Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · can
Creston Valley
- Area
- 72 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Reported
- Year
- 1994
Overview
- Designation
- Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
- Established
- 1994
- Managing authority
- Not Reported
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
943 distinct species · 129 156 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Creston Valley : 22 espèces reliées par 56 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 13.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology1 basins · 15 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
7,9km
Lake surface here
14,39km²
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
38 389km²
Discharge in basins
15,4m³/s
Mean precip.
786mm/an
Mean T°
3,1°C
Moisture idx
0,08
Max snow
44%
Mean runoff
561mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 423m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (15, top by area)
- Kootenayarea421,5 km²avg depth179.0 m
- Duck Lakearea12,1 km²avg depth17.2 m
- Leach Lakearea3,2 km²avg depth7.0 m
- Lac 979593area1 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 979065area0,7 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 979579area0,5 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 979462area0,4 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 980061area0,4 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 981258area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
Fond cartographique : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Géométrie : nos sources (GADM/HydroBASINS/HydroLAKES/HydroRIVERS/WDPA)
- Centroid
- 49.17298, -116.63780
- Open in maps
- OpenStreetMap → · Satellite →
Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.