Cheyenne River Canyons
IUCN VEasement · 1998
47 km²
County · USA
Fall River
United States
BSkArid, steppe, cold(97 %)
Species observed
1 840
Observations
53 753
Area
4 517,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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 Fall River : 27 espèces reliées par 78 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 11.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
78
Connectance
0.117
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
1 840 distinct species · 53 753 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,0°C
Annual rain
453mm
Warmest m°
31,1°C
Coldest m°
-7,5°C
Elevation: 1 092 m on average (min 875 m, max 1 406 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,0°C
Annual rain
453mm
Warmest month
31,1°C
Coldest month
-7,5°C
Mean alt.
1 092m
Min
875m
Max
1 406m
Std. dev.
92m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(97 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
16,2g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
23,0%
Silt
42,5%
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
7,3
Org. C
23,9g/kg
Clay
33,4%
Sand
23,4%
Silt
43,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
14,9g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
23,2%
Silt
42,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
35,4%
Sand
22,5%
Silt
42,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest4.8%
Crops15.7%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)78.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology15 basins · 9 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
447,9km
Lake surface here
17,56km²
Basins crossed
15
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
25 780km²
Discharge in basins
80,5m³/s
Mean precip.
412mm/an
Mean T°
8,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,63
Max snow
16%
Mean runoff
41mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 148m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Cheyenne Riversub-area1 733,7 km²overlap1122.93 km²25%
- Bassin de Cheyenne Riversub-area2 275,3 km²overlap955.46 km²21%
- Bassin de Hat Creeksub-area2 525,9 km²overlap879.75 km²19%
- Bassin de Horsehead Creeksub-area714,4 km²overlap638.93 km²14%
- Bassin de Cheyenne Riversub-area325,7 km²overlap326.32 km²7%
- Bassin de White River / Makhízita Wakpásub-area448,3 km²overlap314.38 km²7%
- Bassin de White River / Makhízita Wakpásub-area278 km²overlap123.48 km²3%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area339,2 km²overlap46.80 km²1%
- Bassin de White River / Makhízita Wakpásub-area1 126,3 km²overlap33.97 km²1%
6 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Cheyenne Riversub-area756 km²overlap30.00 km²1%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area217,8 km²overlap20.00 km²0%
- Bassin de Beaver Creeksub-area607,2 km²overlap9.73 km²0%
- Bassin de Beaver Creeksub-area285 km²overlap8.64 km²0%
- Bassin de Beaver Creeksub-area6,8 km²overlap6.79 km²0%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area318,3 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (9, top by area)
- Angosturaarea16,3 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1049084area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1048759area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1049022area0,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1049329area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1048462area0,2 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1048419area0,1 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lac 1049124area0,1 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1049378area0,1 km²avg depth2.0 m
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- Cheyenne Riverord 8len here297.99 km21%total1436 km
- Hat Creekord 4len here82.15 km50%total163 km
- Beaver Creekord 6len here16.45 km1%total3076 km
- Fall Riverord 5len here15.91 km9%total175 km
- Cascade Creekord 2len here13.24 km23%total58 km
- Cold Brookord 3len here7.69 km48%total16 km
- Horsehead Creekord 3len here6.95 km37%total19 km
- Dry Creekord 8len here5.18 km0%total1337 km
- Willow Creekord 6len here1.32 km0%total1007 km
- Indian Creekord 7len here1.05 km0%total2180 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
4,3%
Pesticides
6,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas14
IUCN V · 14
Friendshuh Game Production Area
IUCN VState Wildlife Management Area
19 km²
Cheyenne River Canyons Fee
IUCN VPrivate Conservation Land · 1998
18 km²
Battle Mountain Game Production Area
IUCN VState Wildlife Management Area
12 km²
Angostura Reservoir Game Production Area
IUCN VReservoir
6 km²
Sheps Canyon
IUCN VRecreation Area
5 km²
Complete list14 protected areas
- Cheyenne River CanyonsEasementIUCN V199847 km²
- Friendshuh Game Production AreaState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V19 km²
- Cheyenne River Canyons FeePrivate Conservation LandIUCN V199818 km²
- Battle Mountain Game Production AreaState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V12 km²
- Angostura Reservoir Game Production AreaReservoirIUCN V6 km²
- Sheps CanyonRecreation AreaIUCN V5 km²
- AngosturaRecreation AreaIUCN V4 km²
- RomeyState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V4 km²
- Bailey (s. Angostura)Recreation AreaIUCN V3 km²
- SherbarthState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V3 km²
- OralState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V3 km²
- Thunder Basin-Cheyenne RiverEasementIUCN V19992 km²
- Buffalo GapState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Williams DamState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN