Ruisseau· 15 segments
L'Orbe
Crosses 4 administrative regions : Doubs, Jura, Jura-North Vaudois, Nyon
Total length
65km
Max discharge
14,3m³/s
Max Strahler
3
Segments matched
15
River geography4 admin regions · 3 communes
4 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- Jura-North VaudoisVaud · Switzerland39.5 kmin this dpt
- JuraBourgogne-Franche-Comté · France8.0 kmin this dpt
- NyonVaud · Switzerland0.0 kmin this dpt
- DoubsBourgogne-Franche-Comté · France0.0 kmin this dpt
3 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- Bois-d'Amont4.98 km
- Les Rousses3.06 km
- Rochejean0.00 km
30 intersecting protected areas
Haut-Jura
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Massif du Mont-d'Or, du Noirmont et du Risol
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Massif du Mont-d'Or, du Noirmont et du Risol
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Biotope Protection Order
Le Noirmont
IUCN IVFederal Hunting Reserves
Massif du Risoux
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Massif du Risoux
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Vallée de Joux
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
21 more protected areassorted by area
Vallée de Joux
IUCN Not AssignedEmerald Sites
Vallée de l'Orbe
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Vallée de l'Orbe
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Réserve forestière de la Roche des arcs
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves
Réserve forestière mixte des Gorges de l'Orbe
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves
Réserve forestière mixte des Gorges de l'Orbe
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves
Le Brassus
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Fenlands of National Importance
Sagnes de la Burtignière
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Alluvial Zones of National Importance
Les Loges
IUCN Not AssignedPrivate Nature Reserves
La Burtignière
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Fenlands of National Importance
Réserve forestière mixte de la Vallée de Joux
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves
Chez le Poisson
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Fenlands of National Importance
Pré Rodet
IUCN Not AssignedPrivate Nature Reserves
Réserve forestière mixte de la Vallée de Joux
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves
Pontet
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Fenlands of National Importance
Grands Crosets Dessous
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance
Sagnes de la Burtignière
IUCN IaFederal Inventory of Raised and Transitional Mires of National Importance
Sagne de Pré Rodet
IUCN IaFederal Inventory of Raised and Transitional Mires of National Importance
Les Sagnes du Sentier
IUCN Not AssignedPrivate Nature Reserves
Réserve forestière de la Roche des arcs
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves
Pièce aux Reymond
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National Importance
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Species present
1 974 distinct species · 33 262 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 L'Orbe : 25 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 84 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 11.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
65km
Max discharge
14,3m³/s
Max Strahler
3
Segments matched
15
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.