Wildlife Habitat Areas
IUCN Not ApplicableWildlife Habitat Areas · 2019
11 793 km²
Commune · CAN
East Kootenay B
Canada
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(66 %)
Species observed
1 974
Observations
97 760
Area
2 857,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 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 East Kootenay B : 24 espèces reliées par 67 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 12.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
67
Connectance
0.127
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
1 974 distinct species · 97 760 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
4,0°C
Annual rain
969mm
Warmest m°
23,3°C
Coldest m°
-11,9°C
Elevation: 1 349 m on average (min 746 m, max 2 331 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
4,0°C
Annual rain
969mm
Warmest month
23,3°C
Coldest month
-11,9°C
Mean alt.
1 349m
Min
746m
Max
2 331m
Std. dev.
396m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(66 %)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
40,4g/kg
Clay
13,7%
Sand
37,8%
Silt
48,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiMaggregated to East Kootenay
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
63,7g/kg
Clay
13,9%
Sand
36,9%
Silt
49,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
35,6g/kg
Clay
13,7%
Sand
37,9%
Silt
48,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
22,0g/kg
Clay
13,6%
Sand
38,7%
Silt
47,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest74.5%
Crops0.2%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil2.8%
Other (grassland, water…)22.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology18 basins · 17 lakes · 34 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
588,4km
Lake surface here
67,63km²
Basins crossed
18
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
20 510km²
Discharge in basins
1 081,3m³/s
Mean precip.
721mm/an
Mean T°
3,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,08
Max snow
54%
Mean runoff
413mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 366m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Wigwam Riversub-area856,1 km²overlap741.43 km²26%
- Bassin de Gold Creeksub-area849,5 km²overlap729.41 km²26%
- Bassin de Kootenai Riversub-area639,3 km²overlap354.35 km²12%
- Bassin de Big Sand Creeksub-area243 km²overlap242.37 km²8%
- Bassin de Kootenay Riversub-area302,5 km²overlap175.27 km²6%
- Bassin de Kootenay Riversub-area142,2 km²overlap142.61 km²5%
- Bassin de Maguire Creeksub-area140,2 km²overlap140.61 km²5%
- Bassin de Elk Riversub-area720,2 km²overlap134.30 km²5%
- Bassin de Little Sand Creeksub-area128,5 km²overlap93.31 km²3%
9 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Kootenay Riversub-area58 km²overlap58.20 km²2%
- Bassin de Big Sand Creeksub-area33,9 km²overlap33.97 km²1%
- Bassin de Yaak Riversub-area2 060 km²overlap5.92 km²0%
- Bassin de Galbraith Creeksub-area1 562,5 km²overlap2.46 km²0%
- Bassin de North Fork Flathead Riversub-area679,3 km²overlap1.83 km²0%
- Bassin de Moyie Riversub-area2 016 km²overlap0.89 km²0%
- Bassin de Howell Creeksub-area244 km²overlap0.84 km²0%
- Bassin de Couldrey Creeksub-area204 km²overlap0.18 km²0%
- Bassin de Fortine Creeksub-area1 169 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (17, top by area)
- Lake Koocanusaarea163,8 km²avg depth45.4 m
- Tie Lakearea1,4 km²avg depth7.1 m
- Lac 975362area0,5 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 981982area0,5 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Lac 980121area0,4 km²avg depth8.3 m
- Lac 977210area0,4 km²avg depth6.7 m
- Lac 975537area0,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 979040area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 979274area0,2 km²avg depth4.0 m
Rivers / streams (34, ord ≥ 4)
- Kootenay Riverord 6len here121.19 km21%total570 km
- Wigwam Riverord 4len here78.40 km92%total85 km
- Gold Creekord 5len here64.43 km30%total217 km
- Big Sand Creekord 5len here43.07 km53%total82 km
- Bighorn Creekord 2len here29.95 km85%total35 km
- Bloom Creekord 2len here28.93 km100%total29 km
- Maguire Creekord 1len here21.00 km100%total21 km
- Elk Riverord 5len here18.19 km9%total211 km
- Desolation Creekord 2len here18.11 km37%total49 km
- Caven Creekord 3len here14.84 km100%total15 km
- Linklater Creekord 2len here14.82 km100%total15 km
- Tepee Creekord 5len here14.34 km20%total71 km
22 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Little Sand Creekord 2len here13.89 km100%total14 km
- Morrissey Creekord 5len here10.09 km54%total19 km
- Red Canyon Creekord 1len here9.98 km100%total10 km
- Blacktail Creekord 2len here9.64 km35%total27 km
- Rabbit Creekord 6len here8.68 km26%total33 km
- Purcell Creekord 2len here8.53 km77%total11 km
- Teepee Creekord 3len here7.12 km73%total10 km
- Willie Phillipps Creekord 2len here6.50 km58%total11 km
- Haller Creekord 2len here6.19 km62%total10 km
- Englishman Creekord 1len here5.45 km100%total5 km
- Fenster Creekord 1len here5.37 km100%total5 km
- Sink Creekord 1len here4.16 km58%total7 km
- Phillips Creekord 3len here4.09 km17%total24 km
- Rainbow Creekord 3len here4.07 km17%total24 km
- Donald Creekord 5len here3.61 km24%total15 km
- Reserve Creekord 1len here3.08 km100%total3 km
- Scherf Creekord 2len here2.59 km100%total3 km
- Snowslide Creekord 1len here2.29 km12%total19 km
- Raymond Creekord 1len here2.17 km24%total9 km
- Oke Creekord 1len here1.62 km100%total2 km
- Miller Creekord 5len here1.37 km2%total73 km
- Kootenai Riverord 6len here0.69 km0%total390 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
1,1%
Pesticides
1,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas14
IUCN IV · 9IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN Ib · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 1
Flathead Watershed Area
IUCN Not ApplicableFlathead Watershed Area · 2019
871 km²
Ten Lakes
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1997
140 km²
Elk Valley Heritage Conservation Area - Mount Broadwood
IUCN IVPrivately Owned Conservation Area · 2019
90 km²
Elk Valley Heritage Conservation Area - Fee Simple
IUCN IVPrivately Owned Conservation Area · 2019
11 km²
KIKOMUN CREEK PARK
IUCN IIA - Park · 1972
7 km²
Complete list14 protected areas
- Wildlife Habitat AreasWildlife Habitat AreasIUCN Not Applicable201911 793 km²
- Flathead Watershed AreaFlathead Watershed AreaIUCN Not Applicable2019871 km²
- Ten LakesWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib1997140 km²
- Elk Valley Heritage Conservation Area - Mount BroadwoodPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV201990 km²
- Elk Valley Heritage Conservation Area - Fee SimplePrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV201911 km²
- KIKOMUN CREEK PARKA - ParkIUCN II19727 km²
- Sheep MountainPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20194 km²
- Elk Valley Heritage Conservation Area - Fee SimplePrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20192 km²
- Gold Creek - StraussPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20190 km²
- ELKO PARKC - ParkIUCN Not Reported19580 km²
- Wigwam Flats - Lot 23Privately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20190 km²
- Wigwam Flats - Lots 57, 58Privately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20190 km²
- Wigwam Flats - Lot 2Privately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20190 km²
- Wigwam Flats - Lot 3Privately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20190 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN