Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1984
23 621 km²
Commune · CAN
East Kootenay G
Canada
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(50 %)
Species observed
2 704
Observations
66 193
Area
4 701km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 G : 26 espèces reliées par 76 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 11.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
76
Connectance
0.114
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
2 704 distinct species · 66 193 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
-0,4°C
Annual rain
868mm
Warmest m°
18,5°C
Coldest m°
-18,0°C
Elevation: 1 813 m on average (min 790 m, max 3 090 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
-0,4°C
Annual rain
868mm
Warmest month
18,5°C
Coldest month
-18,0°C
Mean alt.
1 813m
Min
790m
Max
3 090m
Std. dev.
511m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfcCold, no dry season, cold summer(50 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Hydrology17 basins · 50 lakes · 69 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 016,9km
Lake surface here
21,44km²
Basins crossed
17
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
6 708km²
Discharge in basins
215,9m³/s
Mean precip.
679mm/an
Mean T°
-0,5°C
Moisture idx
0,09
Max snow
63%
Mean runoff
446mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 818m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kootenay Riversub-area2 705,4 km²overlap2232.72 km²47%
- Bassin de Columbia Riversub-area678,3 km²overlap674.93 km²14%
- Bassin de Horsethief Creeksub-area630,4 km²overlap624.07 km²13%
- Bassin de Frances Creeksub-area592,3 km²overlap593.61 km²13%
- Bassin de Bugaboo Creeksub-area368,6 km²overlap367.27 km²8%
- Bassin de Columbia Riversub-area120,5 km²overlap62.60 km²1%
- Bassin de Spillimacheen Riversub-area1 456,3 km²overlap59.00 km²1%
- Bassin de Columbia Riversub-area815,1 km²overlap25.75 km²1%
- Bassin de Columbia Riversub-area15,2 km²overlap15.30 km²0%
8 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Toby Creeksub-area673,7 km²overlap13.20 km²0%
- Bassin de Columbia Riversub-area9,6 km²overlap9.57 km²0%
- Bassin de Bow Riversub-area2 208,5 km²overlap8.81 km²0%
- Bassin de Howser Creeksub-area413 km²overlap4.75 km²0%
- Bassin de Kicking Horse Riversub-area1 815,3 km²overlap4.35 km²0%
- Bassin de Spray Riversub-area736,3 km²overlap2.77 km²0%
- Bassin de Glacier Creeksub-area487,2 km²overlap1.98 km²0%
- Bassin de Duncan Riversub-area1 533,4 km²overlap0.34 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Lake #97400area2,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lake of the Hanging Glacierarea1,6 km²avg depth32.4 m
- Lake #98127area1,1 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lake Magogarea1,1 km²avg depth12.5 m
- Lac 951628area0,9 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 951145area0,8 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 941293area0,8 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 943535area0,7 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 939314area0,7 km²avg depth6.5 m
41 more lakes
- Lac 941424area0,7 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 946911area0,6 km²avg depth7.2 m
- Lac 945542area0,6 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 946179area0,6 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 938638area0,5 km²avg depth9.7 m
- Lac 951667area0,5 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Lac 949007area0,4 km²avg depth9.6 m
- Lac 945112area0,4 km²avg depth5.4 m
- Lac 943877area0,4 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 948860area0,4 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Lac 942149area0,3 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 946608area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 943037area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 942753area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 946732area0,3 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Lac 945016area0,3 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 944283area0,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 944673area0,3 km²avg depth7.1 m
- Lac 944496area0,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 942505area0,3 km²avg depth7.9 m
- Lac 947466area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 945802area0,2 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 943135area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 946442area0,2 km²avg depth9.9 m
- Lac 943483area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 951762area0,2 km²avg depth5.0 m
- Lac 948520area0,2 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 942520area0,2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 946693area0,2 km²avg depth6.9 m
- Lac 941778area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 945251area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 945519area0,2 km²avg depth5.0 m
- Lac 944251area0,2 km²avg depth5.0 m
- Lac 943851area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 951957area0,2 km²avg depth6.9 m
- Lac 942059area0,2 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 942575area0,2 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Lac 946010area0,2 km²avg depth6.5 m
- Lac 948257area0,2 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 941762area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 941829area0,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
Rivers / streams (69, ord ≥ 4)
- Kootenay Riverord 6len here102.03 km18%total570 km
- Bugaboo Creekord 4len here91.52 km95%total97 km
- Columbia Riverord 8len here75.16 km3%total2971 km
- Vermilion Riverord 4len here74.18 km58%total129 km
- Horsethief Creekord 3len here71.19 km100%total71 km
- Frances Creekord 3len here51.73 km100%total52 km
- Forster Creekord 3len here45.68 km100%total46 km
- Mitchell Riverord 3len here28.37 km98%total29 km
- Kindersley Creekord 4len here22.13 km100%total22 km
- Og Creekord 1len here20.96 km100%total21 km
- Stockdale Creekord 2len here18.82 km100%total19 km
- Luxor Creekord 2len here17.98 km100%total18 km
57 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Farnham Creekord 2len here17.11 km100%total17 km
- Verdant Creekord 2len here16.16 km100%total16 km
- Bruce Creekord 2len here15.74 km65%total24 km
- Daer Creekord 1len here15.42 km100%total15 km
- Lachine Creekord 2len here14.43 km100%total14 km
- Simpson Riverord 3len here13.65 km100%total14 km
- Cross Riverord 3len here13.39 km35%total38 km
- Sinclair Creekord 2len here12.92 km48%total27 km
- Ochre Creekord 3len here12.06 km87%total14 km
- McDonald Creekord 3len here11.76 km15%total79 km
- Paul Creekord 3len here10.89 km35%total31 km
- Magnesite Creekord 2len here10.38 km100%total10 km
- Tokumm Creekord 1len here10.34 km100%total10 km
- Septet Creekord 1len here9.98 km100%total10 km
- Law Creekord 2len here9.91 km60%total17 km
- Assiniboine Creekord 2len here9.05 km100%total9 km
- Symond Creekord 3len here8.57 km100%total9 km
- Pinnacle Creekord 2len here8.56 km17%total50 km
- Alcantara Creekord 2len here8.37 km81%total10 km
- Helmet Creekord 2len here8.20 km100%total8 km
- Wilmer Creekord 1len here7.96 km100%total8 km
- Numa Creekord 2len here7.91 km45%total18 km
- Meadow Creekord 4len here7.40 km3%total223 km
- Pitts Creekord 1len here6.63 km100%total7 km
- Hurst Creekord 3len here6.13 km100%total6 km
- Surprise Creekord 2len here6.11 km23%total27 km
- Haffner Creekord 1len here5.98 km100%total6 km
- Hawk Creekord 3len here5.79 km6%total90 km
- Macaulay Creekord 1len here5.72 km100%total6 km
- Floe Creekord 1len here5.70 km100%total6 km
- Tumbling Creekord 1len here5.36 km74%total7 km
- Aurora Creekord 1len here5.24 km100%total5 km
- Nixon Creekord 4len here5.21 km100%total5 km
- Larix Creekord 1len here4.78 km100%total5 km
- Serac Creekord 1len here4.77 km100%total5 km
- Edouard Creekord 2len here4.49 km100%total4 km
- Akenside Creekord 1len here4.37 km100%total4 km
- Welsh Creekord 1len here4.07 km100%total4 km
- Packer Creekord 2len here4.04 km74%total5 km
- Indian Creekord 6len here3.89 km1%total398 km
- Kimpton Creekord 1len here3.87 km100%total4 km
- Gopher Creekord 1len here3.78 km100%total4 km
- Wardle Creekord 1len here3.77 km100%total4 km
- Swede Creekord 1len here3.68 km61%total6 km
- Moose Creekord 3len here3.54 km2%total142 km
- Verendrye Creekord 1len here3.51 km100%total4 km
- Whitetail Creekord 2len here3.41 km37%total9 km
- Ogelston Creekord 1len here3.27 km100%total3 km
- John McKay Creekord 1len here3.18 km100%total3 km
- Bobbie Burns Creekord 5len here3.13 km4%total75 km
- East Verdant Creekord 1len here2.76 km100%total3 km
- Isaac Creekord 1len here2.68 km27%total10 km
- Irish Creekord 1len here2.39 km21%total11 km
- Struna Creekord 1len here2.38 km100%total2 km
- Serena Creekord 1len here1.37 km100%total1 km
- Geddes Creekord 1len here1.29 km100%total1 km
- Stanley Creekord 2len here0.70 km2%total30 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Protected areas19
IUCN IV · 10IUCN II · 5IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN Ia · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN III · 1
Banff National Park Of Canada
IUCN IINational Park · 1885
6 857 km²
Kootenay National Park Of Canada
IUCN IINational Park · 1920
1 379 km²
Yoho National Park Of Canada
IUCN IINational Park · 1886
1 292 km²
MOUNT ASSINIBOINE PARK
IUCN IIA - Park · 1922
390 km²
COLUMBIA WETLANDS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA
IUCN IVWildlife Management Area · 1996
170 km²
Complete list19 protected areas
- Canadian Rocky Mountain ParksWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable198423 621 km²
- Banff National Park Of CanadaNational ParkIUCN II18856 857 km²
- Kootenay National Park Of CanadaNational ParkIUCN II19201 379 km²
- Yoho National Park Of CanadaNational ParkIUCN II18861 292 km²
- MOUNT ASSINIBOINE PARKA - ParkIUCN II1922390 km²
- COLUMBIA WETLANDS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAWildlife Management AreaIUCN IV1996170 km²
- BUGABOO PARKA - ParkIUCN II1969138 km²
- Columbia National Wildlife AreaNational Wildlife AreaIUCN Ia197810 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 142397)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20244 km²
- Luxor Linkage - Luxor MountainPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20193 km²
- Columbia River Wetlands - RCMP Flats WMAPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20192 km²
- Columbia NWA - Spillamacheen UnitPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20192 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 1000905)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20242 km²
- Columbia NWA - Harrogate UnitPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20192 km²
- Columbia River Wetlands - EdgewaterPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20202 km²
- Columbia NWA - Brisco UnitPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20192 km²
- Luxor Linkage WetlandPrivately Owned Conservation AreaIUCN IV20191 km²
- Horsethief CreekOECMIUCN Not Reported20240 km²
- DRY GULCH PARKA - ParkIUCN III19560 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN