Carson-Iceberg
IUCN IbWilderness · 1984
644 km²
County · USA
Alpine
United States
DsbCold, dry summer, warm summer(79 %)
Species observed
3 655
Observations
188 235
Area
1 918,3km²
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).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Alpine : 29 espèces reliées par 76 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 9.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
41
Interactions affichées
76
Connectance
0.093
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
3 655 distinct species · 188 235 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
4,5°C
Annual rain
1 138mm
Warmest m°
24,0°C
Coldest m°
-9,4°C
Elevation: 2 363 m on average (min 1 459 m, max 3 258 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
4,5°C
Annual rain
1 138mm
Warmest month
24,0°C
Coldest month
-9,4°C
Mean alt.
2 363m
Min
1 459m
Max
3 258m
Std. dev.
324m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DsbCold, dry summer, 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
5,7
Org. C
45,2g/kg
Clay
8,0%
Sand
68,6%
Silt
23,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vaGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
71,8g/kg
Clay
8,0%
Sand
68,5%
Silt
23,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
39,9g/kg
Clay
8,0%
Sand
68,6%
Silt
23,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
23,7g/kg
Clay
8,1%
Sand
68,6%
Silt
23,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest37.5%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil11.6%
Other (grassland, water…)50.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 15 lakes · 32 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
372,0km
Lake surface here
8,42km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
3 300km²
Discharge in basins
20,1m³/s
Mean precip.
764mm/an
Mean T°
7,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,24
Max snow
37%
Mean runoff
345mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 925m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de East Fork Carson Riversub-area1 513,9 km²overlap887.80 km²46%
- Bassin de Stanislaus Riversub-area3 299,8 km²overlap339.47 km²18%
- Bassin de North Fork Mokelumne Riversub-area966,7 km²overlap334.69 km²17%
- Bassin de West Fork Carson Riversub-area390,7 km²overlap280.97 km²15%
- Bassin de South Fork American Riversub-area2 198,4 km²overlap50.43 km²3%
- Bassin de Trout Creeksub-area986,5 km²overlap17.53 km²1%
- Bassin de West Fork Walker Riversub-area2 257,6 km²overlap7.43 km²0%
Lakes (15, top by area)
- Spicer Meadow Reservoirarea4 km²avg depth59.6 m
- Twin Lakearea2,4 km²avg depth11.2 m
- Lac 1057771area0,8 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Lac 1057593area0,7 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 1057779area0,7 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Lac 1057728area0,7 km²avg depth7.1 m
- Lac 1057572area0,5 km²avg depth7.1 m
- Lac 1057487area0,5 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1057471area0,4 km²avg depth5.3 m
Rivers / streams (32, ord ≥ 4)
- East Fork Carson Riverord 4len here67.91 km61%total112 km
- West Fork Carson Riverord 4len here45.10 km67%total67 km
- North Fork Mokelumne Riverord 4len here37.74 km24%total156 km
- Silver King Creekord 2len here20.22 km100%total20 km
- Highland Creekord 2len here19.53 km46%total42 km
- Pleasant Valley Creekord 2len here15.38 km100%total15 km
- Wolf Creekord 2len here13.76 km100%total14 km
- Musser and Jarvis Creekord 1len here12.70 km100%total13 km
- Noble Creekord 2len here12.58 km100%total13 km
- Clark Forkord 2len here12.26 km67%total18 km
- Indian Creekord 2len here12.18 km58%total21 km
- Grouse Creekord 1len here11.67 km74%total16 km
20 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Middle Creekord 4len here10.27 km58%total18 km
- North Fork Stanislaus Riverord 5len here9.41 km14%total68 km
- Mountaineer Creekord 1len here8.27 km100%total8 km
- Deer Creekord 3len here6.36 km4%total154 km
- Monitor Creekord 1len here5.80 km100%total6 km
- Bryant Creekord 2len here5.25 km26%total20 km
- Arnot Creekord 1len here4.97 km100%total5 km
- Duck Creekord 3len here4.40 km12%total37 km
- Markleeville Creekord 2len here4.33 km100%total4 km
- Pacific Creekord 1len here4.03 km100%total4 km
- Cache Creekord 4len here3.94 km2%total194 km
- Disaster Creekord 1len here3.91 km100%total4 km
- Luther Creekord 1len here3.82 km55%total7 km
- Woods Creekord 3len here3.51 km8%total42 km
- Meadow Creekord 1len here3.41 km100%total3 km
- Bloods Creekord 2len here3.37 km28%total12 km
- Caples Creekord 3len here3.32 km13%total26 km
- Raymond Meadows Creekord 1len here1.47 km100%total1 km
- Murray Canyon Creekord 1len here0.91 km100%total1 km
- Middle Fork Stanislaus Riverord 4len here0.24 km0%total98 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
1,6%
Pesticides
1,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas14
IUCN V · 8IUCN Ib · 4IUCN Ia · 1IUCN Not Assigned · 1
Mokelumne
IUCN IbWilderness · 1964
422 km²
Slinkard / Little Antelope
IUCN VWildlife Area · 1979
47 km²
Slinkard
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1979
26 km²
Hope Valley
IUCN VWildlife Area · 1989
12 km²
Heenan Lake
IUCN VWildlife Area · 1983
7 km²
Complete list14 protected areas
- Carson-IcebergWildernessIUCN Ib1984644 km²
- MokelumneWildernessIUCN Ib1964422 km²
- Slinkard / Little AntelopeWildlife AreaIUCN V197947 km²
- SlinkardWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib197926 km²
- Hope ValleyWildlife AreaIUCN V198912 km²
- Heenan LakeWildlife AreaIUCN V19837 km²
- Hope Valley Reservoir Site No. 41 Water Reserve WithdrawalReservoirIUCN V18945 km²
- Snow CanyonResearch Natural AreaIUCN Ia19994 km²
- Red LakeWildlife AreaIUCN V19883 km²
- Carson-IcebergWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib19792 km²
- Fay CanyonWildlife AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Indian Pool Reservoir Site No. 17 Water Reserve WithdrawalReservoirIUCN V18941 km²
- Silver King Valley Reservoir Site No. 19 Water Reserve WithdrawalReservoirIUCN V18940 km²
- Sorensen'sConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN