Charles M. Russell
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge
1 596 km²
County · USA
Garfield
United States
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)
Species observed
873
Observations
12 613
Area
12 553,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Garfield : 19 espèces reliées par 123 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 26.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
123
Connectance
0.265
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
873 distinct species · 12 613 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
7,8°C
Annual rain
335mm
Warmest m°
30,4°C
Coldest m°
-10,3°C
Elevation: 854 m on average (min 680 m, max 1 075 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
7,8°C
Annual rain
335mm
Warmest month
30,4°C
Coldest month
-10,3°C
Mean alt.
854m
Min
680m
Max
1 075m
Std. dev.
82m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)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
15,0g/kg
Clay
35,6%
Sand
20,6%
Silt
43,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
21,1g/kg
Clay
33,7%
Sand
21,7%
Silt
44,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
35,6%
Sand
20,5%
Silt
43,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
37,3%
Sand
19,6%
Silt
43,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.5%
Crops6.4%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil5.2%
Other (grassland, water…)86.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology31 basins · 18 lakes · 26 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
906,9km
Lake surface here
394,70km²
Basins crossed
31
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
147 604km²
Discharge in basins
838,3m³/s
Mean precip.
322mm/an
Mean T°
6,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,68
Max snow
17%
Mean runoff
30mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
850m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Little Dry Creeksub-area3 159,6 km²overlap2628.57 km²21%
- Bassin de Big Dry Creeksub-area1 594,3 km²overlap1598.75 km²13%
- Bassin de Missouri Riversub-area2 461,7 km²overlap1414.87 km²11%
- Bassin de Sand Creeksub-area1 007,8 km²overlap1010.53 km²8%
- Bassin de South Fork Lodgepole Creeksub-area769 km²overlap771.02 km²6%
- Bassin de Big Dry Creeksub-area740,2 km²overlap694.01 km²6%
- Bassin de Big Dry Creeksub-area1 702,9 km²overlap639.01 km²5%
- Bassin de Calf Creeksub-area584,4 km²overlap585.94 km²5%
- Bassin de Missouri Riversub-area553,9 km²overlap555.46 km²4%
22 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Big Dry Creeksub-area382,3 km²overlap383.37 km²3%
- Bassin de Big Porcupine Creeksub-area2 251,9 km²overlap326.74 km²3%
- Bassin de Missouri Riversub-area518,8 km²overlap326.04 km²3%
- Bassin de Musselshell Riversub-area713,3 km²overlap309.91 km²2%
- Bassin de Big Dry Creeksub-area302,8 km²overlap303.64 km²2%
- Bassin de Missouri Riversub-area296,8 km²overlap209.46 km²2%
- Bassin de Musselshell Riversub-area641,5 km²overlap188.73 km²2%
- Bassin de Big Dry Creeksub-area145,5 km²overlap145.91 km²1%
- Bassin de Little Porcupine Creeksub-area1 590,9 km²overlap117.72 km²1%
- Bassin de Timber Creeksub-area866 km²overlap114.88 km²1%
- Bassin de Musselshell Riversub-area306,8 km²overlap104.79 km²1%
- Bassin de Musselshell Riversub-area100,2 km²overlap30.41 km²0%
- Bassin de Dovetail Creeksub-area262,3 km²overlap29.18 km²0%
- Bassin de Musselshell Riversub-area62,8 km²overlap28.42 km²0%
- Bassin de Missouri Riversub-area21,5 km²overlap14.92 km²0%
- Bassin de Musselshell Riversub-area36 km²overlap13.23 km²0%
- Bassin de Bear Creeksub-area343,2 km²overlap3.84 km²0%
- Bassin de Musselshell Riversub-area7,1 km²overlap3.51 km²0%
- Bassin de Blood Creeksub-area625,3 km²overlap0.41 km²0%
- Basin #40970sub-area967,4 km²overlap0.38 km²0%
- Bassin de Sunday Creeksub-area1 895,8 km²overlap0.08 km²0%
- Bassin de Box Elder Creeksub-area82,9 km²overlap0.05 km²0%
Lakes (18, top by area)
- Fort Peckarea814,1 km²avg depth28.9 m
- Fort Peck Lakearea1,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lake #06137area1,1 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1015315area0,6 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1015865area0,6 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1021874area0,4 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1020150area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1009865area0,2 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1013386area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
9 more lakes
- Lac 1009331area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1010357area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1018206area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1011051area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1011867area0,1 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1014398area0,1 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1017670area0,1 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1017576area0,1 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1015519area0,1 km²avg depth2.5 m
Rivers / streams (26, ord ≥ 4)
- Big Dry Creekord 5len here266.41 km80%total332 km
- Missouri Riverord 8len here111.11 km2%total6197 km
- Calf Creekord 4len here86.13 km75%total114 km
- Musselshell Riverord 6len here75.10 km11%total689 km
- Little Dry Creekord 5len here63.61 km54%total117 km
- South Fork Lodgepole Creekord 2len here53.75 km100%total54 km
- Sand Creekord 5len here48.15 km3%total1636 km
- Lodgepole Creekord 5len here39.34 km7%total557 km
- Steve Forksord 2len here28.05 km100%total28 km
- Middle Fork Lodgepole Creekord 2len here26.36 km100%total26 km
- Union Creekord 3len here14.28 km18%total79 km
- Flat Creekord 4len here14.21 km4%total332 km
14 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- North Fork Lodgepole Creekord 2len here12.95 km100%total13 km
- Gilbert Creekord 2len here9.89 km12%total81 km
- Camp Creekord 5len here9.30 km2%total557 km
- Meckel Couleeord 1len here9.02 km100%total9 km
- Timber Creekord 6len here8.71 km3%total302 km
- Langs Forkord 2len here6.44 km100%total6 km
- Crow Rock Creekord 3len here6.30 km38%total17 km
- East Gilbert Creekord 1len here5.22 km100%total5 km
- Long Branch Creekord 1len here3.91 km100%total4 km
- Cherry Creekord 5len here3.91 km1%total324 km
- Little Porcupine Creekord 4len here2.95 km1%total205 km
- Drag Creekord 6len here1.39 km6%total24 km
- Cottonwood Creekord 5len here0.34 km0%total1014 km
- Alkali Creekord 3len here0.02 km0%total211 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
0,6%
Pesticides
2,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN Ib · 6IUCN IV · 1IUCN VI · 1
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge_
IUCN IbNational Wildlife Refuge
639 km²
Montana
IUCN VIState Trust Lands
204 km²
Seven Blackfoot
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1992
82 km²
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Study Area
IUCN IbNational Wildlife Refuge
79 km²
Musselshell Breaks
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1992
35 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Charles M. RussellNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV1 596 km²
- Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge_National Wildlife RefugeIUCN Ib639 km²
- MontanaState Trust LandsIUCN VI204 km²
- Seven BlackfootWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199282 km²
- Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Study AreaNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN Ib79 km²
- Musselshell BreaksWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199235 km²
- Bridge CouleeWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199224 km²
- Billy CreekWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199214 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN