 km²43% commune
- Camon10.24 km²100% commune
- Carla-de-Roquefort9.78 km²100% commune
- Sautel9.52 km²100% commune
- Belloc9.35 km²100% commune
- Le Carlaret9.10 km²100% commune
- Montaillou9.04 km²99% commune
- Corbières8.84 km²100% commune
- Ségura8.79 km²98% commune
- Teilhet8.71 km²100% commune
- Generville8.60 km²81% commune
- Arvigna8.60 km²100% commune
- Saint-Quentin-la-Tour8.57 km²100% commune
- Troye-d'Ariège8.46 km²100% commune
- Besset8.31 km²100% commune
- Nébias7.88 km²62% commune
- Coussa7.50 km²100% commune
- Courtauly7.45 km²92% commune
- Dreuilhe7.35 km²100% commune
- La Tour-du-Crieu7.31 km²70% commune
- Caudeval7.20 km²100% commune
- Roumengoux6.81 km²100% commune
- Tréziers6.73 km²100% commune
- Peyrefitte-du-Razès6.72 km²96% commune
- Lieurac6.71 km²100% commune
- Roquefixade6.71 km²53% commune
- Malléon6.59 km²100% commune
- Pech-Luna6.53 km²100% commune
- Ilhat6.53 km²100% commune
- Seignalens6.50 km²100% commune
- Le Peyrat6.42 km²100% commune
- L'Aiguillon6.33 km²100% commune
- Villeneuve-d'Olmes6.32 km²100% commune
- Pécharic-et-le-Py6.27 km²100% commune
- La Bastide-de-Lordat6.25 km²100% commune
- Verniolle6.22 km²53% commune
- Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou6.15 km²100% commune
- Saint-Sernin6.06 km²95% commune
- Rieucros5.87 km²100% commune
- Roquefort-les-Cascades5.86 km²84% commune
- Villautou5.80 km²100% commune
- Malegoude5.79 km²100% commune
- Fanjeaux5.70 km²23% commune
- Cintegabelle5.47 km²10% commune
- Tourtrol5.45 km²100% commune
- Aigues-Vives5.25 km²100% commune
- Péreille5.24 km²100% commune
- Vira4.97 km²100% commune
- Saint-Amadou4.78 km²100% commune
- Lignairolles4.77 km²64% commune
- Gueytes-et-Labastide4.77 km²93% commune
- Saint-Félix-de-Rieutord4.70 km²73% commune
- Mézerville4.61 km²59% commune
- Cazals-des-Baylès4.60 km²100% commune
- La Bastide-sur-l'Hers4.57 km²100% commune
- Camurac4.45 km²39% commune
- Saint-Jean-d'Aigues-Vives4.44 km²100% commune
- Calzan4.20 km²100% commune
- La Cassaigne4.19 km²34% commune
- Coutens4.16 km²100% commune
- Belcaire4.14 km²13% commune
- Viviès4.08 km²100% commune
- Vals3.92 km²100% commune
- Hounoux3.84 km²48% commune
- Trémoulet3.78 km²100% commune
- Pamiers3.61 km²8% commune
- Saverdun3.55 km²6% commune
- Les Issards3.42 km²100% commune
- Pradettes3.40 km²100% commune
- Raissac3.30 km²100% commune
- Esclagne3.30 km²100% commune
- Cahuzac3.14 km²100% commune
- Tabre2.98 km²100% commune
- Moulin-Neuf2.94 km²100% commune
- Villeneuve-du-Paréage2.90 km²26% commune
- Mayreville2.87 km²34% commune
- Saint-Amans2.56 km²28% commune
- Sainte-Foi2.42 km²100% commune
- Nalzen2.30 km²43% commune
- Lordat2.13 km²27% commune
- La Louvière-Lauragais2.09 km²36% commune
- Aignes1.95 km²9% commune
- Régat1.93 km²100% commune
- Ludiès1.70 km²100% commune
- Pomy1.35 km²24% commune
- Fenouillet-du-Razès1.09 km²15% commune
- Coudons1.09 km²11% commune
- Escueillens-et-Saint-Just-de-Bél1.01 km²9% commune
- Fonters-du-Razès0.94 km²7% commune
- Sorgeat0.76 km²4% commune
- Peyrefitte-sur-l'Hers0.63 km²9% commune
- Leychert0.50 km²8% commune
- La Bezole0.38 km²6% commune
- Gibel0.36 km²2% commune
- Bestiac0.28 km²5% commune
- Espezel0.18 km²1% commune
- Festes-et-Saint-André0.16 km²1% commune
- Mérial0.13 km²1% commune
- Gudas0.13 km²1% commune
- Cazenave-Serres-et-Allens0.08 km²1% commune
- Monthaut0.06 km²1% commune
- Varilhes0.02 km²0% commune
- Fajac-la-Relenque0.01 km²0% commune
- Caychax0.01 km²0% commune
- Appy0.01 km²0% commune
- Sainte-Camelle0.00 km²0% commune
- Laurac0.00 km²0% commune
- Senconac0.00 km²0% commune
14 intersecting protected areas
Gorges de la Frau et Bélesta
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
116.21 km² overlap
Piège et collines du Lauragais
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
114.13 km² overlap
Pays de Sault
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
77.80 km² overlap
Garonne, Ariège, Hers, Salat, Pique et Neste
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
10.33 km² overlap
Massif De Saint-Barthélémy
IUCN IVRegional Nature Reserve
4.35 km² overlap
Gorges De La Frau
IUCN IaForest Integral Biological Reserve
2.56 km² overlap
Bassin du Rebenty
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.53 km² overlap
Gorges De Péreille
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
0.40 km² overlap
Biotope Protection Order
0.37 km² overlap
5 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Pechs de Foix, Soula et Roquefixade, grotte de l'Herm
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.31 km² overlap
condomine
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.10 km² overlap
prairie du pesquie
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.08 km² overlap
cascade de la turasse
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.03 km² overlap
breilh de rieucros
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.02 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
8 257 distinct species · 272 165 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 du Grand Hers : 27 espèces + 7 bulles famille, 72 interactions GloBI documentées sur 5 types (connectance 12.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 7 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°
11,6°C
Annual rain
819mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,10
Runoff
358mm/an
PET
906mm
AET
663mm
Mean slope
8,2°
Water table
395cm
Forest
56%
Crops
38%
Urban
1%
Protected
0%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)