Bell and Steeprock Canyons Protected Area
IUCN IIProvincial Forest · 2004
113 km²
Commune · CAN
Division No. 20, Unorganized, No
Canada
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(64 %)
Species observed
586
Observations
2 025
Area
1 855,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 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 Division No. 20, Unorganized, No : 26 espèces reliées par 100 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 12.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 15 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
41
Interactions affichées
100
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
586 distinct species · 2 025 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
0,5°C
Annual rain
643mm
Warmest m°
21,8°C
Coldest m°
-19,8°C
Elevation: 647 m on average (min 319 m, max 810 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
0,5°C
Annual rain
643mm
Warmest month
21,8°C
Coldest month
-19,8°C
Mean alt.
647m
Min
319m
Max
810m
Std. dev.
113m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(64 %)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
35,8g/kg
Clay
29,3%
Sand
35,9%
Silt
34,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to Division No. 20
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
37,4g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
38,4%
Silt
35,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
36,0g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
35,2%
Silt
34,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
34,1g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
33,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest64.5%
Crops0.3%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)34.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 50 lakes · 17 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
254,4km
Lake surface here
75,77km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
14 568km²
Discharge in basins
5,7m³/s
Mean precip.
474mm/an
Mean T°
0,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,30
Max snow
47%
Mean runoff
33mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
493m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Armit Riversub-area1 194,4 km²overlap402.60 km²22%
- Bassin de Steeprock Riversub-area684,4 km²overlap341.77 km²18%
- Bassin de Whitefish Creeksub-area278,1 km²overlap221.14 km²12%
- Bassin de Bowsman Riversub-area313,9 km²overlap200.13 km²11%
- Bassin de Swede Creeksub-area303,6 km²overlap192.89 km²10%
- Bassin de Bell Riversub-area521,8 km²overlap188.10 km²10%
- Bassin de Red Deer Riversub-area1 251,5 km²overlap140.80 km²8%
- Bassin de Woody Riversub-area452,7 km²overlap97.77 km²5%
- Bassin de Woody Riversub-area417,3 km²overlap38.86 km²2%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Armit Lakearea26,2 km²avg depth7.6 m
- North Steeprock Lakearea9,5 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Whitefish Lakearea6,8 km²avg depth4.9 m
- South Steeprock Lakearea4,6 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Bell Lakearea3,7 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Stanton Lakearea1,8 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Float Island Lakearea1,5 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Pickerel Lakearea1,3 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Cross Lakearea1,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
41 more lakes
- Little Armit Lakearea1,1 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Johnson Lakearea1,1 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 891441area0,9 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 894580area0,8 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 891040area0,8 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 890879area0,7 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 893724area0,7 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 890925area0,7 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 890262area0,7 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 901836area0,6 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 899912area0,6 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 900791area0,6 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 892539area0,6 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 892646area0,6 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 894487area0,5 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 895893area0,5 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 899205area0,5 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 894727area0,4 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 890564area0,4 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 891677area0,4 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 888703area0,4 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 891676area0,4 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 894661area0,4 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 896329area0,4 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 896311area0,3 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 887809area0,3 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 899398area0,3 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 895540area0,3 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 895980area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 893339area0,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 899542area0,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 895217area0,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 895296area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 893073area0,3 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 897334area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 894235area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 896430area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 894560area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 892662area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 901395area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 897747area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
Rivers / streams (17, ord ≥ 4)
- Bowsman Riverord 2len here45.25 km60%total75 km
- Steeprock Riverord 3len here34.43 km69%total50 km
- Armit Riverord 4len here26.50 km27%total98 km
- Bell Riverord 2len here25.53 km62%total41 km
- Birch Riverord 4len here24.00 km8%total301 km
- Ward Creekord 1len here16.60 km100%total17 km
- Little Woody Riverord 3len here12.87 km26%total50 km
- Swede Creekord 3len here12.19 km30%total41 km
- Beaver Creekord 4len here11.40 km3%total331 km
- Johnson Creekord 3len here9.83 km22%total45 km
- Woody Riverord 4len here8.66 km5%total190 km
- Rice Riverord 3len here7.82 km4%total205 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
0,0%
Pesticides
3,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Ia · 2IUCN II · 1
Armit Meadows Ecological Reserve
IUCN IaEcological Reserve · 2005
3 km²
Birch River Ecological Reserve
IUCN IaEcological Reserve · 2005
2 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN