Water Supply Lands
IUCN VWatershed Protection Area
11 km²
County · USA
Androscoggin
United States
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 427
Observations
287 749
Area
1 287,8km²
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 Androscoggin : 26 espèces reliées par 72 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
72
Connectance
0.114
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
2 427 distinct species · 287 749 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
7,4°C
Annual rain
1 288mm
Warmest m°
25,4°C
Coldest m°
-11,7°C
Elevation: 105 m on average (min 38 m, max 264 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
7,4°C
Annual rain
1 288mm
Warmest month
25,4°C
Coldest month
-11,7°C
Mean alt.
105m
Min
38m
Max
264m
Std. dev.
35m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
70,6g/kg
Clay
14,0%
Sand
46,6%
Silt
39,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
148,4g/kg
Clay
14,0%
Sand
46,6%
Silt
39,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
41,2g/kg
Clay
13,8%
Sand
46,5%
Silt
39,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
22,2g/kg
Clay
14,3%
Sand
46,6%
Silt
39,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest63.8%
Crops5.3%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)29.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 27 lakes · 24 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
311,4km
Lake surface here
52,77km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
15 302km²
Discharge in basins
454,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 139mm/an
Mean T°
6,6°C
Moisture idx
0,23
Max snow
32%
Mean runoff
885mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
148m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Androscoggin Riversub-area708,7 km²overlap355.53 km²28%
- Bassin de Little Androscoggin Riversub-area920,6 km²overlap279.84 km²22%
- Bassin de Androscoggin Riversub-area209,3 km²overlap207.40 km²16%
- Bassin de Androscoggin Riversub-area1 679,4 km²overlap194.28 km²15%
- Bassin de Martin Streamsub-area462,9 km²overlap145.72 km²11%
- Bassin de Royal Riversub-area373,4 km²overlap72.79 km²6%
- Bassin de Kennebec Riversub-area1 900,4 km²overlap31.64 km²2%
- Bassin de Sandy Riversub-area1 545,5 km²overlap0.34 km²0%
- Bassin de Crooked Riversub-area1 700,9 km²overlap0.28 km²0%
Lakes (27, top by area)
- The Heatharea16,9 km²avg depth18.5 m
- Androscoggin Lakearea15,7 km²avg depth11.5 m
- Gulf Island Pondarea10,9 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lake Auburnarea8,9 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Custer Pondarea7,7 km²avg depth12.2 m
- Lower Range Pondarea3,4 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Tripp Pondarea2,8 km²avg depth6.4 m
- Taylor Pondarea2,4 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Bear Pondarea1,6 km²avg depth7.4 m
18 more lakes
- Lac 1045136area0,7 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Lac 1045664area0,7 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1045297area0,6 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lac 1045972area0,6 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Lac 1045109area0,6 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lac 1046871area0,6 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 1046464area0,5 km²avg depth6.2 m
- Lac 1046118area0,4 km²avg depth6.9 m
- Lac 1044995area0,4 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 1046204area0,3 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1046492area0,2 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1046774area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1045785area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1046547area0,2 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1046797area0,1 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1046368area0,1 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1046100area0,1 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1045247area0,1 km²avg depth4.3 m
Rivers / streams (24, ord ≥ 4)
- Androscoggin Riverord 6len here137.06 km30%total459 km
- Little Androscoggin Riverord 4len here27.42 km28%total99 km
- Sabattus Riverord 3len here27.23 km100%total27 km
- Bog Brookord 5len here14.61 km23%total65 km
- Morgan Brookord 4len here14.40 km100%total14 km
- Dead Riverord 5len here10.88 km8%total128 km
- Lapham Brookord 1len here10.34 km100%total10 km
- Martin Streamord 2len here9.84 km18%total53 km
- Hooper Brookord 2len here8.90 km100%total9 km
- Royal Riverord 4len here6.44 km14%total46 km
- Worthley Brookord 1len here6.02 km100%total6 km
- Bobbin Mill Brookord 2len here5.82 km100%total6 km
12 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Jack Streamord 1len here5.73 km46%total13 km
- Little Riverord 5len here4.89 km38%total13 km
- Jepson Brookord 5len here4.37 km100%total4 km
- Chandler Brookord 4len here3.61 km20%total18 km
- East Branch Chandler Brookord 2len here2.99 km22%total14 km
- Cross Canalord 5len here2.53 km100%total3 km
- Runaround Brookord 2len here2.00 km87%total2 km
- Libby Brookord 2len here1.89 km42%total5 km
- Leavitt Brookord 1len here1.78 km100%total2 km
- Meadow Brookord 1len here1.19 km71%total2 km
- Gardner Brookord 1len here1.03 km7%total14 km
- Middle Branch Bog Brookord 1len here0.47 km9%total5 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
1,4nW
Built-up
95,4%
Pesticides
16,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas20
IUCN V · 17IUCN III · 2IUCN VI · 1
Androscoggin River Lands
IUCN VIState Resource Management Area · 1990
8 km²
Range Ponds
IUCN IIIPond
3 km²
Curtis Homestead
IUCN VPCL
2 km²
Thorncrag
IUCN VBird Sanctuary
1 km²
Androscoggin Riverlands
IUCN IIIState Park · 1990
1 km²
Complete list20 protected areas
- Water Supply LandsWatershed Protection AreaIUCN V11 km²
- Androscoggin River LandsState Resource Management AreaIUCN VI19908 km²
- Range PondsPondIUCN III3 km²
- Curtis HomesteadPCLIUCN V2 km²
- ThorncragBird SanctuaryIUCN V1 km²
- Androscoggin RiverlandsState ParkIUCN III19901 km²
- HooperPondIUCN V20041 km²
- CurtisbogPrivate ConservationIUCN V0 km²
- BretonPreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Androscoggin, MEReserve ProgramIUCN V20110 km²
- Jersey BogPrivate ConservationIUCN V0 km²
- Brackett-Longley Rare PlantPreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Androscoggin Land Trust - HarkinsPCLIUCN V0 km²
- HustonfarmPCLIUCN V0 km²
- JonesbonneyPrivate ConservationIUCN V0 km²
- Androscoggin Land Trust - BubierPCLIUCN V0 km²
- Little RiverPCLIUCN V0 km²
- Androscoggin Land Trust - BoucherPCLIUCN V0 km²
- Lisbon IslandPrivate ConservationIUCN V0 km²
- Androscoggin Land TrustPCLIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN