South San Juan
IUCN IbWilderness · 1980
652 km²
County · USA
Conejos
United States
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(38 %)
Species observed
2 192
Observations
55 293
Area
3 309,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Conejos : 20 espèces reliées par 67 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 16.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
67
Connectance
0.165
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
2 192 distinct species · 55 293 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
3,9°C
Annual rain
591mm
Warmest m°
23,2°C
Coldest m°
-12,7°C
Elevation: 2 740 m on average (min 2 273 m, max 3 757 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
3,9°C
Annual rain
591mm
Warmest month
23,2°C
Coldest month
-12,7°C
Mean alt.
2 740m
Min
2 273m
Max
3 757m
Std. dev.
406m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(38 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
33,6g/kg
Clay
21,3%
Sand
45,0%
Silt
33,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
56,3g/kg
Clay
20,1%
Sand
45,6%
Silt
34,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
27,7g/kg
Clay
21,4%
Sand
44,6%
Silt
34,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
16,9g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
44,7%
Silt
32,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest18.7%
Crops8.2%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil9.6%
Other (grassland, water…)63.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 7 lakes · 61 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
746,8km
Lake surface here
7,68km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
21 983km²
Discharge in basins
80,0m³/s
Mean precip.
494mm/an
Mean T°
3,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,45
Max snow
41%
Mean runoff
94mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 768m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de la Jara Creeksub-area2 316,5 km²overlap2090.04 km²63%
- Bassin de Rio San Antoniosub-area1 176 km²overlap581.52 km²18%
- Bassin de Rio Grandesub-area548,3 km²overlap244.86 km²7%
- Bassin de Rock Creeksub-area883,3 km²overlap214.06 km²6%
- Bassin de Rio Grandesub-area138,8 km²overlap57.96 km²2%
- Bassin de Rio Chamasub-area577,6 km²overlap55.82 km²2%
- Bassin de Tenfoot Lateralsub-area87 km²overlap25.54 km²1%
- Bassin de Amargo Creeksub-area1 276,5 km²overlap21.10 km²1%
- Bassin de Trinchera Creeksub-area24,3 km²overlap13.84 km²0%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (7, top by area)
Rivers / streams (61, ord ≥ 4)
- La Jara Creekord 4len here81.89 km82%total100 km
- Conejos Riverord 3len here76.36 km100%total76 km
- East Lone Star Lateralord 3len here39.03 km100%total39 km
- Rio Grandeord 7len here32.50 km2%total1320 km
- Ranger Creekord 2len here31.25 km100%total31 km
- Punche Arroyoord 2len here24.08 km60%total40 km
- Poso Creekord 2len here23.78 km100%total24 km
- Hot Creekord 3len here22.45 km100%total22 km
- Rio San Antonioord 3len here21.72 km33%total65 km
- Fox Creekord 1len here21.44 km100%total21 km
- Elk Creekord 2len here20.13 km71%total29 km
- Alamosa Riverord 2len here19.90 km60%total33 km
49 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Romero Ditchord 2len here18.06 km100%total18 km
- Martinez Ditchord 1len here15.80 km100%total16 km
- South Fork Conejos Riverord 3len here15.56 km100%total16 km
- Starr Ditchord 2len here14.33 km73%total20 km
- Cenicero Ditchord 3len here13.91 km100%total14 km
- Bountiful Lateralord 1len here13.88 km100%total14 km
- El Coda Ditchord 1len here13.19 km100%total13 km
- Cat Creekord 2len here12.45 km49%total25 km
- Lasauses Lateralord 3len here12.45 km100%total12 km
- Scandinavian Ditchord 2len here11.97 km100%total12 km
- Rio de los Pinosord 3len here11.56 km40%total29 km
- San Luis Ditchord 3len here11.21 km100%total11 km
- Tenfoot Lateralord 1len here10.15 km93%total11 km
- Prospect Creekord 1len here9.09 km100%total9 km
- Jarosa Creekord 1len here7.97 km100%total8 km
- West Branch Richfield Canalord 2len here7.32 km100%total7 km
- Jim Creekord 1len here7.25 km100%total7 km
- Valdez Creekord 2len here6.92 km100%total7 km
- Hansen Creekord 2len here6.71 km100%total7 km
- Lake Forkord 2len here6.71 km34%total20 km
- Las Mesitas Ditchord 1len here6.46 km100%total6 km
- Cascade Creekord 2len here6.45 km100%total6 km
- Empire Canalord 3len here6.20 km25%total25 km
- La Manga Creekord 1len here6.07 km100%total6 km
- North Fork Rio de los Pinosord 2len here5.84 km100%total6 km
- Valdez Ditchord 1len here5.83 km100%total6 km
- Torsido Creekord 1len here5.56 km100%total6 km
- New Exchange Ditchord 3len here5.40 km100%total5 km
- Adams Fork Conejos Riverord 1len here4.77 km100%total5 km
- Seamans Ditchord 3len here4.63 km52%total9 km
- Rito Hondoord 1len here4.50 km100%total5 km
- North Branch Conejos Riverord 1len here4.22 km100%total4 km
- Saddle Creekord 1len here3.92 km100%total4 km
- Wolf Creekord 2len here3.83 km28%total14 km
- Sheep Creekord 3len here3.82 km10%total38 km
- Alamosa Farm Lateralord 2len here3.55 km31%total12 km
- Braiien Ditch Number 3ord 1len here3.54 km100%total4 km
- Middle Fork Conejos Riverord 1len here3.31 km100%total3 km
- Iron Creekord 1len here3.21 km100%total3 km
- South Branch Rio San Antonioord 2len here3.20 km100%total3 km
- Eightmile Ditchord 3len here2.24 km100%total2 km
- Beaver Creekord 2len here1.75 km4%total44 km
- North Fork Rough Creekord 1len here1.63 km100%total2 km
- Lola Creekord 3len here1.58 km7%total22 km
- Cumbres Creekord 1len here1.26 km100%total1 km
- Ojito Creekord 2len here1.16 km7%total16 km
- North Fork Conejos Riverord 1len here0.92 km100%total1 km
- Apache Creekord 1len here0.89 km100%total1 km
- Culebra Creekord 4len here0.03 km0%total74 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
7,5%
Pesticides
12,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas10
IUCN V · 5IUCN Ib · 2IUCN IV · 1IUCN Ia · 1IUCN Not Assigned · 1
Alamosa
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge · 1962
49 km²
San Luis Hills
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1993
44 km²
Hot Creek
IUCN IaResearch Natural Area · 1998
8 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Alamosa, CO
IUCN VReserve Program · 1996
7 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Conejos, CO
IUCN VReserve Program · 1998
5 km²
Complete list10 protected areas
- South San JuanWildernessIUCN Ib1980652 km²
- AlamosaNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV196249 km²
- San Luis HillsWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199344 km²
- Hot CreekResearch Natural AreaIUCN Ia19988 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Alamosa, COReserve ProgramIUCN V19967 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Conejos, COReserve ProgramIUCN V19985 km²
- Us-Co-165-1Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20062 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Conejos, COReserve ProgramIUCN V20120 km²
- MersonPreserveIUCN V20020 km²
- San Luis ValleyConservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN