Wilderness · usa
Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Ib · Zone de nature sauvage4 447 km²Established 1964
Key facts
- Area
- 4 447 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Ib
- Year
- 1964
Overview
- Designation
- Wilderness
- IUCN category
- Ib · Zone de nature sauvage
Aire protégée pour la wilderness, faible accès humain
- Established
- 1964
- Managing authority
- Forest Service
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
2 587 distinct species · 75 483 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 Boundary Waters Canoe Area : 28 espèces reliées par 86 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 11.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
86
Connectance
0.110
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology22 basins · 50 lakes · 90 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
765,2km
Lake surface here
404,28km²
Basins crossed
22
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
26 384km²
Discharge in basins
232,6m³/s
Mean precip.
715mm/an
Mean T°
2,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,07
Max snow
45%
Mean runoff
397mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
450m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Tuck Riversub-area1 247 km²overlap664.37 km²15%
- Bassin de Kawishiwi Riversub-area697,9 km²overlap633.52 km²14%
- Bassin de Little Indian Sioux Riversub-area876,4 km²overlap561.79 km²13%
- Bassin de Sea Gull Creeksub-area429,3 km²overlap404.34 km²9%
- Bassin de Little Isabella Riversub-area1 120,8 km²overlap381.39 km²9%
- Bassin de Brule Riversub-area1 585,7 km²overlap257.42 km²6%
- Bassin de Granite Riversub-area571,8 km²overlap206.70 km²5%
- Bassin de Pigeon Riversub-area606,4 km²overlap185.41 km²4%
- Bassin de Knife Riversub-area397,9 km²overlap184.69 km²4%
13 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Vermilion Riversub-area2 691,1 km²overlap180.31 km²4%
- Bassin de Kawishiwi Riversub-area197,9 km²overlap177.81 km²4%
- Bassin de Temperance Riversub-area1 048,5 km²overlap158.54 km²4%
- Bassin de Madden Creeksub-area415,8 km²overlap143.12 km²3%
- Bassin de Range Riversub-area222,2 km²overlap121.59 km²3%
- Bassin de Arrow Riversub-area875,2 km²overlap46.37 km²1%
- Bassin de Cascade Riversub-area1 071,7 km²overlap30.59 km²1%
- Basin #26560sub-area55,3 km²overlap30.03 km²1%
- Bassin de Burntside Riversub-area263,5 km²overlap27.86 km²1%
- Bassin de South Kawishiwi Riversub-area87,1 km²overlap22.36 km²1%
- Bassin de Kawishiwi Riversub-area114,3 km²overlap20.11 km²0%
- Bassin de Poplar Riversub-area1 266,4 km²overlap8.28 km²0%
- Bassin de Devil Track River / Manidoo-bimaadagakowinii-ziibisub-area999,3 km²overlap0.06 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Lost Lakearea209,2 km²avg depth23.4 m
- Lac La Croixarea115,7 km²avg depth19.3 m
- Basswood Lakearea97,4 km²avg depth16.9 m
- Saganaga Lakearea67,9 km²avg depth13.8 m
- Rose Lakearea35,3 km²avg depth24.2 m
- Crooked Lakearea32,1 km²avg depth15.2 m
- North Arm Trout Lakearea29,6 km²avg depth12.5 m
- Burntside Lakearea27,5 km²avg depth14.2 m
- Farm Lakearea22,4 km²avg depth9.7 m
41 more lakes
- Knife Lakearea21,2 km²avg depth18.1 m
- Snowbank Lakearea17,5 km²avg depth9.7 m
- Gunflint Lakearea17,1 km²avg depth14.3 m
- Brule Lakearea15,9 km²avg depth7.8 m
- Sea Gull Lakearea15 km²avg depth6.6 m
- Birch Lakearea11,4 km²avg depth10.7 m
- Fowl Lakearea10,7 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Little Gunflint Lakearea10,6 km²avg depth13.2 m
- Lake Insulaarea10,5 km²avg depth6.2 m
- Little Loon Lakearea9,9 km²avg depth15.5 m
- Fall Lakearea9,9 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Bald Eagle Lakearea8,9 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Pine Lakearea7,7 km²avg depth16.5 m
- Bottle Lakearea7,6 km²avg depth9.1 m
- Big Lakearea7,3 km²avg depth6.1 m
- Mountain Lakearea7,3 km²avg depth17.5 m
- Lake Fourarea6,5 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Cummings Lakearea6,4 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Kekekabic Lakearea6,3 km²avg depth12.6 m
- Perent Lakearea6 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Little Saganaga Lakearea5,7 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Alice Lakearea5,5 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Thomas Lakearea5,5 km²avg depth6.4 m
- Ensign Lakearea5,2 km²avg depth9.4 m
- Clearwater Lakearea4,9 km²avg depth12.8 m
- Isabella Lakearea4,8 km²avg depth5.4 m
- Gabimichigami Lakearea4,4 km²avg depth7.8 m
- North Lakearea4,3 km²avg depth15.0 m
- Little Vermilion Lakearea4,3 km²avg depth11.9 m
- Fourtown Lakearea4,3 km²avg depth8.3 m
- Ottertrack Lakearea4 km²avg depth16.2 m
- Big Moose Lakearea3,9 km²avg depth7.7 m
- Lake Agnesarea3,8 km²avg depth8.3 m
- Moose Lakearea3,7 km²avg depth15.0 m
- Alton Lakearea3,7 km²avg depth8.3 m
- Alpine Lakearea3,5 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Wind Lakearea3,5 km²avg depth5.4 m
- Cherokee Lakearea3,4 km²avg depth8.3 m
- Karl Lakearea3,3 km²avg depth5.4 m
- Disappointment Lakearea3,3 km²avg depth7.2 m
- Maraboeuf Lakearea3,1 km²avg depth5.7 m
Rivers / streams (90, ord ≥ 4)
- Kawishiwi Riverord 4len here112.37 km99%total113 km
- Little Indian Sioux Riverord 2len here44.43 km91%total49 km
- Royal Riverord 2len here42.54 km85%total50 km
- Isabella Riverord 4len here30.70 km100%total31 km
- Pine Creekord 3len here29.10 km15%total197 km
- Nina Moose Riverord 3len here20.87 km100%total21 km
- Dahlgren Riverord 1len here20.81 km100%total21 km
- South Brule Riverord 2len here18.22 km70%total26 km
- Heritage Creekord 2len here14.82 km100%total15 km
- Beartrap Riverord 2len here14.48 km100%total14 km
- Portage Riverord 2len here13.82 km55%total25 km
- South Kawishiwi Riverord 5len here13.02 km42%total31 km
78 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Pigeon Riverord 4len here12.76 km3%total365 km
- Banadad Creekord 2len here12.39 km100%total12 km
- Horse Riverord 2len here12.05 km100%total12 km
- Madden Creekord 1len here11.21 km92%total12 km
- Ahmoo Creekord 1len here10.56 km100%total11 km
- Vern Riverord 2len here10.45 km73%total14 km
- Frost Riverord 2len here10.37 km100%total10 km
- Plouff Creekord 2len here10.27 km43%total24 km
- Granite Riverord 3len here10.09 km45%total22 km
- Drumstick Creekord 1len here9.98 km100%total10 km
- Knife Riverord 4len here9.41 km52%total18 km
- Barto Creekord 1len here9.04 km100%total9 km
- Oyster Riverord 1len here8.29 km100%total8 km
- Spring Creekord 4len here8.12 km3%total267 km
- Ball Club Creekord 1len here8.01 km100%total8 km
- Crocodile Riverord 1len here7.86 km100%total8 km
- Loon Riverord 6len here7.59 km12%total62 km
- Sea Gull Creekord 1len here7.46 km52%total14 km
- Brule Riverord 5len here7.25 km5%total152 km
- Hope Creekord 2len here7.20 km100%total7 km
- Pocket Creekord 1len here7.14 km100%total7 km
- Temperance Riverord 3len here6.92 km12%total58 km
- Beaver Streamord 2len here6.49 km100%total6 km
- Ferne Creekord 1len here6.35 km100%total6 km
- Island Riverord 4len here6.13 km16%total39 km
- Sterling Creekord 1len here5.95 km100%total6 km
- Arrow Riverord 4len here5.81 km5%total121 km
- Basswood Riverord 6len here5.74 km54%total11 km
- Pine Riverord 3len here5.71 km31%total18 km
- August Creekord 2len here5.42 km49%total11 km
- Louse Riverord 1len here5.38 km100%total5 km
- Big Bull Creekord 2len here5.26 km43%total12 km
- Maniwaki Creekord 1len here5.25 km100%total5 km
- Stump Riverord 1len here5.24 km34%total16 km
- Muskeg Creekord 1len here5.03 km22%total23 km
- Perent Riverord 1len here4.78 km100%total5 km
- Little Isabella Riverord 2len here4.62 km11%total42 km
- Ge-be-on-e-quet Creekord 1len here4.61 km100%total5 km
- Long Island Riverord 2len here4.55 km100%total5 km
- Hog Creekord 2len here4.34 km25%total17 km
- Sawbill Creekord 1len here4.32 km41%total11 km
- Little Pony Riverord 1len here4.22 km100%total4 km
- Sinneeg Creekord 1len here4.21 km100%total4 km
- Papoose Creekord 1len here4.03 km100%total4 km
- Pipe Creekord 2len here3.94 km12%total32 km
- Hilda Creekord 4len here3.73 km12%total31 km
- Moose Riverord 2len here3.68 km2%total157 km
- Bezhik Creekord 1len here3.57 km75%total5 km
- Bottle Riverord 6len here3.57 km41%total9 km
- Chub Riverord 1len here3.47 km100%total3 km
- Range Riverord 2len here3.46 km21%total16 km
- Snake Riverord 4len here3.23 km2%total175 km
- Coffee Creekord 1len here3.12 km41%total8 km
- Namakan Riverord 6len here2.98 km7%total44 km
- Scott Bevier Creekord 2len here2.92 km17%total17 km
- Buck Creekord 2len here2.83 km12%total24 km
- Willow Creekord 5len here2.78 km1%total208 km
- Inga Creekord 1len here2.61 km27%total10 km
- Finn Creekord 1len here2.33 km100%total2 km
- Burnt Creekord 1len here2.23 km37%total6 km
- Mitawan Creekord 2len here1.79 km10%total18 km
- Maligne Riverord 6len here1.77 km2%total96 km
- Record Creekord 3len here1.74 km100%total2 km
- Mud Creekord 3len here1.61 km3%total51 km
- Kett Creekord 6len here1.58 km43%total4 km
- Jeanette Creekord 1len here1.51 km21%total7 km
- Fool Hen Creekord 3len here1.48 km32%total5 km
- Bald Eagle Creekord 1len here1.40 km100%total1 km
- Good Creekord 1len here1.39 km100%total1 km
- Bellow Creekord 1len here1.30 km100%total1 km
- Gaunt Creekord 1len here1.16 km101%total1 km
- Spawn Creekord 1len here1.16 km100%total1 km
- Poplar Creekord 3len here1.05 km4%total25 km
- North Branch Cascade Riverord 2len here0.98 km25%total4 km
- Cross Riverord 3len here0.84 km2%total37 km
- Filson Creekord 1len here0.38 km7%total6 km
- Tuck Riverord 2len here0.30 km1%total26 km
- Siobhan Riverord 1len here0.20 km2%total10 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
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- Centroid
- 48.06900, -91.10848
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Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.