Karney Ranch SWA - RFP
IUCN VConservation Easement · 2012
56 km²
County · USA
Bent
United States
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)
Species observed
1 612
Observations
185 907
Area
4 000,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Bent : 18 espèces reliées par 74 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 22.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
74
Connectance
0.228
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
1 612 distinct species · 185 907 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
12,6°C
Annual rain
388mm
Warmest m°
33,3°C
Coldest m°
-4,7°C
Elevation: 1 260 m on average (min 1 119 m, max 1 445 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,6°C
Annual rain
388mm
Warmest month
33,3°C
Coldest month
-4,7°C
Mean alt.
1 260m
Min
1 119m
Max
1 445m
Std. dev.
62m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
31,4%
Silt
41,1%
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
7,7
Org. C
16,8g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
32,5%
Silt
41,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
11,2g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
31,5%
Silt
41,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
7,8g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
30,2%
Silt
41,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.2%
Crops23.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil4.9%
Other (grassland, water…)70.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 7 lakes · 16 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
516,7km
Lake surface here
57,98km²
Basins crossed
14
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
49 746km²
Discharge in basins
42,9m³/s
Mean precip.
339mm/an
Mean T°
11,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,75
Max snow
7%
Mean runoff
5mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 286m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rule Creeksub-area1 289,2 km²overlap780.21 km²20%
- Bassin de Arkansas Riversub-area821,9 km²overlap753.65 km²19%
- Bassin de Purgatoire Riversub-area628,3 km²overlap519.99 km²13%
- Bassin de Keesee Canalsub-area514,7 km²overlap515.02 km²13%
- Bassin de Arkansas Riversub-area466,9 km²overlap414.22 km²10%
- Bassin de Arkansas Riversub-area792,7 km²overlap391.62 km²10%
- Bassin de Adobe Creeksub-area1 709,8 km²overlap326.36 km²8%
- Bassin de Arkansas Riversub-area483,3 km²overlap69.37 km²2%
- Bassin de Clay Creeksub-area601,7 km²overlap68.65 km²2%
5 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (7, top by area)
Rivers / streams (16, ord ≥ 4)
- Rule Creekord 4len here118.10 km73%total163 km
- Arkansas Riverord 9len here109.33 km3%total3511 km
- Purgatoire Riverord 5len here94.37 km20%total466 km
- Fort Lyon Canalord 4len here69.48 km99%total70 km
- Adobe Creekord 4len here34.83 km35%total99 km
- Kicking BIrd Canalord 1len here15.64 km50%total31 km
- Muddy Creekord 6len here15.62 km1%total1107 km
- Keesee Canalord 3len here13.92 km100%total14 km
- Horse Creekord 7len here12.98 km1%total1158 km
- Highland Canalord 5len here9.67 km100%total10 km
- Fort Bent Canalord 2len here6.64 km16%total42 km
- West Clay Creekord 2len here5.43 km24%total23 km
4 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
0,0nW
Built-up
3,6%
Pesticides
5,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN V · 7IUCN Not Assigned · 2
Indian Lakes
IUCN VEasement · 2012
56 km²
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Bent, CO
IUCN VReserve Program · 2010
22 km²
Adobe Creek Reservoir
IUCN Not AssignedState Wildlife Area · 2001
20 km²
Horse Creek Reservoir
IUCN Not AssignedState Wildlife Area · 2001
11 km²
Setchfield
IUCN VState Wildlife Area
10 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- Karney Ranch SWA - RFPConservation EasementIUCN V201256 km²
- Indian LakesEasementIUCN V201256 km²
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Bent, COReserve ProgramIUCN V201022 km²
- Adobe Creek ReservoirState Wildlife AreaIUCN Not Assigned200120 km²
- Horse Creek ReservoirState Wildlife AreaIUCN Not Assigned200111 km²
- SetchfieldState Wildlife AreaIUCN V10 km²
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of CoConservation EasementIUCN V5 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Bent, COReserve ProgramIUCN V20011 km²
- Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Floodplain Easement (EWPP-FPE), Bent, COWatershed ProtectionIUCN V20000 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN