Water Resources eAtlas
 

E21 Rhine-Maas
Watersheds of Europe

     

 

 

Land Cover and Use Variables
  
Percent Forest Cover: 6.8
Percent Grassland, Savanna and Shrubland: 1.4
Percent Wetlands: 1.0
Percent Cropland: 64.7
Percent Irrigated Cropland: 3.3
Percent Dryland Area: 0.0
Percent Urban and Industrial Area: 25.7
Percent Loss of Original Forest Cover: 71.1

 

 
 

Basin Indicators
  
Basin Area (sq. km.): 198,735
Average Population Density (people per sq. km.): 319
Number of Large Cities (>100,000 people): 27
Water Supply per Person (1995) (m3/person/year): 1,396
Degree of river fragmentation: Medium
Number of Dams (>15m high) in Basin: 29
Number of Dams (>150m high) in Basin: 0
Number of Dams (>60m high) under Construction: 0
Number of Dams (>15m high) on Main Stem of River: 9
Number of Dams (>150m high) on Main Stem of River: 0

 

 
 

Biodiversity Information and Indicators
  
Number of Fish Species: 60
Number of Fish Endemics: 0
Number of Amphibian Species: 21
Number of Ramsar Sites: 22
Number of Wetland-Dependent IBAs: 41
Number of Endemic Bird Areas: 0
Percent Protected Area: 18.0

 

International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR): http://www.iksr.org
Commission Internationale pour la Protection de la Meuse (CIPM): http://www.cipm-icbm.be
Rhine-Meuse Water Authority (France): http://www.eau-rhin-meuse.fr

 

 

 

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