HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #6080002940
Bassin · #6080002940
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 : Carirubana, Falcón, Los Tanques
Sub-basin area
355km²
Upstream area
355,1km²
Discharge
0,22m³/s
Mean elev.
36m
Administrative coverage
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 140.3 km²39.7% of basin
- CarirubanaFalcón · Venezuela134.9 km²38.1% of basin
- Los TanquesFalcón · Venezuela78.4 km²22.2% of basin
3 intersecting protected areas
Tourist Interest Area (ZIT)
353.52 km² overlap
Montecano
IUCN IIINatural Monument (MN)
0.45 km² overlap
Cuevas de Paraguaná
IUCN IIIWildlife Sanctuary (SFS)
0.18 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
72 distinct species · 288 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 · #6080002940 : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.9%, 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°
27,9°C
Annual rain
390mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,76
Runoff
42mm/an
PET
1 616mm
AET
328mm
Mean slope
0,3°
Water table
92cm
Forest
0%
Crops
0%
Urban
14%
Protected
0%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)