Bear Lake
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge · 1968
74 km²
County · USA
Bear Lake
United States
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(92 %)
Species observed
2 002
Observations
55 281
Area
2 715km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Bear Lake : 23 espèces reliées par 89 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 15.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
89
Connectance
0.159
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
2 002 distinct species · 55 281 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
4,6°C
Annual rain
542mm
Warmest m°
25,4°C
Coldest m°
-11,3°C
Elevation: 2 067 m on average (min 1 782 m, max 2 807 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
4,6°C
Annual rain
542mm
Warmest month
25,4°C
Coldest month
-11,3°C
Mean alt.
2 067m
Min
1 782m
Max
2 807m
Std. dev.
238m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(92 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
42,3g/kg
Clay
29,1%
Sand
22,6%
Silt
48,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
75,5g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
22,5%
Silt
48,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
33,0g/kg
Clay
29,1%
Sand
22,6%
Silt
48,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
18,4g/kg
Clay
29,4%
Sand
22,7%
Silt
47,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest22.2%
Crops4.4%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil3.8%
Other (grassland, water…)69.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 10 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
367,3km
Lake surface here
145,25km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
11 959km²
Discharge in basins
37,6m³/s
Mean precip.
399mm/an
Mean T°
3,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,57
Max snow
45%
Mean runoff
102mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 061m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de St Charles Creeksub-area1 788,2 km²overlap1100.18 km²41%
- Bassin de Bear Riversub-area1 008,7 km²overlap830.12 km²31%
- Bassin de Bear Riversub-area478,4 km²overlap479.20 km²18%
- Bassin de Thomas Forksub-area625,8 km²overlap241.23 km²9%
- Bassin de Bear Riversub-area146,2 km²overlap23.80 km²1%
- Bassin de Bear Riversub-area1 417,8 km²overlap18.19 km²1%
- Bassin de Bear Riversub-area554,5 km²overlap14.56 km²1%
- Bassin de Blackfoot Riversub-area2 416,6 km²overlap2.73 km²0%
- Bassin de Cub Riversub-area472,5 km²overlap2.46 km²0%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (10, top by area)
- Bear Lakearea281,4 km²avg depth37.0 m
- Mud Lakearea4,6 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1051699area0,6 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1051262area0,4 km²avg depth8.1 m
- Lac 1051570area0,2 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lac 1051748area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1051368area0,2 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1051836area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1051631area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
1 more lakes
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Bear Riverord 5len here179.86 km24%total744 km
- St Charles Creekord 2len here33.12 km100%total33 km
- Bear Lake Outlet Canalord 4len here30.79 km100%total31 km
- Thomas Forkord 3len here28.87 km100%total29 km
- Paris Creekord 2len here23.75 km100%total24 km
- Ovid Creekord 3len here20.34 km100%total20 km
- Mill Creekord 3len here16.75 km30%total55 km
- Geneva Ditchord 1len here14.45 km100%total14 km
- Dry Creekord 5len here9.63 km12%total81 km
- Emmigration Creekord 1len here4.88 km100%total5 km
- Taylor Canalord 1len here4.20 km44%total9 km
- Giraffe Creekord 1len here0.54 km5%total11 km
1 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
6,8%
Pesticides
2,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas11
IUCN V · 6IUCN IV · 2IUCN Ia · 2IUCN Ib · 1
Georgetown Summit
IUCN VWildlife Management Area
17 km²
Montpelier
IUCN VWildlife Management Area
9 km²
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Bear Lake, ID
IUCN VReserve Program · 2006
7 km²
St. Charles Creek
IUCN IaResearch Natural Area · 1988
2 km²
Meade Creek
IUCN IaResearch Natural Area · 1988
1 km²
Complete list11 protected areas
- Bear LakeNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV196874 km²
- Georgetown SummitWildlife Management AreaIUCN V17 km²
- MontpelierWildlife Management AreaIUCN V9 km²
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Bear Lake, IDReserve ProgramIUCN V20067 km²
- St. Charles CreekResearch Natural AreaIUCN Ia19882 km²
- Meade CreekResearch Natural AreaIUCN Ia19881 km²
- Dingle SwampWildlife Habitat AreaIUCN V19661 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Bear Lake, IDReserve ProgramIUCN V20061 km²
- Worm CreekWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib0 km²
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of IdConservation EasementIUCN V0 km²
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of IdNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN