Saskatoon Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary
IUCN IIIMigratory Bird Sanctuary · 1948
11 km²
Commune · CAN
Grande Prairie County No. 1
Canada
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(81 %)
Species observed
1 608
Observations
127 782
Area
5 763km²
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 Grande Prairie County No. 1 : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 72 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 16.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
72
Connectance
0.166
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 608 distinct species · 127 782 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
2,9°C
Annual rain
467mm
Warmest m°
22,1°C
Coldest m°
-14,9°C
Elevation: 738 m on average (min 457 m, max 977 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
2,9°C
Annual rain
467mm
Warmest month
22,1°C
Coldest month
-14,9°C
Mean alt.
738m
Min
457m
Max
977m
Std. dev.
76m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(81 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
29,1g/kg
Clay
30,2%
Sand
26,4%
Silt
43,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Division No. 19
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
41,5g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
27,5%
Silt
45,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
28,8g/kg
Clay
28,2%
Sand
27,1%
Silt
44,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
17,0g/kg
Clay
35,8%
Sand
24,5%
Silt
39,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest31.4%
Crops25.8%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)42.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology17 basins · 50 lakes · 26 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
881,3km
Lake surface here
106,22km²
Basins crossed
17
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
35 268km²
Discharge in basins
769,8m³/s
Mean precip.
495mm/an
Mean T°
1,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,26
Max snow
42%
Mean runoff
175mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
754m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Bear Riversub-area1 993,9 km²overlap1798.21 km²31%
- Bassin de Beaverlodge Riversub-area1 776,7 km²overlap1359.97 km²24%
- Bassin de Redwillow Riversub-area782,4 km²overlap661.47 km²11%
- Bassin de Kleskun Creeksub-area578,8 km²overlap575.66 km²10%
- Bassin de Wapiti Riversub-area1 907,2 km²overlap475.30 km²8%
- Bassin de Wapiti Riversub-area260,2 km²overlap196.74 km²3%
- Bassin de Wapiti Riversub-area1 332,9 km²overlap164.94 km²3%
- Bassin de Albright Creeksub-area849,5 km²overlap126.04 km²2%
- Bassin de Bad Heart Riversub-area690,1 km²overlap123.60 km²2%
8 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Smoky Riversub-area259,3 km²overlap118.90 km²2%
- Bassin de Smoky Riversub-area159,7 km²overlap94.34 km²2%
- Bassin de Smoky Riversub-area50,2 km²overlap34.15 km²1%
- Bassin de Redwillow Riversub-area15,5 km²overlap15.52 km²0%
- Bassin de Saddle (Burnt) Riversub-area2 229,2 km²overlap9.38 km²0%
- Bassin de Smoky Riversub-area12 km²overlap8.46 km²0%
- Bassin de Puskwaskau Riversub-area801,4 km²overlap0.18 km²0%
- Bassin de Smoky Riversub-area8,2 km²overlap0.12 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Bear Lakearea32,5 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Saskatoon Lakearea8,2 km²avg depth6.0 m
- La Glace Lakearea7,5 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Clairmont Lakearea6,8 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Bush Lakearea4,3 km²avg depth5.0 m
- Brainard Lakearea3,3 km²avg depth7.1 m
- Albright Lakearea3,1 km²avg depth7.4 m
- Updike Lakearea3 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Horse Lakearea2,6 km²avg depth1.6 m
41 more lakes
- Hay Lakearea2,5 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Preston Lakearea2,4 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Kamisak Lakearea2,2 km²avg depth5.0 m
- Hermit Lakearea2,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Whitham Lakearea2,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Cutbank Lakearea1,9 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Flyingshot Lakearea1,5 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Jones Lakearea1,4 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Ray Lakearea1,3 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Little Lakearea1,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Anderson Lakearea1,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Ferguson Lakearea1,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Wolfe Lakearea1 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Valhalla Lakearea1 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Powell Lakearea1 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 802872area0,9 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 797954area0,9 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 797775area0,9 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 800160area0,9 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 801198area0,9 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 809453area0,9 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 804214area0,8 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 797261area0,8 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 801023area0,7 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 804371area0,7 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 796832area0,6 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 798537area0,6 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 804196area0,6 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 797116area0,5 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 801933area0,5 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 797705area0,5 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 803134area0,4 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 804020area0,4 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 805001area0,4 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 804128area0,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 794592area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 796558area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 805322area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 804536area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 803182area0,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 802833area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
Rivers / streams (26, ord ≥ 4)
- Wapiti Riverord 6len here142.18 km33%total436 km
- Beaverlodge Riverord 4len here129.87 km89%total146 km
- Redwillow Riverord 5len here102.78 km62%total165 km
- Kleskun Creekord 6len here62.30 km100%total62 km
- Bear Riverord 4len here59.43 km17%total351 km
- Smoky Riverord 6len here58.20 km7%total813 km
- Grande Prairie Creekord 3len here42.03 km100%total42 km
- Pipestone Creekord 3len here37.82 km100%total38 km
- Beavertail Creekord 3len here37.71 km100%total38 km
- Diamond Dick Creekord 1len here32.49 km100%total32 km
- Albright Creekord 2len here26.66 km69%total39 km
- Steeprock Creekord 3len here26.13 km54%total48 km
14 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Spring Creekord 3len here19.50 km33%total59 km
- Sinclair Creekord 2len here17.88 km87%total20 km
- Webber Creekord 2len here17.55 km100%total18 km
- Bear Creekord 1len here16.62 km65%total26 km
- Graham Creekord 2len here12.77 km51%total25 km
- Windsor Creekord 1len here10.27 km100%total10 km
- Barr Creekord 2len here7.75 km100%total8 km
- Sylvester Creekord 3len here7.21 km11%total67 km
- Lattice Creekord 2len here5.12 km37%total14 km
- Simonette Riverord 6len here4.47 km1%total442 km
- Bad Heart Riverord 3len here2.70 km5%total49 km
- Big Mountain Creekord 4len here0.76 km1%total77 km
- Puskwaskau Riverord 3len here0.72 km1%total110 km
- Iroquois Creekord 4len here0.34 km0%total77 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,9nW
Built-up
11,5%
Pesticides
17,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas29
IUCN IV · 20IUCN VI · 5IUCN III · 2IUCN II · 2
Kleskun Hills Provincial Park
IUCN IIProvincial Park · 2024
9 km²
Privately Protected Area (NCC 20036)
IUCN IVPrivately Protected Area · 2023
2 km²
DUC Fee Simple Lands
IUCN IVOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental Organization · 2024
1 km²
DUC Fee Simple Lands
IUCN IVOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental Organization · 2024
1 km²
Saskatoon Island Provincial Park
IUCN IIProvincial Park · 1932
1 km²
Complete list29 protected areas
- Saskatoon Lake Migratory Bird SanctuaryMigratory Bird SanctuaryIUCN III194811 km²
- Kleskun Hills Provincial ParkProvincial ParkIUCN II20249 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 20036)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20232 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20241 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20241 km²
- Saskatoon Island Provincial ParkProvincial ParkIUCN II19321 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 20037)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20231 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 20038)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20231 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20241 km²
- North Kamisak Lake (Expansion)Fee Simple PropertyIUCN VI20231 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20241 km²
- AlbrightFee Simple PropertyIUCN VI20231 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20241 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20241 km²
- Kleskun Hill Natural AreaNatural AreaIUCN III19871 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20241 km²
- Albright IIFee Simple PropertyIUCN VI20231 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20241 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20241 km²
- North Kamisak LakeFee Simple PropertyIUCN VI20231 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20240 km²
- Funnell LakeFee Simple PropertyIUCN VI20230 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20240 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20240 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 20034)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20230 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 20047)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20240 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20240 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20240 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20240 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN