Ruisseau· 4 segments
Schwalm
Crosses 3 administrative regions : Heinsberg, Mönchengladbach, Viersen
Total length
135km
Max discharge
2,5m³/s
Max Strahler
3
Segments matched
4
River geography3 admin regions · 0 communes
3 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- ViersenNordrhein-Westfalen · Germany5.8 kmin this dpt
- HeinsbergNordrhein-Westfalen · Germany3.7 kmin this dpt
- MönchengladbachNordrhein-Westfalen · Germany0.4 kmin this dpt
22 intersecting protected areas
Vogelschutzgebiet 'Schwalm-Nette-Platte mit Grenzwald u. Meinweg'
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
LSG-Schwalmplatte
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
Landscape Protection Area
Schwalm, Knippertzbach, Raderveekes u. Lüttelforster Bruch
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Nature Reserve
LSG-Schwalmniederung
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
LSG-Muehlenbachtal
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
Tantelbruch mit Elmpter Bachtal und Teilen der Schwalmaue
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Landscape Protection Area
13 more protected areassorted by area
LSG-Schwalmtal
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
Nature Reserve
NSG Tantelbruch
IUCN IVNature Reserve
LSG-Elmpter Bachtal
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
NSG Dilborner Benden
IUCN IVNature Reserve
LSG-Woltersheide
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
NSG Elmpter Bach
IUCN IVNature Reserve
LSG-Schwalmniederung
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
LSG-Genroher Graben
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
NSG Dielsbruch
IUCN IVNature Reserve
NSG Muehlenbachtal
IUCN IVNature Reserve
LSG-Luetterbach-Tal
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
LSG-Schwalmniederung
IUCN VLandscape Protection Area
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Species present
944 distinct species · 3 066 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 Schwalm : 25 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 132 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 16.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 16 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
135km
Max discharge
2,5m³/s
Max Strahler
3
Segments matched
4
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.