Rio Bosque
IUCN VWetlands Park
2 km²
County · USA
El Paso
United States
BWhArid, desert, hot(85 %)
Species observed
4 360
Observations
461 453
Area
2 621,2km²
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 El Paso : 25 espèces reliées par 98 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 15.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
98
Connectance
0.156
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
4 360 distinct species · 461 453 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,0°C
Annual rain
236mm
Warmest m°
34,5°C
Coldest m°
1,4°C
Elevation: 1 237 m on average (min 1 086 m, max 1 856 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,0°C
Annual rain
236mm
Warmest month
34,5°C
Coldest month
1,4°C
Mean alt.
1 237m
Min
1 086m
Max
1 856m
Std. dev.
107m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(85 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
5,9g/kg
Clay
20,2%
Sand
56,1%
Silt
23,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
7,0g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
56,0%
Silt
24,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
5,9g/kg
Clay
19,9%
Sand
56,4%
Silt
23,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
4,8g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
55,8%
Silt
23,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.2%
Crops3.7%
Built-up4.0%
Bare soil36.3%
Other (grassland, water…)54.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 5 lakes · 39 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
290,5km
Lake surface here
2,11km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
94 000km²
Discharge in basins
43,4m³/s
Mean precip.
234mm/an
Mean T°
16,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,85
Mean runoff
4mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 271m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Bravo / Rio Grandesub-area1 665,8 km²overlap796.66 km²30%
- Bassin de American Canal Extensionsub-area1 369,9 km²overlap712.10 km²27%
- Bassin de Salatral Lateralsub-area601,2 km²overlap445.09 km²17%
- Bassin de West Side Canalsub-area2 106 km²overlap278.65 km²11%
- Bassin de Borrego Drawsub-area634,5 km²overlap217.23 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Bravo / Rio Grandesub-area392,1 km²overlap112.95 km²4%
- Bassin de Border Intercepting Drainsub-area309,5 km²overlap47.16 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Bravo / Rio Grandesub-area1 953,7 km²overlap9.34 km²0%
- Bassin de Sotol Creeksub-area2 009,4 km²overlap2.03 km²0%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (39, ord ≥ 4)
- Salatral Lateralord 1len here27.79 km100%total28 km
- Río Bravo / Rio Grandeord 7len here27.01 km1%total3249 km
- Bowman Lateralord 3len here23.80 km100%total24 km
- Rio Grandeord 7len here22.53 km2%total1320 km
- Island Drainord 6len here22.42 km100%total22 km
- Border Intercepting Drainord 6len here14.81 km25%total60 km
- Mesa Spur Drainord 2len here12.89 km100%total13 km
- Fourmile Draword 6len here12.61 km5%total270 km
- Combined La Union Lateralord 6len here11.38 km100%total11 km
- American Canal Extensionord 6len here10.25 km87%total12 km
- Alamo Alto Drainord 1len here7.87 km100%total8 km
- Island Spur Drainord 6len here7.21 km99%total7 km
27 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- West Side Canalord 6len here6.69 km13%total50 km
- Mesa Drainord 2len here6.29 km100%total6 km
- Tornillo Drainord 6len here6.09 km71%total9 km
- Franklin Canalord 1len here6.06 km100%total6 km
- Montoya Drainord 6len here6.00 km49%total12 km
- River Drain Outlet Canalord 3len here5.81 km100%total6 km
- Riverside Canalord 3len here5.23 km100%total5 km
- Ascarate Wasteway Canalord 6len here5.19 km74%total7 km
- Montoya Main Lateralord 6len here4.84 km78%total6 km
- Playa Drain Canalord 6len here4.75 km100%total5 km
- Canas Agrias Lateralord 6len here4.15 km100%total4 km
- Tornillo Intercepting Drain Number Oneord 4len here3.53 km100%total4 km
- East Drain Canalord 2len here3.46 km52%total7 km
- Playa Lateral Canalord 6len here3.18 km82%total4 km
- Border Spur Drain Number Oneord 6len here3.00 km64%total5 km
- Schultz Lateralord 6len here2.45 km94%total3 km
- Tornillo Canalord 6len here2.26 km57%total4 km
- Jornado Lateralord 3len here2.01 km100%total2 km
- River Drainord 1len here1.92 km100%total2 km
- Southside Feeder Lateralord 1len here1.92 km100%total2 km
- Borrego Draword 2len here1.45 km7%total22 km
- Nemexas Drainord 2len here0.91 km17%total5 km
- Anthony Washord 1len here0.91 km21%total4 km
- Dren 2Aord 3len here0.70 km4%total19 km
- Franklin Drainord 6len here0.61 km100%total1 km
- Riverside Intercepting Drainord 6len here0.40 km99%total0 km
- Calle Arroyo Del Muertoord 1len here0.13 km3%total4 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
10,5nW
Built-up
400,7%
Pesticides
6,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas6
IUCN V · 6
McKelligon Canyon
IUCN VNatural Area
0 km²
Westside Open
IUCN VReserve
0 km²
Feather Lake
IUCN VWildlife Sanctuary
0 km²
North Open
IUCN VReserve
0 km²
South Open
IUCN VReserve
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN