Wabash River - Mount Carmel
IUCN VConservation Area
15 km²
County · USA
Gibson
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 736
Observations
334 870
Area
1 290km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 30 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 Gibson : 21 espèces reliées par 66 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 15.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
66
Connectance
0.152
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
1 736 distinct species · 334 870 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,7°C
Annual rain
1 199mm
Warmest m°
30,5°C
Coldest m°
-3,1°C
Elevation: 134 m on average (min 113 m, max 164 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,7°C
Annual rain
1 199mm
Warmest month
30,5°C
Coldest month
-3,1°C
Mean alt.
134m
Min
113m
Max
164m
Std. dev.
12m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
18,5g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
17,4%
Silt
53,6%
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
6,2
Org. C
34,8g/kg
Clay
28,8%
Sand
17,3%
Silt
53,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
17,7%
Silt
54,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
17,2%
Silt
52,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.6%
Crops59.9%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)19.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 14 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
141,0km
Lake surface here
18,69km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
278 677km²
Discharge in basins
1 578,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 129mm/an
Mean T°
12,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,03
Max snow
3%
Mean runoff
386mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
140m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Patoka Riversub-area2 286,7 km²overlap410.39 km²32%
- Bassin de Ohio Riversub-area2 572,4 km²overlap369.61 km²29%
- Bassin de Wabash Riversub-area416,3 km²overlap241.15 km²19%
- Bassin de Big Bayousub-area247,2 km²overlap109.54 km²8%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area460 km²overlap99.50 km²8%
- Bassin de Big Creeksub-area648,9 km²overlap57.20 km²4%
- Bassin de Bonpas Creeksub-area702,9 km²overlap1.87 km²0%
- Bassin de Wabash Riversub-area1,5 km²overlap0.68 km²0%
- Bassin de Wabash Riversub-area99,1 km²overlap0.07 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (14, top by area)
- Broad Pondarea11,9 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lake #12470area1,9 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lake #12471area1,6 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1057873area0,7 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1058009area0,6 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1057890area0,5 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1057861area0,5 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1057872area0,5 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1057978area0,2 km²avg depth3.3 m
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Patoka Riverord 4len here50.94 km26%total199 km
- Wabash Riverord 7len here38.99 km3%total1218 km
- White Riverord 8len here26.99 km1%total3207 km
- Pigeon Creekord 8len here12.73 km3%total378 km
- South Fork Patoka Riverord 2len here4.85 km18%total27 km
- Big Bayouord 4len here4.79 km5%total90 km
- Big Creekord 8len here1.22 km0%total1608 km
- Bonpas Creekord 3len here0.48 km0%total111 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
1,4nW
Built-up
54,9%
Pesticides
24,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas17
IUCN V · 16IUCN Not Assigned · 1
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Gibson, IN
IUCN VReserve Program · 1995
11 km²
Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Floodplain Easement (EWPP-FPE), Gibson, IN
IUCN VWatershed Protection · 2001
6 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Pike, IN
IUCN VReserve Program · 1996
5 km²
Farm Service Agency Interest Of In
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement
4 km²
Patoka River
IUCN VNational Wildlife Refuge
4 km²
Complete list17 protected areas
- Wabash River - Mount CarmelConservation AreaIUCN V15 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Gibson, INReserve ProgramIUCN V199511 km²
- Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Floodplain Easement (EWPP-FPE), Gibson, INWatershed ProtectionIUCN V20016 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Pike, INReserve ProgramIUCN V19965 km²
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of InConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned4 km²
- Patoka RiverNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN V4 km²
- Saunders Woods FeePrivate Conservation LandIUCN V19984 km²
- Tern Bar SloughConservation AreaIUCN V3 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Gibson, INReserve ProgramIUCN V19992 km²
- Cane RidgeWildlife Management AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Floodplain Easement (EWPP-FPE), Knox, INWatershed ProtectionIUCN V20101 km²
- Coffee Bayou FeePrivate Conservation LandIUCN V20051 km²
- Gibson LakeWildlife HabitatIUCN V0 km²
- Hemmer WoodsNature PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Gibson County WetlandConservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), Gibson, INConservation EasementIUCN V0 km²
- Buckskin BottomsNature PreserveIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN