Cache-Lower White Rivers
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1989
1 405 km²
County · USA
Arkansas
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 660
Observations
59 323
Area
2 677,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Arkansas : 20 espèces reliées par 103 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 20.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
103
Connectance
0.208
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
1 660 distinct species · 59 323 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,3°C
Annual rain
1 328mm
Warmest m°
32,6°C
Coldest m°
1,9°C
Elevation: 55 m on average (min 35 m, max 67 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,3°C
Annual rain
1 328mm
Warmest month
32,6°C
Coldest month
1,9°C
Mean alt.
55m
Min
35m
Max
67m
Std. dev.
6m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
16,8g/kg
Clay
28,4%
Sand
7,4%
Silt
64,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: wbGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
31,5g/kg
Clay
27,7%
Sand
7,6%
Silt
64,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
12,4g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
7,5%
Silt
64,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
6,7g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
7,2%
Silt
63,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest39.0%
Crops43.7%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)16.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology17 basins · 50 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
380,2km
Lake surface here
44,17km²
Basins crossed
17
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
409 027km²
Discharge in basins
2 839,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 283mm/an
Mean T°
16,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,02
Mean runoff
606mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
58m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Essex Bayousub-area1 481,8 km²overlap960.95 km²36%
- Basin #78800sub-area409,9 km²overlap409.76 km²15%
- Bassin de Bayou Metosub-area364 km²overlap312.49 km²12%
- Bassin de Arkansas Riversub-area492,5 km²overlap198.95 km²7%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area661,9 km²overlap173.65 km²6%
- Bassin de Arkansas Post Canalsub-area160 km²overlap159.93 km²6%
- Bassin de Bayou Metosub-area238,5 km²overlap122.42 km²5%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area124,6 km²overlap82.05 km²3%
- Bassin de Bayou Metosub-area74,3 km²overlap69.51 km²3%
8 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Arkansas Riversub-area778 km²overlap66.58 km²2%
- Bassin de Crooked Creeksub-area382,6 km²overlap40.55 km²2%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area65,6 km²overlap33.41 km²1%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area49,5 km²overlap23.22 km²1%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area75,5 km²overlap21.69 km²1%
- Bassin de Arkansas Riversub-area267,2 km²overlap1.99 km²0%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area256 km²overlap0.05 km²0%
- Bassin de Piney Ditchsub-area2 974,3 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Lake #13135area3,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Merrisach Lakearea3 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lake #13228area2,6 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lake #13192area2,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Tindall Reservoirarea1,7 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lake #13143area1,6 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #13160area1,4 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lake #13212area1,4 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lake #13194area1,4 km²avg depth0.8 m
41 more lakes
- Lake #13152area1,4 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lake #13182area1,3 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #13155area1,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lake #13127area1 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1061745area1 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1061553area0,9 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1061660area0,9 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1061677area0,9 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1061811area0,9 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1061575area0,9 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1062049area0,9 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1062054area0,9 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1062136area0,8 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1061657area0,8 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1061570area0,8 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1061822area0,7 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1061831area0,7 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1061761area0,7 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1061586area0,7 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1062033area0,7 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1061809area0,7 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1061776area0,6 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1061675area0,6 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1061509area0,6 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1061909area0,6 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1061626area0,6 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1061956area0,6 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1061592area0,6 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1061793area0,5 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1061782area0,5 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1061643area0,5 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1061833area0,5 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1061651area0,4 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1061656area0,4 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1061788area0,4 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1061676area0,4 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1062053area0,4 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1061605area0,4 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1061627area0,4 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1061695area0,4 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1061757area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- White Riverord 8len here96.02 km3%total3207 km
- Bayou Metoord 7len here91.23 km37%total250 km
- Arkansas Post Canalord 7len here50.17 km95%total53 km
- Arkansas Riverord 9len here41.98 km1%total3511 km
- Essex Bayouord 2len here41.59 km100%total42 km
- La Grue Bayouord 4len here31.97 km99%total32 km
- Crooked Creekord 6len here14.31 km1%total1147 km
- Little La Grueord 2len here10.95 km91%total12 km
- Big Island Shuteord 1len here1.48 km100%total1 km
- Mississippi Riverord 9len here0.55 km0%total5243 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
18,5%
Pesticides
15,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas13
IUCN V · 9IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN IV · 1IUCN Not Assigned · 1
Dale Bumpers White River
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge
636 km²
Bayou Meto
IUCN VState Wildlife Management Area
130 km²
Cache River-Cypress Creek Wetlands
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1994
90 km²
Trusten Holder
IUCN VState Wildlife Management Area
18 km²
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), Arkansas, AR
IUCN VConservation Easement
11 km²
Complete list13 protected areas
- Cache-Lower White RiversWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported19891 405 km²
- Dale Bumpers White RiverNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV636 km²
- Bayou MetoState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V130 km²
- Cache River-Cypress Creek WetlandsWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported199490 km²
- Trusten HolderState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V18 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), Arkansas, ARConservation EasementIUCN V11 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Arkansas, ARReserve ProgramIUCN V19964 km²
- Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Floodplain Easement (EWPP-FPE), Arkansas, ARWatershed ProtectionIUCN V20111 km²
- EthelState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Us-Ar-30-23Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20051 km²
- Lower White River BasinConservation EasementIUCN V20120 km²
- Roth PrairieNatural AreaIUCN V19760 km²
- Striplin WoodsNatural AreaIUCN V19790 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN