Rivière· 112 segments
Piteälven
Crosses 6 administrative regions : Arjeplog, Arvidsjaur, Fauske, Piteå, Saltdal +1
Total length
372km
Max discharge
166,3m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
112
River geography6 admin regions · 0 communes
6 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
30 intersecting protected areas
Laponian Area
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
Udtja
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Udtja
IUCN IbNatura 2000 SCI
2001270 Udtja
IUCN IbNature Reserve
Junkerdal
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Junkerdal
IUCN IINational Park
Sulitelma
IUCN Not AssignedNatura 2000 SCI
Sulitelma
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Piteälven
IUCN Not AssignedNatura 2000 SCI
21 more protected areassorted by area
Piteälven
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
2001043 Tjeggelvas
IUCN IbNature Reserve
Tjeggelvas
IUCN IbNatura 2000 SCI
Tjeggelvas
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
2000860 Arvesjåkkå
IUCN IbNature Reserve
Piteälven
IUCN IVNature conservation agreement
Piteälven
IUCN IVNature conservation agreement
2014880 Paulajåkkå
IUCN IaNature Reserve
2060310 Hálka-Mårsom
IUCN IaNature Reserve
2001033 Storforsen
IUCN IIINature Reserve
2001282 Rackberget
IUCN Not AssignedNature Reserve
Storforsen
IUCN IIINatura 2000 SCI
Storforsen
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Floxen
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Floxen
IUCN Not AssignedNatura 2000 SCI
A389803
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
1073649054
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
1073649065
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
A505083
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
1073649064
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
1073680736
IUCN Not ApplicableVoluntary set-aside areas
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 112 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
289 distinct species · 474 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 51 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 Piteälven : 40 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 72 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 5.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 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
372km
Max discharge
166,3m³/s
Max Strahler
5
Segments matched
112
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.