Lake Okeechobee Sanctuaries
IUCN VAudubon Society Sanctuary or Preserve
106 km²
County · USA
Glades
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(99 %)
Species observed
2 934
Observations
201 545
Area
2 558,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 Glades : 27 espèces reliées par 87 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
87
Connectance
0.112
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
2 934 distinct species · 201 545 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,3°C
Annual rain
1 321mm
Warmest m°
31,7°C
Coldest m°
13,5°C
Elevation: 8 m on average (min -4 m, max 26 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,3°C
Annual rain
1 321mm
Warmest month
31,7°C
Coldest month
13,5°C
Mean alt.
8m
Min
-4m
Max
26m
Std. dev.
6m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(99 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
53,7g/kg
Clay
5,4%
Sand
89,4%
Silt
5,2%
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
5,8
Org. C
64,7g/kg
Clay
5,4%
Sand
89,1%
Silt
5,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
63,3g/kg
Clay
5,3%
Sand
89,6%
Silt
5,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
33,1g/kg
Clay
5,4%
Sand
89,6%
Silt
5,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest20.5%
Crops11.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)67.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 12 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
316,7km
Lake surface here
252,57km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
15 520km²
Discharge in basins
210,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 223mm/an
Mean T°
22,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,24
Mean runoff
331mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
14m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Caloosahatchee Canalsub-area1 467,5 km²overlap841.04 km²33%
- Bassin de Fisheating Creeksub-area2 008,8 km²overlap804.09 km²31%
- Bassin de Indian Prairie Canalsub-area608,1 km²overlap586.55 km²23%
- Bassin de Caloosahatchee Riversub-area435,7 km²overlap105.92 km²4%
- Bassin de Cross Lake Channelsub-area1 405,2 km²overlap91.90 km²4%
- Bassin de Interceptor L-62sub-area254,3 km²overlap67.82 km²3%
- Bassin de Cross Lake Channelsub-area1 315,8 km²overlap33.22 km²1%
- Bassin de Arbuckle Creeksub-area1 923,3 km²overlap27.58 km²1%
Lakes (12, top by area)
- Okeechobeearea1 418,8 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lake Okeechobeearea16,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1069000area0,6 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1069010area0,5 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1069036area0,5 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1068978area0,5 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1069043area0,5 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1068998area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1068922area0,3 km²avg depth1.6 m
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Caloosahatchee Canalord 5len here100.96 km95%total107 km
- Fisheating Creekord 4len here72.41 km48%total150 km
- Harney Pond Canalord 3len here30.79 km67%total46 km
- Caloosahatchee Riverord 5len here23.58 km17%total139 km
- L-59ord 5len here18.92 km88%total22 km
- Indian Prairie Canalord 2len here13.44 km100%total13 km
- L-48ord 2len here12.05 km100%total12 km
- L-50ord 1len here11.47 km100%total12 km
- Old Moore Haven Canalord 2len here10.79 km100%total11 km
- Nine Mile Canalord 2len here8.95 km79%total11 km
- L-49ord 1len here5.17 km100%total5 km
- Long Hammock Creekord 2len here4.54 km30%total15 km
2 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
13,2%
Pesticides
24,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN V · 8IUCN Not Assigned · 1
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Highlands, FL
IUCN Not AssignedReserve Program · 2009
63 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Glades, FL
IUCN VReserve Program · 2000
17 km²
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), Highlands, FL
IUCN VConservation Easement · 2015
6 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Glades, FL
IUCN VReserve Program · 2012
3 km²
Caloosahatchee Ecoscape Florida Forever Bot Project
IUCN VEasement · 2012
2 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- Lake Okeechobee SanctuariesAudubon Society Sanctuary or PreserveIUCN V106 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Highlands, FLReserve ProgramIUCN Not Assigned200963 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Glades, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V200017 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), Highlands, FLConservation EasementIUCN V20156 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Glades, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V20123 km²
- Caloosahatchee Ecoscape Florida Forever Bot ProjectEasementIUCN V20122 km²
- MoyaPreserveIUCN V0 km²
- FloragladesPreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Floraglades Sanctuary SiteSanctuaryIUCN V19910 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN