Rivière· 32 segments
River Wear
Crosses 3 administrative regions : County Durham, NA
Total length
111km
Max discharge
21,2m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
32
River geography3 admin regions · 0 communes
3 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- County DurhamEngland · United Kingdom86.2 kmin this dpt
- NAEngland · United Kingdom12.2 kmin this dpt
- NAEngland · United Kingdom0.0 kmin this dpt
28 intersecting protected areas
North Pennines
IUCN VArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
North Pennine Moors
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
North Pennine Moors
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Northumbria Coast
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Northumbria Coast
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Northumbria Coast
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)
Durham Coast
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
19 more protected areassorted by area
Fairy Holes Cave
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Waldridge Fell
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Daisy Hill
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve
Hylton Dene
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve
Witton-le-Wear
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Brasside Pond
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Moorhouse Woods
IUCN VNature Reserve
Pelaw Woods
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve
Slit Woods
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Low Newton Junction
IUCN IVLocal Nature Reserve
Westernhope Burn Wood
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Butterby Oxbow
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Rogerley Quarry
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
West Rigg Open Cutting
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Wear River Bank
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
South Hylton Pasture
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Greenfoot Quarry
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
Hylton Castle Cutting
IUCN IVSite of Special Scientific Interest
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 32 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
845 distinct species · 18 813 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 River Wear : 26 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 94 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 14.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 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
111km
Max discharge
21,2m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
32
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.