Mississippi River
IUCN VConservation Area
51 km²
County · USA
Des Moines
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 377
Observations
57 345
Area
1 114,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 Des Moines : 25 espèces reliées par 77 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 12.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
77
Connectance
0.122
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
1 377 distinct species · 57 345 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,8°C
Annual rain
990mm
Warmest m°
29,4°C
Coldest m°
-8,2°C
Elevation: 205 m on average (min 158 m, max 251 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,8°C
Annual rain
990mm
Warmest month
29,4°C
Coldest month
-8,2°C
Mean alt.
205m
Min
158m
Max
251m
Std. dev.
25m
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
6,2
Org. C
22,1g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
7,4%
Silt
60,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
32,7g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
7,6%
Silt
60,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
20,9g/kg
Clay
32,3%
Sand
7,4%
Silt
60,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
33,2%
Sand
7,3%
Silt
59,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest21.6%
Crops48.3%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil1.8%
Other (grassland, water…)27.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 5 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
168,1km
Lake surface here
1,06km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
308 810km²
Discharge in basins
4 091,6m³/s
Mean precip.
910mm/an
Mean T°
10,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,13
Max snow
14%
Mean runoff
262mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
208m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Flint Riversub-area481,7 km²overlap460.41 km²41%
- Bassin de Skunk Riversub-area1 010,5 km²overlap261.04 km²23%
- Bassin de Pope Creeksub-area730,1 km²overlap169.99 km²15%
- Bassin de Mississippi Riversub-area202,7 km²overlap132.96 km²12%
- Bassin de Iowa Riversub-area982,7 km²overlap63.67 km²6%
- Bassin de West Fork Crooked Creeksub-area737,3 km²overlap26.51 km²2%
- Bassin de Mississippi Riversub-area1 326,3 km²overlap0.29 km²0%
- Bassin de Henderson Creeksub-area1 629,1 km²overlap0.03 km²0%
- Bassin de Honey Creeksub-area535,3 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Flint Riverord 7len here58.77 km29%total205 km
- Mississippi Riverord 9len here34.45 km1%total5243 km
- Skunk Riverord 5len here29.34 km12%total248 km
- Yellow Spring Creekord 1len here15.76 km100%total16 km
- Long Creekord 8len here14.41 km3%total439 km
- Brush Creekord 5len here10.54 km1%total890 km
- Swift Sloughord 7len here2.79 km100%total3 km
- Dry Branchord 3len here1.86 km3%total65 km
- Lock Canal 18ord 4len here0.22 km4%total6 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
1,1nW
Built-up
72,3%
Pesticides
7,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas18
IUCN V · 17IUCN IV · 1
Port Louisa
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge
48 km²
Mississippi River Islands
IUCN VWildlife Management Area
22 km²
Blackhawk Bottoms
IUCN VWildlife Management Area
2 km²
Huron Flats
IUCN VWildlife Management Area
2 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Des Moines, IA
IUCN VReserve Program · 2004
2 km²
Complete list18 protected areas
- Mississippi RiverConservation AreaIUCN V51 km²
- Port LouisaNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV48 km²
- Mississippi River IslandsWildlife Management AreaIUCN V22 km²
- Blackhawk BottomsWildlife Management AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Huron FlatsWildlife Management AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Des Moines, IAReserve ProgramIUCN V20042 km²
- Skunk RiverAccessIUCN V1 km²
- Hickory BendLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Starr's CaveState PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Allen GreenRefugeIUCN V1 km²
- AugustaWildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Floodplain Easement (EWPP-FPE), Des Moines, IAWatershed ProtectionIUCN V20100 km²
- Luckenbill WoodsLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Hunt WoodsLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Kevin J. GahnWildlife RefugeIUCN V0 km²
- Hoover Nature TrailWildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Emergency Wetlands Reserve Program (EWetlands Reserve Program (WRP)), Des Moines, IAReserve ProgramIUCN V19960 km²
- Malchow Indian MoundsState PreserveIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN