Martin County
IUCN VWaterfowl Production Area
405 km²
County · USA
Cottonwood
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 446
Observations
71 294
Area
1 672,3km²
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 Cottonwood : 26 espèces reliées par 69 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 11.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
69
Connectance
0.116
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 · 71 294 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
7,6°C
Annual rain
778mm
Warmest m°
27,7°C
Coldest m°
-12,9°C
Elevation: 411 m on average (min 326 m, max 468 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
7,6°C
Annual rain
778mm
Warmest month
27,7°C
Coldest month
-12,9°C
Mean alt.
411m
Min
326m
Max
468m
Std. dev.
31m
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
6,7
Org. C
35,0g/kg
Clay
29,8%
Sand
31,9%
Silt
38,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
43,8g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
32,0%
Silt
38,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
35,8g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
32,0%
Silt
38,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,8
Org. C
25,5g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
31,8%
Silt
38,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.5%
Crops76.2%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)14.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 36 lakes · 25 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
373,3km
Lake surface here
19,96km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
29 325km²
Discharge in basins
34,8m³/s
Mean precip.
702mm/an
Mean T°
6,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,25
Max snow
19%
Mean runoff
172mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
381m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Watonwan Riversub-area2 364,1 km²overlap531.55 km²32%
- Bassin de Dutch Charley Creeksub-area523,1 km²overlap406.66 km²24%
- Bassin de Des Moines Riversub-area1 342,9 km²overlap306.74 km²18%
- Bassin de Little Cottonwood Riversub-area1 560,3 km²overlap205.92 km²12%
- Bassin de Des Moines Riversub-area222,1 km²overlap95.08 km²6%
- Bassin de Pell Creeksub-area140,8 km²overlap66.18 km²4%
- Bassin de Cottonwood Riversub-area353,7 km²overlap47.35 km²3%
- Bassin de Okabena Creeksub-area1 287,6 km²overlap12.79 km²1%
Lakes (36, top by area)
- Talcot Lakearea3,9 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Fish Lakearea1,5 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Bingham Lakearea1 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Augusta Lakearea1 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1047077area0,9 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1047441area0,9 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1046687area0,9 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1047390area0,8 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1047223area0,8 km²avg depth3.2 m
27 more lakes
- Lac 1047019area0,8 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1046457area0,8 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1046977area0,7 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1046906area0,7 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1046611area0,6 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1047022area0,6 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1047346area0,6 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1047002area0,4 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1047091area0,4 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1047391area0,4 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1047332area0,4 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1047161area0,4 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1047305area0,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1047090area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1047035area0,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1046978area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1046667area0,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1047160area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1047268area0,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1047374area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1046892area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1047438area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1047442area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1046903area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1046746area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1046946area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1046740area0,1 km²avg depth1.4 m
Rivers / streams (25, ord ≥ 4)
- Des Moines Riverord 6len here65.55 km7%total913 km
- Watonwan Riverord 4len here43.50 km31%total140 km
- Highwater Creekord 2len here40.30 km89%total45 km
- Dutch Charley Creekord 4len here39.98 km54%total74 km
- North Fork Watonwan Riverord 2len here27.68 km51%total54 km
- Dry Creekord 8len here20.79 km2%total1337 km
- Division Creekord 3len here18.28 km85%total22 km
- South Fork Watonwan Riverord 3len here18.13 km18%total100 km
- Butterfield Lake Ouletord 2len here14.44 km35%total41 km
- JD28ord 1len here10.96 km100%total11 km
- Little Cottonwood Riverord 3len here10.68 km12%total91 km
- JD11ord 1len here9.71 km100%total10 km
13 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- CD38ord 1len here8.59 km100%total9 km
- JD2CONord 1len here6.20 km100%total6 km
- CD39ord 1len here5.93 km48%total12 km
- JD32Iord 1len here5.65 km83%total7 km
- Scheldorf Creek (CD43)ord 1len here5.33 km100%total5 km
- Heron Lake Outletord 4len here4.86 km17%total28 km
- County Ditch Number Twentynineord 1len here4.24 km58%total7 km
- Scheldorf Creekord 4len here4.12 km100%total4 km
- Mound Creekord 3len here3.05 km9%total34 km
- Pell Creekord 2len here1.52 km7%total21 km
- JD40ord 1len here1.41 km100%total1 km
- Harder Lake Outletord 1len here1.27 km100%total1 km
- Cottonwood Riverord 4len here1.15 km0%total428 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
24,2%
Pesticides
8,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas39
IUCN V · 37IUCN IV · 1IUCN VI · 1
Reinvest in Minnesota Reserve Partnership
IUCN VEasement · 1987
99 km²
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mn
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge
97 km²
Big Stone County
IUCN VWaterfowl Production Area · 1987
66 km²
Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands
IUCN VReserve Program
54 km²
Pope County
IUCN VWaterfowl Production Area
41 km²
Complete list39 protected areas
- Martin CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V405 km²
- Reinvest in Minnesota Reserve PartnershipEasementIUCN V198799 km²
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of MnNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV97 km²
- Big Stone CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V198766 km²
- Reinvest in Minnesota WetlandsReserve ProgramIUCN V54 km²
- Pope CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V41 km²
- Northern Tallgrass PrairieNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN V36 km²
- PermanentWetland PreserveIUCN V22 km²
- Talcot LakeState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V21 km²
- Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program IEasementIUCN V17 km²
- Cottonwood CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN VI16 km²
- Other - PerpetualConservation EasementIUCN V198915 km²
- Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program IEasementIUCN V11 km²
- Reinvest in Minnesota WetlandsReserve ProgramIUCN V19928 km²
- Sensitive Ground Water - PerpetualConservation EasementIUCN V19905 km²
- ExpandereState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V4 km²
- Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program IIEasementIUCN V20063 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Redwood, MNReserve ProgramIUCN V19962 km²
- Red Rock Prairie FeePrivate Conservation LandIUCN V19862 km²
- BudolfsonState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Little SwanState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V2 km²
- DelftState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- BennettState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- BanksState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Hurricane LakeState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Rock Ridge Prairie State Scientific andNatural AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Cottonwood, MNReserve ProgramIUCN V19961 km²
- Pats PastureState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Arnolds LakeState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Wolf LakeState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- TyphoonState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- HighwaterState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Mountain LakeState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- RegehrState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- CarpenterState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- VoitState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Bingham Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Cottonwood)LakeIUCN V0 km²
- Scheldorf Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Cottonwood)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Augusta Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Cottonwood)LakeIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN