HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #5080072150
Bassin de Tom Creek
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 : East Gippsland, Wellington
Sub-basin area
609,1km²
Upstream area
609,1km²
Discharge
1,42m³/s
Mean elev.
36m
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 502.1 km²82.4% of basin
- 107.3 km²17.6% of basin
30 intersecting protected areas
Gippsland Lakes
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
67.91 km² overlap
Blond Bay W.R.
IUCN VINatural Features Reserve
19.22 km² overlap
Moormurng F.F.R.
IUCN IaNature Conservation Reserve
9.45 km² overlap
Backwater Morass G.L.R.
IUCN VINatural Features Reserve
5.52 km² overlap
Victoria Lagoon G.L.R.
IUCN VINatural Features Reserve
4.38 km² overlap
Providence Ponds F.F.R.
IUCN IaNature Conservation Reserve
3.67 km² overlap
Heritage River
3.59 km² overlap
Red Morass G.L.R.
IUCN VINatural Features Reserve
2.95 km² overlap
Jones Bay G.L.R
IUCN VINatural Features Reserve
2.78 km² overlap
21 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Natural Features Reserve
2.62 km² overlap
Natural Features Reserve
2.35 km² overlap
Macleod Morass W.R.
IUCN VINatural Features Reserve
2.20 km² overlap
Raymond Island G.L.R.
IUCN VINatural Features Reserve
2.19 km² overlap
Blond Bay G.L.R.
IUCN VINatural Features Reserve
1.85 km² overlap
Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park
IUCN VIConservation Park
1.73 km² overlap
Meerlieu I15 B.R.
IUCN IVNatural Features Reserve
1.29 km² overlap
Unnamed P0190
IUCN IaPrivate Nature Reserve
1.13 km² overlap
Bengworden N.C.R.
IUCN IaNatural Features Reserve
1.07 km² overlap
Unnamed P0207
IUCN IaPrivate Nature Reserve
1.01 km² overlap
Wattle Point G.L.R.
IUCN VINatural Features Reserve
0.85 km² overlap
Hollands Landing G.L.R.
IUCN VINatural Features Reserve
0.69 km² overlap
Eagle Point G.L.R.
IUCN VINatural Features Reserve
0.58 km² overlap
Point Fullarton G.L.R.
IUCN VINatural Features Reserve
0.54 km² overlap
Natural Features Reserve
0.36 km² overlap
Unnamed P0191
IUCN IaPrivate Nature Reserve
0.31 km² overlap
The Billabong F.F.R.
IUCN IaNature Conservation Reserve
0.20 km² overlap
Natural Features Reserve
0.17 km² overlap
Saplings Morass F.F.R.
IUCN IaNature Conservation Reserve
0.10 km² overlap
Natural Features Reserve
0.08 km² overlap
Fernbank N.C.R.
IUCN IaNatural Features Reserve
0.02 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
1 759 distinct species · 74 389 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Tom Creek : 21 espèces reliées par 34 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 10.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 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°
14,0°C
Annual rain
688mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,39
Runoff
174mm/an
PET
1 126mm
AET
586mm
Mean slope
0,6°
Water table
58cm
Forest
22%
Crops
1%
Urban
0%
Protected
11%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)