Rivière· 25 segments

Oste

Crosses 4 administrative regions : Cuxhaven, Harburg, Rotenburg (Wümme), Stade

rivière

Total length

158km

Max discharge

24,9m³/s

Max Strahler

Segments matched

River geography4 admin regions · 0 communes

Parent watershed

hybas-20800240801805 km²

4 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)

Rotenburg (Wümme)
Niedersachsen · Germany
60.3 km
in this dpt
Cuxhaven
Niedersachsen · Germany
12.4 km
in this dpt
Harburg
Niedersachsen · Germany
9.1 km
in this dpt
Stade
Niedersachsen · Germany
6.8 km
in this dpt

21 intersecting protected areas

Unterelbe
IUCN Not Reported
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Wümmeniederung
IUCN Not Reported
Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
Oste mit Nebenbächen
IUCN Not Reported
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Ostetal mit Nebenbächen
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
Moore bei Sittensen
IUCN Not Reported
Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Untere Bade und Geest
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
Obere Wümmeniederung
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
Huvenhoopsmoor
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
Ostetal
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area

12 more protected areassorted by area

Beverniederung
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
Tister Bauernmoor
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
Untere Oste
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
Osteschleifen
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
Huvenhoopssee, Huvenhoopsmoor
IUCN Not Reported
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Osteschleifen zwischen Kranenburg und Nieder-Ochtenhausen
IUCN Not Reported
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Kauers Wittmoor
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
Kauers Wittmoor
IUCN Not Reported
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Aue und Ramme
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
Gut und Forst Burg-Sittensen
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
Magerweide südöstlich Volkensen
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
Erbbegräbnisstätte
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area

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Species present

566 distinct species · 1 300 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Ecological tissue

Sample of 28 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).

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie

RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation

StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie

RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation

StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

Indicateurs du tissu écologique

Tissu écologique de Oste : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 79 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 19.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées

Interactions affichées

Connectance

0.195

Patrimoniales

Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)