Rivière· 24 segments
Molenbeek
Crosses 7 administrative regions : Antwerpen, Brabant Wallon, Bruxelles, Hainaut, Limburg +2
Total length
373km
Max discharge
148m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
24
River geography7 admin regions · 0 communes
7 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- Oost-VlaanderenVlaanderen · Belgium56.6 kmin this dpt
- Vlaams BrabantVlaanderen · Belgium24.0 kmin this dpt
- LimburgVlaanderen · Belgium18.1 kmin this dpt
- AntwerpenVlaanderen · Belgium12.6 kmin this dpt
- BruxellesBruxelles · Belgium0.8 kmin this dpt
- Brabant WallonWallonie · Belgium0.0 kmin this dpt
- HainautWallonie · Belgium0.0 kmin this dpt
30 intersecting protected areas
Schelde- en Durmeëstuarium van de Nederlandse grens tot Gent
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Bossen van de Vlaamse Ardennen en andere Zuidvlaamse bossen
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Bos- en heidegebieden ten oosten van Antwerpen
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Durme en Middenloop van de Schelde
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Bossen en kalkgraslanden van Haspengouw
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Valleien van de Winge en de Motte met valleihellingen
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Hallerbos en nabije boscomplexen met brongebieden en heiden
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
De Vallei van de Dender en de Mark
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
21 more protected areassorted by area
Flemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
Valleigebied tussen Melsbroek, Kampenhout, Kortemberg en Veltem
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
De Vlaamse Ardennen van Kluisberg tot Koppenberg
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
355 Omgeving Vliegveld Malle
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
Het Hallerbos en omgeving
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
Het Torfbroek-Silsombos-Kastanjebos
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
De Bronbossen en bovenlopen van de Vlaamse Ardennen
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
Jekervallei en bovenloop van de Demervallei
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
De Vallei van de Molenbeek en Tappelbeek
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
De Kleine Netevallei ten noorden van Lier
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
De Midden- en Benedenloop van de Zwalm
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
De Bovenloop Demer en Winterbeek
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
Het Zoerselbos
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-18-0028 type 3
IUCN IVNature management plan type 3 (Flemish Region)
De Vallei van de Bovenschelde Zuid
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
NBP-AN-19-0122
IUCN VINature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region)
NBP-AN-22-0008 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
De Vallei van de Zuunbeek en zijlopen
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
NBP-LI-21-0108 type 2
IUCN VINature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region)
De Valleien van de Molenbeken (Lede)
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
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Species present
2 203 distinct species · 90 267 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 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 Molenbeek : 35 espèces + 6 bulles famille, 84 interactions GloBI documentées sur 5 types (connectance 10.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 6 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).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
373km
Max discharge
148,0m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
24
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.