Rivière· 11 segments
Schelde
Crosses 2 administrative regions : Antwerpen, Oost-Vlaanderen
Total length
126km
Max discharge
262,5m³/s
Max Strahler
6
Segments matched
11
River geography2 admin regions · 0 communes
2 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- Oost-VlaanderenVlaanderen · Belgium27.4 kmin this dpt
- AntwerpenVlaanderen · Belgium9.4 kmin this dpt
30 intersecting protected areas
Schelde- en Durmeëstuarium van de Nederlandse grens tot Gent
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Durme en Middenloop van de Schelde
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
De Vallei van de Boven Zeeschelde van de Dender- tot de Rupelmonding
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
Flemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
De Slikken en schorren langsheen de Schelde
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
De Vallei van de Durme
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
Polders van Kruibeke
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
Extended forest management plan (Flemish Region)
De Damvallei
IUCN Not AssignedFlemish Ecological Network (Flemish Region)
21 more protected areassorted by area
NBP-AN-20-0033 type 2
IUCN VINature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region)
Berlare Broek - Donkmeer
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-20-0149 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-18-0014 type 3
IUCN IVNature management plan type 3 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-20-159 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-18-0014 type 2
IUCN VINature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-23-0107 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
NBP-AN-22-0221 type 2
IUCN VINature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region)
NBP/OV/20/0232 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-21-0304 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
V-005 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
NBP-AN-22-0137 type 2
IUCN VINature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region)
V-011 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-20-0005G type 2
IUCN VINature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-21-0217 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
NBP-AN-20-0153 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-21-0307 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
NBP-AN-19-0007
IUCN VINature management plan type 2 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-20-159 type 3
IUCN IVNature management plan type 3 (Flemish Region)
NBP-OV-20-0142 type 3
IUCN IVNature management plan type 3 (Flemish Region)
NBP-AN-22-0143 type 4
IUCN IVNature management plan type 4 (Flemish Region)
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 11 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
1 820 distinct species · 67 549 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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 Schelde : 25 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 104 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 15.6%, 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
126km
Max discharge
262,5m³/s
Max Strahler
6
Segments matched
11
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.