Greater Flint Hills Fee
IUCN VPrivate Conservation Land · 1972
126 km²
County · USA
Chase
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 720
Observations
54 295
Area
2 023,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 47 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 Chase : 37 espèces reliées par 127 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 11.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
47
Interactions affichées
127
Connectance
0.117
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
1 720 distinct species · 54 295 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,0°C
Annual rain
952mm
Warmest m°
31,6°C
Coldest m°
-4,4°C
Elevation: 416 m on average (min 347 m, max 494 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,0°C
Annual rain
952mm
Warmest month
31,6°C
Coldest month
-4,4°C
Mean alt.
416m
Min
347m
Max
494m
Std. dev.
29m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
24,7g/kg
Clay
37,6%
Sand
5,6%
Silt
56,9%
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
6,5
Org. C
32,2g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
5,9%
Silt
58,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
24,1g/kg
Clay
36,7%
Sand
5,7%
Silt
57,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
18,0g/kg
Clay
40,1%
Sand
5,2%
Silt
54,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest9.6%
Crops32.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)57.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 4 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
301,8km
Lake surface here
1,62km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
4 914km²
Discharge in basins
51,2m³/s
Mean precip.
869mm/an
Mean T°
12,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,28
Max snow
4%
Mean runoff
218mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
417m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Cottonwood Riversub-area1 071,6 km²overlap676.48 km²33%
- Bassin de South Fork Cottonwood Riversub-area602,1 km²overlap514.41 km²25%
- Bassin de Cottonwood Riversub-area713,9 km²overlap310.92 km²15%
- Bassin de Cottonwood Riversub-area240,8 km²overlap231.44 km²11%
- Bassin de Cottonwood Riversub-area396,9 km²overlap143.60 km²7%
- Bassin de Verdigris Riversub-area848,4 km²overlap110.66 km²5%
- Bassin de Neosho Riversub-area1 995,1 km²overlap29.32 km²1%
- Bassin de Fall Riversub-area2 265,5 km²overlap4.14 km²0%
- Bassin de Walnut Riversub-area1 160,6 km²overlap2.02 km²0%
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Cottonwood Riverord 4len here109.18 km26%total428 km
- South Fork Cottonwood Riverord 3len here50.74 km87%total58 km
- Middle Creekord 4len here30.28 km6%total488 km
- Fox Creekord 4len here19.05 km9%total208 km
- Cedar Creekord 6len here18.64 km1%total2026 km
- Rock Creekord 8len here15.64 km1%total2074 km
- Little Cedar Creekord 3len here15.10 km12%total130 km
- Camp Creekord 5len here10.04 km2%total557 km
- Crocker Creekord 3len here9.05 km100%total9 km
- Buck Creekord 5len here7.81 km1%total589 km
- Buckeye Creekord 4len here6.21 km8%total74 km
- Kahola Creekord 1len here5.20 km38%total14 km
1 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
0,1nW
Built-up
5,2%
Pesticides
13,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas10
IUCN V · 9IUCN Not Assigned · 1
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Chase, KS
IUCN VReserve Program · 2005
54 km²
Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP)
IUCN Not AssignedReserve Program · 2006
30 km²
Flint Hills Legacy
IUCN VConservation Area
25 km²
Greater Flint Hills
IUCN VConservation Easement · 2016
14 km²
Greater Flint Hills
IUCN VEasement · 2012
9 km²
Complete list10 protected areas
- Greater Flint Hills FeePrivate Conservation LandIUCN V1972126 km²
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Chase, KSReserve ProgramIUCN V200554 km²
- Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP)Reserve ProgramIUCN Not Assigned200630 km²
- Flint Hills LegacyConservation AreaIUCN V25 km²
- Greater Flint HillsConservation EasementIUCN V201614 km²
- Greater Flint HillsEasementIUCN V20129 km²
- Greater Flint HillsConservation EasementIUCN V20146 km²
- Chase StateFishing Lake And Wildlife AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Chase, KSReserve ProgramIUCN V20041 km²
- Tallgrass PrairieNational PreserveIUCN V19960 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN