Buffalo Springs
IUCN VWildlife Management Area
1 km²
County · USA
Grainger
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 245
Observations
87 033
Area
785,2km²
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 Grainger : 26 espèces reliées par 79 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 11.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
79
Connectance
0.119
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
1 245 distinct species · 87 033 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,1°C
Annual rain
1 244mm
Warmest m°
29,4°C
Coldest m°
-1,3°C
Elevation: 391 m on average (min 277 m, max 607 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,1°C
Annual rain
1 244mm
Warmest month
29,4°C
Coldest month
-1,3°C
Mean alt.
391m
Min
277m
Max
607m
Std. dev.
61m
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
5,5
Org. C
28,8g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
32,8%
Silt
40,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
50,5g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
33,7%
Silt
41,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
24,1g/kg
Clay
25,5%
Sand
33,4%
Silt
41,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
11,6g/kg
Clay
29,6%
Sand
31,3%
Silt
39,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest57.2%
Crops8.3%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)33.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 3 lakes · 9 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
144,6km
Lake surface here
33,57km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
9 760km²
Discharge in basins
53,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 210mm/an
Mean T°
13,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,01
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
642mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
408m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (9, ord ≥ 4)
- Holston Riverord 5len here65.59 km19%total352 km
- Clinch Riverord 6len here34.44 km6%total564 km
- Richland Creekord 5len here13.29 km2%total537 km
- Ray Creekord 2len here8.16 km100%total8 km
- German Creekord 3len here7.04 km25%total29 km
- Shields Creeklord 2len here5.56 km100%total6 km
- Indian Creekord 7len here5.23 km0%total2180 km
- Briar Fork Creekord 1len here4.70 km100%total5 km
- Turkey Creekord 8len here0.58 km0%total1121 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,7nW
Built-up
65,5%
Pesticides
15,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN V · 2
Clinch River Macrosite
IUCN VEasement · 2003
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN