HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080581850
Bassin de l'Ariège
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 : Ariège, Haute-Garonne
Sub-basin area
783,2km²
Upstream area
1 856,2km²
Discharge
17,11m³/s
Mean elev.
653m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de Vicdessos356 km²
- Bassin de Ruisseau de Medas33 km²
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 770.6 km²98.2% of basin
- 14.0 km²1.8% of basin
100 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Saverdun58.40 km²94% commune
- Saurat44.10 km²99% commune
- Pamiers43.52 km²92% commune
- Rabat-les-Trois-Seigneurs26.66 km²98% commune
- Brassac24.63 km²100% commune
- Le Bosc23.83 km²95% commune
- Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat22.55 km²100% commune
- Foix20.20 km²100% commune
- Ganac19.78 km²100% commune
- Serres-sur-Arget17.70 km²100% commune
- Gourbit17.62 km²97% commune
- Mercus-Garrabet15.44 km²100% commune
- L'Herm14.94 km²100% commune
- Cazenave-Serres-et-Allens14.93 km²91% commune
- Escosse14.61 km²100% commune
- Montoulieu14.27 km²100% commune
- Saint-Jean-de-Verges12.89 km²100% commune
- Freychenet12.74 km²51% commune
- Montaut12.03 km²34% commune
- Saint-Victor-Rouzaud12.01 km²99% commune
- Varilhes11.72 km²100% commune
- Soula11.53 km²100% commune
- Gudas10.70 km²99% commune
- Crampagna10.18 km²100% commune
- Bonnac10.06 km²100% commune
- Celles10.03 km²100% commune
- Madière9.98 km²99% commune
- Cintegabelle9.00 km²17% commune
- Vernajoul8.98 km²100% commune
- Loubens8.97 km²77% commune
- Arignac8.61 km²100% commune
- Villeneuve-du-Paréage8.37 km²74% commune
- Montgaillard8.23 km²100% commune
- Bézac8.11 km²100% commune
- Arnave8.09 km²97% commune
- Rieux-de-Pelleport8.03 km²100% commune
- Unzent8.01 km²100% commune
- Prayols7.71 km²100% commune
- Dalou7.66 km²100% commune
- Artix7.53 km²97% commune
- Brie7.40 km²98% commune
- Montégut-Plantaurel7.23 km²37% commune
- Bédeilhac-et-Aynat6.90 km²100% commune
- Tarascon-sur-Ariège6.88 km²76% commune
- Cos6.80 km²100% commune
- Baulou6.52 km²44% commune
- Pradières6.33 km²100% commune
- Roquefixade5.99 km²47% commune
- Leychert5.55 km²92% commune
- Verniolle5.45 km²47% commune
- Saint-Martin-de-Caralp5.38 km²59% commune
- Le Vernet5.14 km²100% commune
- Lescousse5.07 km²59% commune
- Calmont4.98 km²12% commune
- Esplas4.76 km²63% commune
- Burret4.66 km²97% commune
- Saint-Bauzeil4.14 km²100% commune
- Arabaux4.13 km²100% commune
- Génat3.99 km²49% commune
- Saint-Jean-du-Falga3.96 km²100% commune
- Ferrières-sur-Ariège3.33 km²100% commune
- Benagues3.20 km²100% commune
- La Tour-du-Crieu3.18 km²30% commune
- Nalzen3.03 km²57% commune
- Bénac2.88 km²100% commune
- Saint-Michel2.86 km²50% commune
- Bompas2.81 km²100% commune
- Loubières2.69 km²100% commune
- Saint-Amans2.68 km²100% commune
- Saint-Pierre-de-Rivière2.42 km²100% commune
- Surba2.33 km²100% commune
- Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains2.12 km²17% commune
- Saint-Félix-de-Rieutord1.77 km²27% commune
- Quié1.49 km²66% commune
- Alzen1.49 km²8% commune
- Justiniac1.45 km²33% commune
- Canté1.43 km²14% commune
- Ventenac1.23 km²6% commune
- Roquefort-les-Cascades1.13 km²16% commune
- Durfort0.99 km²9% commune
- Saint-Martin-d'Oydes0.78 km²6% commune
- Monesple0.62 km²11% commune
- Suc-et-Sentenac0.60 km²2% commune
- Montferrier0.49 km²1% commune
- Massat0.42 km²1% commune
- Orus0.26 km²3% commune
- Lapège0.21 km²2% commune
- Mazères0.20 km²0% commune
- Ségura0.18 km²2% commune
- Cazaux0.18 km²3% commune
- Boussenac0.17 km²1% commune
- Montagagne0.13 km²2% commune
- Verdun0.08 km²1% commune
- Pailhès0.07 km²0% commune
- Carla-de-Roquefort0.03 km²0% commune
- Coussa0.02 km²0% commune
- Marliac0.01 km²0% commune
- Cadarcet0.01 km²0% commune
- Ussat0.01 km²0% commune
- Illier-et-Laramade0.00 km²0% commune
12 intersecting protected areas
Pyrénées Ariégeoises
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
283.42 km² overlap
Pechs de Foix, Soula et Roquefixade, grotte de l'Herm
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
21.75 km² overlap
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
5.11 km² overlap
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)
5.11 km² overlap
Garonne, Ariège, Hers, Salat, Pique et Neste
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
3.65 km² overlap
Cours De L\'Ariège
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
1.59 km² overlap
Roc De Sédour
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
1.15 km² overlap
Biotope Protection Order
0.21 km² overlap
Biotope Protection Order
0.18 km² overlap
3 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Biotope Protection Order
0.06 km² overlap
la plano
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.00 km² overlap
Grotte De L\'Herm
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
0.00 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
6 448 distinct species · 166 208 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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'Ariège : 29 espèces + 7 bulles famille, 80 interactions GloBI documentées sur 4 types (connectance 12.7%, 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°
10,9°C
Annual rain
850mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,05
Runoff
311mm/an
PET
886mm
AET
667mm
Mean slope
11,2°
Water table
489cm
Forest
57%
Crops
28%
Urban
5%
Protected
36%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)