Ruisseau· 7 segments

Wurm

Crosses 3 administrative regions : Heinsberg, Kerkrade, Städteregion Aachen

ruisseau

Total length

53km

Max discharge

4,3m³/s

Max Strahler

Segments matched

River geography3 admin regions · 0 communes

Parent watershed

hybas-20803996502355 km²

3 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)

Heinsberg
Nordrhein-Westfalen · Germany
17.8 km
in this dpt
Städteregion Aachen
Nordrhein-Westfalen · Germany
13.6 km
in this dpt
Kerkrade
Limburg · Netherlands
0.0 km
in this dpt

29 intersecting protected areas

NNN-LI
IUCN Not Assigned
Nature Reserves owned by professional nature management organizations
LSG-Aachen
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Baaler Riedelland
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Wurmtal mit Tal des Beeckfliess, Immendorfer Fliess,Gereonsweiler Fliess und Koetteler Schar sowie Leerodter Wald und Hover Busch
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Obere Rurniederung
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Offenland und Ortsrandlagen im Wassenberger Riedelland
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Wurmtal und Seitentaeler
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Untere Rurniederung
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
NSG Wurmtal suedlich Herzogenrath, einschliesslich Meisbach, Wuerselen
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve

20 more protected areassorted by area

LSG-Wurmniederung
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
Wurmtal südlich Herzogenrath
IUCN Not Reported
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
LSG-Teichbachaue
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Unteres Broichbachtal
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
NSG Obere Ruraue
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
NSG Untere Ruraue
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
LSG-Wurmniederung
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
NSG Schaagbachtal
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
LSG-Haarenheidchen/Kaisersruh
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Abgrabungsgewaesser
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Wurmtal suedlich Herzogenrath
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Kaphof
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Merkstein-Ritzerfeld
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
NSG Unteres Broichbachtal suedlich Noppenberg
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
NSG Ehemalige Braunkohlentagebau bzw. ehemalige Deponie Maria-Theresia westlich Herzogenrath
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
NSG Teichbachaue Himmericher Bruch
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve
LSG-Muellendorfer Bruch Nord
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Muellendorfer Bruch Sued
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
LSG-Tripser Wald
IUCN V
Landscape Protection Area
NSG Industriebrache Morsbacher Heide, Wuerselen
IUCN IV
Nature Reserve

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Species present

1 874 distinct species · 21 118 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Ecological tissue

Sample of 41 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 Wurm : 33 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 90 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 10.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées

Interactions affichées

Connectance

0.104

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)