KOKANEE GLACIER PARK
IUCN IIA - Park · 1922
319 km²
Commune · CAN
Central Kootenay F
Canada
DsbCold, dry summer, warm summer(44 %)
Species observed
1 979
Observations
133 909
Area
423,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Central Kootenay F : 27 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 78 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 13.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
78
Connectance
0.131
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 979 distinct species · 133 909 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
3,9°C
Annual rain
1 260mm
Warmest m°
22,2°C
Coldest m°
-11,3°C
Elevation: 1 383 m on average (min 539 m, max 2 392 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
3,9°C
Annual rain
1 260mm
Warmest month
22,2°C
Coldest month
-11,3°C
Mean alt.
1 383m
Min
539m
Max
2 392m
Std. dev.
421m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DsbCold, dry summer, warm summer(44 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
52,5g/kg
Clay
10,7%
Sand
46,6%
Silt
42,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Central Kootenay
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
71,4g/kg
Clay
10,5%
Sand
45,9%
Silt
43,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
50,3g/kg
Clay
10,1%
Sand
46,8%
Silt
43,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
35,7g/kg
Clay
11,5%
Sand
47,2%
Silt
41,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest69.1%
Crops0.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil3.7%
Other (grassland, water…)27.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 5 lakes · 28 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
136,8km
Lake surface here
18,26km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
46 517km²
Discharge in basins
292,1m³/s
Mean precip.
823mm/an
Mean T°
3,2°C
Moisture idx
0,15
Max snow
51%
Mean runoff
708mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 394m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (28, ord ≥ 4)
- Grohman Creekord 6len here21.05 km100%total21 km
- Duhamel Creekord 6len here18.99 km99%total19 km
- Sproule Creekord 2len here14.94 km100%total15 km
- Kokanee Creekord 6len here10.62 km40%total27 km
- Sitkum Creekord 1len here9.83 km100%total10 km
- Falls Creekord 4len here9.07 km9%total106 km
- Baldface Creekord 2len here8.18 km100%total8 km
- West Kokanee Creekord 1len here5.59 km99%total6 km
- Smallwood Creekord 1len here5.44 km100%total5 km
- Eight Mile Creekord 6len here4.66 km66%total7 km
- Foster Creekord 6len here4.22 km13%total33 km
- Garrity Creekord 6len here3.75 km93%total4 km
16 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Smelter Creekord 6len here2.60 km100%total3 km
- Eagle Creekord 6len here2.57 km1%total211 km
- Shannon Creekord 2len here2.31 km16%total15 km
- Rixen Creekord 1len here2.24 km100%total2 km
- Kootenay Riverord 6len here1.71 km0%total570 km
- Five Mile Creekord 6len here1.56 km9%total18 km
- Lasca Creekord 6len here1.37 km7%total20 km
- Four Mile Creekord 6len here1.27 km60%total2 km
- Fortynine Creekord 6len here1.23 km11%total11 km
- Sandy Creekord 6len here1.22 km18%total7 km
- Bossuet Creekord 6len here1.19 km72%total2 km
- Cottonwood Creekord 8len here0.49 km0%total436 km
- Tunstall Creekord 1len here0.29 km14%total2 km
- Anderson Creekord 3len here0.28 km1%total21 km
- Bose Creekord 1len here0.11 km5%total2 km
- Kootenay Canalord 2len here≈ tangenttotal6 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
5,6%
Pesticides
1,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas11
IUCN IV · 7IUCN II · 3IUCN III · 1
WEST ARM PARK
IUCN IIA - Park · 1995
263 km²
KOKANEE CREEK PARK
IUCN IIA - Park · 1955
2 km²
Marsden Face - Grohman Creek
IUCN IVPrivately Owned Conservation Area · 2019
1 km²
Marsden Face - 2001
IUCN IVPrivately Owned Conservation Area · 2019
0 km²
Marsden Face - Rixen Creek
IUCN IVPrivately Owned Conservation Area · 2021
0 km²
Complete list11 protected areas
- KOKANEE GLACIER PARKA - ParkIUCN II1922319 km²
- WEST ARM PARKA - ParkIUCN II1995263 km²
- KOKANEE CREEK PARKA - ParkIUCN II19552 km²
- Marsden Face - Grohman CreekPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20191 km²
- Marsden Face - 2001Privately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20190 km²
- Marsden Face - Rixen CreekPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20210 km²
- GROHMAN NARROWS PARKA - ParkIUCN III19810 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 60029)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20240 km²
- Darkwoods Shannon CreekPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20190 km²
- Darkwoods OfficePrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20190 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 60030)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20240 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN