Wildlife Habitat Areas
IUCN Not ApplicableWildlife Habitat Areas · 2019
11 793 km²
Commune · CAN
East Kootenay E
Canada
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(60 %)
Species observed
1 938
Observations
166 563
Area
4 297,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 E : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) + 7 bulles famille, 39 interactions GloBI documentées sur 3 types (connectance 10.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 7 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
39
Connectance
0.103
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 938 distinct species · 166 563 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
1,5°C
Annual rain
935mm
Warmest m°
20,3°C
Coldest m°
-14,6°C
Elevation: 1 688 m on average (min 770 m, max 2 621 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
1,5°C
Annual rain
935mm
Warmest month
20,3°C
Coldest month
-14,6°C
Mean alt.
1 688m
Min
770m
Max
2 621m
Std. dev.
468m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(60 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
42,3g/kg
Clay
12,2%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
45,1%
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
5,9
Org. C
59,7g/kg
Clay
12,0%
Sand
41,4%
Silt
46,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
41,8g/kg
Clay
12,1%
Sand
42,6%
Silt
45,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
25,3g/kg
Clay
12,6%
Sand
44,0%
Silt
43,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest62.8%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil10.9%
Other (grassland, water…)26.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 49 lakes · 20 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
686,5km
Lake surface here
15,80km²
Basins crossed
14
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
38 389km²
Discharge in basins
228,5m³/s
Mean precip.
693mm/an
Mean T°
1,5°C
Moisture idx
0,02
Max snow
54%
Mean runoff
435mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 610m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de St. Mary Riversub-area2 696,8 km²overlap2065.78 km²48%
- Bassin de Skookumchuck Creeksub-area879 km²overlap737.31 km²17%
- Bassin de Lussier Riversub-area741,8 km²overlap734.82 km²17%
- Bassin de Kootenay Riversub-area793,5 km²overlap703.27 km²16%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area1 462,6 km²overlap18.66 km²0%
- Bassin de Findlay Creeksub-area888 km²overlap12.44 km²0%
- Bassin de Wildhorse Riversub-area196,3 km²overlap8.95 km²0%
- Bassin de Midge Creeksub-area2 452,3 km²overlap6.43 km²0%
- Bassin de Goat Riversub-area1 293 km²overlap3.99 km²0%
5 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (49, top by area)
- St. Mary Lakearea3,4 km²avg depth16.5 m
- Premier Lakearea2 km²avg depth21.6 m
- Wasa Lakearea1 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 965854area0,6 km²avg depth9.3 m
- Lac 968611area0,6 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 965964area0,4 km²avg depth9.2 m
- Lac 964969area0,3 km²avg depth7.4 m
- Lac 963306area0,3 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 965558area0,3 km²avg depth6.2 m
40 more lakes
- Lac 969463area0,3 km²avg depth7.9 m
- Lac 966895area0,3 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Lac 964997area0,3 km²avg depth8.0 m
- Lac 965112area0,3 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Lac 973730area0,3 km²avg depth10.0 m
- Lac 965900area0,3 km²avg depth8.3 m
- Lac 973074area0,3 km²avg depth8.5 m
- Lac 973167area0,3 km²avg depth9.7 m
- Lac 971044area0,2 km²avg depth9.1 m
- Lac 965009area0,2 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 973570area0,2 km²avg depth7.4 m
- Lac 972665area0,2 km²avg depth9.3 m
- Lac 965705area0,2 km²avg depth8.8 m
- Lac 966319area0,2 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Lac 967792area0,2 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 968343area0,2 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 967304area0,2 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 966817area0,2 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 965934area0,2 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Lac 968005area0,2 km²avg depth10.2 m
- Lac 964445area0,2 km²avg depth5.9 m
- Lac 966541area0,1 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Lac 967292area0,1 km²avg depth6.5 m
- Lac 965756area0,1 km²avg depth7.5 m
- Lac 965021area0,1 km²avg depth5.4 m
- Lac 973617area0,1 km²avg depth9.7 m
- Lac 964945area0,1 km²avg depth9.3 m
- Lac 965351area0,1 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Lac 964353area0,1 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 968983area0,1 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 966485area0,1 km²avg depth6.2 m
- Lac 966091area0,1 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 967004area0,1 km²avg depth6.9 m
- Lac 966193area0,1 km²avg depth6.9 m
- Lac 967371area0,1 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Lac 966795area0,1 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 969861area0,1 km²avg depth5.4 m
- Lac 969587area0,1 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 969303area0,1 km²avg depth6.1 m
- Lac 967572area0,1 km²avg depth8.1 m
Rivers / streams (20, ord ≥ 4)
- Lussier Riverord 3len here120.13 km99%total121 km
- St. Mary Riverord 4len here112.76 km76%total148 km
- Kootenay Riverord 6len here99.57 km17%total570 km
- Redding Creekord 3len here75.96 km100%total76 km
- Skookumchuck Creekord 3len here69.02 km100%total69 km
- White Creekord 4len here43.32 km45%total97 km
- Meachen Creekord 2len here36.97 km100%total37 km
- Mather Creekord 2len here20.82 km100%total21 km
- Buhl Creekord 2len here16.86 km100%total17 km
- Lost Dog Creekord 1len here16.83 km100%total17 km
- Matthew Creekord 3len here13.06 km100%total13 km
- Gray Creek Pass Forest Service Roadord 2len here12.70 km100%total13 km
8 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Mark Creekord 3len here10.91 km50%total22 km
- Dewar Creekord 4len here9.43 km100%total9 km
- Greenland Creekord 2len here8.67 km100%total9 km
- Spade Creekord 2len here8.16 km66%total12 km
- Luke Creekord 1len here4.52 km100%total5 km
- Pitt Creekord 1len here3.89 km100%total4 km
- Houle Creekord 1len here1.84 km100%total2 km
- Kimberley Creekord 1len here1.08 km56%total2 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
0,7%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas28
IUCN IV · 18IUCN II · 7IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Ib · 1IUCN III · 1🌊 Marine · 1
PURCELL WILDERNESS CONSERVANCY PARK
IUCN IIA - Park · 1974
2 020 km²
KIANUKO PARK
IUCN IIA - Park · 1995
117 km²
ST. MARY'S ALPINE PARK
IUCN IbA - Park · 1973
93 km²
TOP OF THE WORLD PARK
IUCN IIA - Park · 1973
87 km²
LOCKHART CREEK PARK
IUCN IIA - Park · 1995
37 km²
Complete list28 protected areas
- Wildlife Habitat AreasWildlife Habitat AreasIUCN Not Applicable201911 793 km²
- PURCELL WILDERNESS CONSERVANCY PARKA - ParkIUCN II19742 020 km²
- KIANUKO PARKA - ParkIUCN II1995117 km²
- ST. MARY'S ALPINE PARKA - ParkIUCN Ib197393 km²
- TOP OF THE WORLD PARKA - ParkIUCN II197387 km²
- LOCKHART CREEK PARKA - ParkIUCN II199537 km²
- WHITESWAN LAKE PARKA - ParkIUCN II197823 km²
- PREMIER LAKE PARKA - ParkIUCN II19408 km²
- Bummers Flats - Madison (Cherry Creek), WestsidePrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20197 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 1000953)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20243 km²
- Bummers Flats - Pighin, EastsidePrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20193 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20243 km²
- Wycliffe Wildlife Corridor - Land TransferPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20192 km²
- Pine Butte RanchPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20192 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 60017)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20242 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 143128)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20242 km²
- Luke Creek Wildlife CorridorPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20192 km²
- Wycliffe Wildlife Corridor - Land TransferPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20192 km²
- WASA LAKE PARKA - ParkIUCN II19551 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 1000737)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20241 km²
- RAM CREEK ECOLOGICAL RESERVEEcological ReserveIUCN III19711 km²
- Cherry MeadowsPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20191 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 141908)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20241 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 142448)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20241 km²
- Luke Creek Wildlife CorridorPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20191 km²
- Pine Butte SouthPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20191 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 142349)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20241 km²
- Wasa SloughPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20191 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN