Aurora County
IUCN VWaterfowl Production Area
204 km²
County · USA
Aurora
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
498
Observations
14 331
Area
1 849,3km²
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 Aurora : 22 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 82 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 16.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
82
Connectance
0.165
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
498 distinct species · 14 331 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
8,5°C
Annual rain
615mm
Warmest m°
30,2°C
Coldest m°
-10,9°C
Elevation: 477 m on average (min 405 m, max 595 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
8,5°C
Annual rain
615mm
Warmest month
30,2°C
Coldest month
-10,9°C
Mean alt.
477m
Min
405m
Max
595m
Std. dev.
32m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
21,7g/kg
Clay
35,9%
Sand
17,1%
Silt
47,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
31,3g/kg
Clay
35,1%
Sand
17,4%
Silt
47,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
20,5g/kg
Clay
35,4%
Sand
17,2%
Silt
47,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
13,4g/kg
Clay
37,1%
Sand
16,5%
Silt
46,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.0%
Crops45.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)47.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 18 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
16,7km
Lake surface here
15,41km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
49 212km²
Discharge in basins
6,5m³/s
Mean precip.
555mm/an
Mean T°
8,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,47
Max snow
15%
Mean runoff
82mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
468m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Firesteel Creeksub-area1 846,7 km²overlap1127.78 km²61%
- Bassin de Missouri Riversub-area1 926,8 km²overlap507.86 km²27%
- Bassin de James Riversub-area2 329,7 km²overlap78.31 km²4%
- Bassin de Choteau Creeksub-area1 617,8 km²overlap69.68 km²4%
- Bassin de James Riversub-area5 426 km²overlap35.54 km²2%
- Bassin de Smith Creeksub-area863,9 km²overlap29.88 km²2%
Lakes (18, top by area)
- White Lakearea5,1 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Horse Shoe Lakearea2,8 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Platte Lakearea1,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- White Lakearea1 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1048073area0,9 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1047826area0,8 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1048021area0,6 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1048011area0,5 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1047918area0,4 km²avg depth1.6 m
9 more lakes
- Lac 1047419area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1047693area0,3 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1048041area0,3 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1047823area0,3 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1047685area0,2 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1048168area0,2 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1047678area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1047687area0,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1048042area0,1 km²avg depth1.5 m
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
7,5%
Pesticides
11,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas21
IUCN V · 20IUCN Not Assigned · 1
Brule County
IUCN VWaterfowl Production Area
140 km²
Sanborn County
IUCN VWaterfowl Production Area
17 km²
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Aurora, SD
IUCN VReserve Program
10 km²
Aurora County
IUCN VWaterfowl Production Area · 2000
4 km²
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), Aurora, SD
IUCN VConservation Easement
4 km²
Complete list21 protected areas
- Aurora CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V204 km²
- Brule CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V140 km²
- Sanborn CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V17 km²
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Aurora, SDReserve ProgramIUCN V10 km²
- Aurora CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V20004 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), Aurora, SDConservation EasementIUCN V4 km²
- PleasantLakeIUCN V3 km²
- Aurora CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V2 km²
- FishLakeIUCN V19882 km²
- Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP)Reserve ProgramIUCN Not Assigned20151 km²
- WilmarthLakeIUCN V1 km²
- Aurora CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Humphries SloughState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Aurora CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V1 km²
- CrystalLakeIUCN V1 km²
- NelsonLakeIUCN V1 km²
- Kramer SloughState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- StickneyLakeIUCN V0 km²
- TielebeinState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- HansonLakeIUCN V0 km²
- PebbleState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN