Goose Lake Prairie
IUCN VState Natural Area
13 km²
County · USA
Grundy
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 331
Observations
232 083
Area
1 113,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Grundy : 25 espèces reliées par 71 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
71
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
2 331 distinct species · 232 083 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,7°C
Annual rain
1 057mm
Warmest m°
28,8°C
Coldest m°
-7,9°C
Elevation: 177 m on average (min 149 m, max 216 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,7°C
Annual rain
1 057mm
Warmest month
28,8°C
Coldest month
-7,9°C
Mean alt.
177m
Min
149m
Max
216m
Std. dev.
13m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
32,2g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
23,2%
Silt
44,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
46,7g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
23,2%
Silt
44,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
29,1g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
23,2%
Silt
44,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
20,7g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
23,1%
Silt
43,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.3%
Crops67.3%
Built-up1.0%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)16.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 14 lakes · 19 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
292,2km
Lake surface here
13,66km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
20 091km²
Discharge in basins
593,8m³/s
Mean precip.
918mm/an
Mean T°
9,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,11
Max snow
14%
Mean runoff
384mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
190m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Gooseberry Creeksub-area1 305,1 km²overlap505.92 km²45%
- Bassin de Illinois Riversub-area797,8 km²overlap417.14 km²37%
- Bassin de Aux Sable Creeksub-area444,3 km²overlap72.33 km²6%
- Bassin de Illinois Riversub-area44,4 km²overlap44.46 km²4%
- Bassin de Kankakee Riversub-area256,5 km²overlap38.10 km²3%
- Bassin de Illinois and Michigan Canalsub-area27,7 km²overlap27.40 km²2%
- Bassin de Des Plaines Riversub-area3 824,4 km²overlap6.82 km²1%
- Bassin de Somonauk Creeksub-area760,6 km²overlap0.88 km²0%
Lakes (14, top by area)
- Collins Station Cooling Lakearea7,4 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Dresden Cooling Lakearea2 km²avg depth8.8 m
- Lake #11788area1 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1054247area0,9 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1054180area0,7 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1054572area0,2 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1054313area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1054070area0,2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1054267area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)
- Illinois Riverord 8len here42.51 km4%total1037 km
- Gooseberry Creekord 3len here40.14 km40%total100 km
- Mazon Riverord 4len here39.61 km62%total64 km
- Johnny Runord 2len here27.74 km100%total28 km
- Illinois and Michigan Canalord 6len here23.70 km47%total51 km
- Murray Sloughord 2len here19.88 km97%total20 km
- Bills Runord 1len here17.34 km100%total17 km
- Nettle Creekord 3len here14.61 km39%total37 km
- Saratoga Creekord 1len here10.26 km100%total10 km
- Collins Runord 1len here9.68 km68%total14 km
- Aux Sable Creekord 3len here9.46 km31%total31 km
- East Fork Mazon Riverord 3len here9.03 km56%total16 km
7 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Kankakee Riverord 6len here8.75 km3%total300 km
- East Fork Nettle Creekord 2len here7.65 km100%total8 km
- West Fork Mazon Riverord 3len here4.37 km75%total6 km
- Walley Runord 1len here3.53 km100%total4 km
- Granary Creekord 3len here2.10 km14%total15 km
- Reddick Runord 2len here1.57 km6%total28 km
- Waupecan Creekord 1len here0.30 km5%total6 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
3,2nW
Built-up
97,4%
Pesticides
8,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN V · 9
Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish and
IUCN VWildlife Area
11 km²
Heidecke Lake State Fish and
IUCN VWildlife Area
3 km²
Third Avenue Priarie
IUCN VNatural Area
0 km²
Commonwealth Edison Hill Prairie
IUCN VNatural Area
0 km²
Braceville Railroad Prairie
IUCN VNatural Area
0 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- Goose Lake PrairieState Natural AreaIUCN V13 km²
- Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish andWildlife AreaIUCN V11 km²
- Heidecke Lake State Fish andWildlife AreaIUCN V3 km²
- Third Avenue PriarieNatural AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Commonwealth Edison Hill PrairieNatural AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Braceville Railroad PrairieNatural AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Mazonia Railroad PrairieNatural AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Aux Sables Railroad PrairieNatural AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Short Pioneer Cemetery PrairieCemeteryIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN