Lac Saint-François
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1987
18 km²
Commune · CAN
Akwesasne (Partie)
Canada
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(79 %)
Species observed
897
Observations
35 569
Area
26,6km²
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).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Akwesasne (Partie) : 25 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 87 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 13.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
87
Connectance
0.138
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
897 distinct species · 35 569 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
7,4°C
Annual rain
1 014mm
Warmest m°
25,8°C
Coldest m°
-12,7°C
Elevation: 47 m on average (min 45 m, max 50 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
7,4°C
Annual rain
1 014mm
Warmest month
25,8°C
Coldest month
-12,7°C
Mean alt.
47m
Min
45m
Max
50m
Std. dev.
1m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(79 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
59,4g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
37,5%
Silt
34,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
98,6g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
34,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
55,7g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
37,8%
Silt
34,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
23,7g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
37,1%
Silt
33,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest51.5%
Crops10.0%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)36.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 3 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
6,4km
Lake surface here
1,13km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
780 144km²
Discharge in basins
1 175,4m³/s
Mean precip.
960mm/an
Mean T°
5,6°C
Moisture idx
0,12
Max snow
29%
Mean runoff
602mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
267m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Saint Regis Riversub-area2 219,5 km²overlap13.95 km²52%
- Bassin de Salmon Riversub-area1 065,3 km²overlap6.37 km²24%
- Bassin de Saint Lawrence River / Fleuve Saint-Laurentsub-area25 km²overlap2.53 km²10%
- Bassin de Saint Lawrence River / Fleuve Saint-Laurentsub-area143,4 km²overlap1.65 km²6%
- Bassin de Grays Creeksub-area45,4 km²overlap1.52 km²6%
- Bassin de Raquette Riversub-area8,5 km²overlap0.59 km²2%
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
- Ruisseau Bitternord 1len here3.80 km45%total8 km
- Rivière aux Saumonsord 4len here1.57 km4%total43 km
- Ruisseau Pikeord 2len here0.43 km5%total8 km
- Ruisseau Brunsonord 1len here0.36 km4%total10 km
- Saint Regis Riverord 5len here0.18 km0%total160 km
- Saint Lawrence River / Fleuve Saint-Laurentord 8len here0.03 km0%total55 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
1,1nW
Built-up
58,3%
Pesticides
30,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN VI · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN V · 1IUCN III · 1
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Franklin, NY
IUCN VReserve Program · 1998
14 km²
Lake Saint-François National Wildlife Area
IUCN IIINational Wildlife Area · 1978
13 km²
lac Saint-Francois (Pointe Fraser / Pointe Leblanc) Muskrat Habitat
IUCN VIMuskrat habitat · 2005
1 km²
île Dodens Heronry
IUCN VIHeronry · 2011
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN