Kankakee Sands Fee
IUCN VPrivate Conservation Land · 1996
39 km²
County · USA
Iroquois
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 194
Observations
57 211
Area
2 905,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 Iroquois : 29 espèces reliées par 75 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
75
Connectance
0.107
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
2 194 distinct species · 57 211 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,0°C
Annual rain
1 011mm
Warmest m°
28,4°C
Coldest m°
-7,0°C
Elevation: 202 m on average (min 188 m, max 240 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,0°C
Annual rain
1 011mm
Warmest month
28,4°C
Coldest month
-7,0°C
Mean alt.
202m
Min
188m
Max
240m
Std. dev.
9m
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
6,4
Org. C
31,0g/kg
Clay
31,5%
Sand
25,3%
Silt
43,2%
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
6,4
Org. C
45,8g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
25,3%
Silt
43,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
27,5g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
25,4%
Silt
43,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
19,7g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
25,2%
Silt
42,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.7%
Crops84.0%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)9.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 2 lakes · 16 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
476,4km
Lake surface here
0,89km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
13 028km²
Discharge in basins
149,7m³/s
Mean precip.
946mm/an
Mean T°
9,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,09
Max snow
10%
Mean runoff
377mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
207m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Sugar Creeksub-area1 415,8 km²overlap948.56 km²33%
- Bassin de Iroquois Riversub-area887,6 km²overlap867.51 km²30%
- Bassin de Spring Creeksub-area616,8 km²overlap494.03 km²17%
- Bassin de Iroquois Riversub-area1 217,3 km²overlap223.98 km²8%
- Bassin de Beaver Creeksub-area491,2 km²overlap185.98 km²6%
- Bassin de Iroquois Riversub-area84,3 km²overlap84.40 km²3%
- Bassin de North Fork Vermilion Riversub-area789,7 km²overlap34.01 km²1%
- Bassin de North Fork Vermilion Riversub-area800,1 km²overlap31.24 km²1%
- Bassin de Iroquois Riversub-area98,1 km²overlap26.33 km²1%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (16, ord ≥ 4)
- Iroquois Riverord 5len here121.55 km48%total254 km
- Sugar Creekord 6len here71.85 km5%total1414 km
- Spring Creekord 5len here68.47 km3%total2668 km
- Mud Creekord 6len here38.35 km3%total1406 km
- Pigeon Creekord 8len here28.38 km8%total378 km
- Beaver Creekord 6len here26.12 km1%total3076 km
- Coon Creekord 6len here23.81 km3%total697 km
- Shavetail Creekord 3len here19.64 km100%total20 km
- Langan Creekord 3len here16.62 km100%total17 km
- Whiskey Creekord 2len here15.00 km28%total54 km
- Little Beaver Creekord 7len here14.20 km6%total226 km
- Hooper Branchord 2len here12.56 km66%total19 km
4 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
0,4nW
Built-up
32,3%
Pesticides
12,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas21
IUCN V · 18IUCN IV · 3
Iroquois County State Fish and
IUCN VWildlife Area
11 km²
Iroquois County State Wildlife Area Lan
IUCN VState Wildlife Area · 2001
7 km²
Hooper Branch Savanna
IUCN VNature Preserve · 1986
2 km²
North Fork Vermilion River
IUCN VConservation Area
1 km²
Kankakee Sands
IUCN VPrivate Conservation Land · 2012
1 km²
Complete list21 protected areas
- Kankakee Sands FeePrivate Conservation LandIUCN V199639 km²
- Iroquois County State Fish andWildlife AreaIUCN V11 km²
- Iroquois County State Wildlife Area LanState Wildlife AreaIUCN V20017 km²
- Hooper Branch SavannaNature PreserveIUCN V19862 km²
- North Fork Vermilion RiverConservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Kankakee SandsPrivate Conservation LandIUCN V20121 km²
- Iroquois County State Wildlife Area Land and Water Reserve AdditionState Wildlife AreaIUCN V20041 km²
- Grand Kankakee Marsh National Wildlife Refuge - Iroquois CountyNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV1 km²
- Little Beaver CreekConservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Carl N. Becker SavannaNature PreserveIUCN V20091 km²
- Iroquois County State Fish andWildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Milk's Grove State Fish andWildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Iroquois Sands Land and WaterReserveIUCN V20060 km²
- Kankakee National Wildlife RefuNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV0 km²
- Loda Cemetery PrairieCemeteryIUCN V0 km²
- Bonnie's PrairieNature PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Grand Kankakee Marsh National Wildlife Refuge - Kankakee CountyNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV0 km²
- Loda Cemetery Prairie NatureNature PreserveIUCN V20090 km²
- Loda Cemetery PrairieNature PreserveIUCN V19830 km²
- Watseka Railroad PrairieNatural AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Hooper Branch Savanna NatureNature PreserveIUCN V20070 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN