North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
IUCN VPreserve
26 km²
County · USA
Beaufort
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 097
Observations
72 273
Area
2 159,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 42 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 Beaufort : 31 espèces reliées par 86 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 10.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
42
Interactions affichées
86
Connectance
0.100
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
2 097 distinct species · 72 273 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,5°C
Annual rain
1 330mm
Warmest m°
30,5°C
Coldest m°
2,5°C
Elevation: 7 m on average (min -7 m, max 18 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,5°C
Annual rain
1 330mm
Warmest month
30,5°C
Coldest month
2,5°C
Mean alt.
7m
Min
-7m
Max
18m
Std. dev.
5m
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
4,8
Org. C
53,8g/kg
Clay
20,9%
Sand
38,2%
Silt
40,9%
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
4,8
Org. C
86,2g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
38,7%
Silt
40,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
39,5g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
38,6%
Silt
41,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
35,7g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
37,3%
Silt
40,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest58.3%
Crops15.8%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)25.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 13 lakes · 53 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
309,0km
Lake surface here
4,24km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 145km²
Discharge in basins
121,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 301mm/an
Mean T°
16,2°C
Moisture idx
0,03
Max snow
3%
Mean runoff
446mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
10m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Pungo Swampsub-area915,1 km²overlap874.03 km²40%
- Bassin de Upper Broad Creeksub-area1 822,8 km²overlap689.31 km²32%
- Bassin de Tranters Creeksub-area582,1 km²overlap202.70 km²9%
- Bassin de Pungo Riversub-area553,8 km²overlap172.39 km²8%
- Bassin de Swift Creeksub-area978,1 km²overlap123.81 km²6%
- Bassin de Tar Riversub-area1 172,4 km²overlap40.21 km²2%
- Bassin de Pamlico Riversub-area37,2 km²overlap35.52 km²2%
- Bassin de Hardison Mill Creeksub-area325,9 km²overlap21.06 km²1%
Lakes (13, top by area)
- Lake #12945area1 km²avg depth18.8 m
- Lac 1060484area0,8 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1060489area0,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1060450area0,4 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1060486area0,4 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1060238area0,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1060297area0,2 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1060444area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1060589area0,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
Rivers / streams (53, ord ≥ 4)
- Pungo Swampord 3len here21.88 km94%total23 km
- Pantego Creekord 2len here21.55 km95%total23 km
- Beaverdam Swampord 1len here20.32 km100%total20 km
- Durham Creekord 2len here19.25 km96%total20 km
- Tranters Creekord 4len here19.23 km35%total55 km
- South Creekord 2len here15.98 km95%total17 km
- Acre Swampord 2len here12.79 km100%total13 km
- Blounts Creekord 2len here12.60 km85%total15 km
- Pungo Riverord 4len here10.01 km49%total20 km
- Morris Runord 1len here8.98 km100%total9 km
- Old Ford Swampord 2len here8.93 km100%total9 km
- Little Swift Creekord 2len here8.76 km47%total19 km
41 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Chocowinity Creekord 3len here8.57 km100%total9 km
- Fork Swampord 1len here8.38 km100%total8 km
- Dogwood Runord 2len here7.01 km38%total18 km
- Snowd Branchord 2len here6.92 km100%total7 km
- Herring Runord 1len here6.38 km100%total6 km
- Pamlico Riverord 1len here5.86 km94%total6 km
- Big Swampord 1len here5.81 km100%total6 km
- Whitehurst Creekord 2len here4.98 km99%total5 km
- Campbell Creekord 1len here4.80 km100%total5 km
- Aggie Runord 3len here4.72 km94%total5 km
- Cindy Edwards Branchord 2len here4.62 km100%total5 km
- Palmetto Swampord 2len here4.38 km26%total17 km
- Tankard Creekord 1len here4.01 km100%total4 km
- Horsepen Swampord 1len here3.82 km100%total4 km
- Nevil Creekord 1len here3.75 km100%total4 km
- Pungo Creekord 3len here3.73 km46%total8 km
- Broad Creekord 1len here3.45 km71%total5 km
- Bath Creekord 2len here3.38 km77%total4 km
- Mallard Creekord 1len here3.27 km100%total3 km
- Pinelog Branchord 1len here3.19 km92%total3 km
- Bear Creekord 2len here3.11 km60%total5 km
- Fork Swampord 1len here3.04 km15%total21 km
- Herring Runord 1len here3.01 km100%total3 km
- Chicod Creekord 2len here2.74 km17%total16 km
- Mill Swampord 1len here2.73 km100%total3 km
- Gum Swampord 1len here1.92 km100%total2 km
- Carrie Creekord 2len here1.91 km65%total3 km
- Creeping Swampord 1len here1.53 km15%total11 km
- Jack Creekord 1len here1.37 km51%total3 km
- Chapel Branchord 1len here1.16 km100%total1 km
- East Forkord 1len here0.70 km47%total1 km
- Latham Creekord 1len here0.69 km101%total1 km
- Alligator Gutord 1len here0.69 km100%total1 km
- Turkey Swampord 2len here0.50 km14%total4 km
- Duck Creekord 1len here0.48 km69%total1 km
- Betty Creekord 1len here0.46 km39%total1 km
- Upper Spring Creekord 1len here0.41 km36%total1 km
- Tar Riverord 5len here0.38 km0%total311 km
- Back Creekord 1len here0.38 km66%total1 km
- Briery Swampord 1len here0.31 km2%total14 km
- Upper Goose Creekord 1len here0.13 km13%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,7nW
Built-up
48,6%
Pesticides
31,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN Not Assigned · 4IUCN V · 3IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 3
Van Swamp Game Land
IUCN VConservation Area
22 km²
Goose Creek State Park
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1974
7 km²
Us-Nc-40-22
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 2003
5 km²
Us-Nc-40-24
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 2004
2 km²
Us-Nc-40-25
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 2009
1 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- North Carolina Coastal Land TrustPreserveIUCN V26 km²
- Van Swamp Game LandConservation AreaIUCN V22 km²
- Goose Creek State ParkMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV19747 km²
- Us-Nc-40-22Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20035 km²
- Us-Nc-40-24Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20042 km²
- Us-Nc-40-25Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20091 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Beaufort, NCReserve ProgramIUCN V19930 km²
- UT Hardison Mill CreekConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20060 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN