Elk River
IUCN VWildlife Management Area
80 km²
County · USA
Braxton
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(98 %)
Species observed
1 446
Observations
16 977
Area
1 337,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 43 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 Braxton : 33 espèces reliées par 71 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 7.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
44
Interactions affichées
71
Connectance
0.075
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
1 446 distinct species · 16 977 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
12,3°C
Annual rain
1 328mm
Warmest m°
27,2°C
Coldest m°
-3,5°C
Elevation: 366 m on average (min 264 m, max 622 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,3°C
Annual rain
1 328mm
Warmest month
27,2°C
Coldest month
-3,5°C
Mean alt.
366m
Min
264m
Max
622m
Std. dev.
54m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(98 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
70,3g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
25,8%
Silt
48,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
153,5g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
27,1%
Silt
48,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
41,9g/kg
Clay
26,2%
Sand
25,6%
Silt
48,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
24,8%
Silt
47,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest91.1%
Crops2.3%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)6.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 2 lakes · 22 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
292,8km
Lake surface here
7,30km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 306km²
Discharge in basins
72,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 248mm/an
Mean T°
11,0°C
Moisture idx
0,08
Max snow
9%
Mean runoff
534mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
415m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Little Kanawha Riversub-area1 031,2 km²overlap384.22 km²29%
- Bassin de Elk Riversub-area281,4 km²overlap281.63 km²21%
- Bassin de Right Fork Steer Creeksub-area435,7 km²overlap203.45 km²15%
- Bassin de Birch Riversub-area375,6 km²overlap155.11 km²12%
- Bassin de Cedar Creeksub-area455,8 km²overlap110.72 km²8%
- Bassin de Elk Riversub-area339,2 km²overlap79.06 km²6%
- Bassin de Right Fork Holly Riversub-area372,3 km²overlap52.07 km²4%
- Bassin de Elk Riversub-area931,1 km²overlap45.75 km²3%
- Bassin de West Fork Little Kanawha Riversub-area631,7 km²overlap25.84 km²2%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (22, ord ≥ 4)
- Elk Riverord 5len here85.42 km7%total1242 km
- Little Kanawha Riverord 5len here61.37 km19%total326 km
- Right Fork Steer Creekord 3len here27.20 km54%total50 km
- Little Birch Riverord 2len here22.59 km100%total23 km
- Birch Riverord 3len here19.21 km48%total40 km
- Cedar Creekord 6len here11.27 km1%total2026 km
- Strange Creekord 2len here9.49 km56%total17 km
- Left Fork Steer Creekord 2len here8.00 km30%total26 km
- Laurel Creekord 4len here7.57 km2%total315 km
- O'Brien Runord 1len here6.18 km100%total6 km
- Right Fork Holly Riverord 3len here5.79 km15%total40 km
- Left Fork Holly Riverord 3len here5.43 km18%total29 km
10 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Holly Riverord 3len here4.75 km100%total5 km
- Buffalo Creekord 7len here4.72 km0%total1209 km
- Triplett Forkord 1len here3.03 km100%total3 km
- Polemic Runord 2len here2.73 km94%total3 km
- Carpenter Forkord 1len here2.67 km49%total5 km
- Laurelpatch Runord 1len here1.62 km100%total2 km
- Right Fork Little Birch Riverord 1len here1.47 km100%total1 km
- Little Buffalo Creekord 3len here1.16 km2%total70 km
- Oldlick Creekord 1len here0.80 km6%total12 km
- Right Fork Little Kanawha Riverord 2len here0.35 km5%total7 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
19,7%
Pesticides
0,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN V · 3
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN