Esker Lakes Provincial Park (Natural Environment Class)
IUCN IIProvincial Park · 1957
65 km²
Commune · CAN
Kirkland Lake
Canada
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
586
Observations
13 489
Area
278,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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 Kirkland Lake : 23 espèces reliées par 97 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 13.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 15 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
97
Connectance
0.138
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
586 distinct species · 13 489 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
2,3°C
Annual rain
861mm
Warmest m°
23,3°C
Coldest m°
-20,1°C
Elevation: 330 m on average (min 310 m, max 384 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
2,3°C
Annual rain
861mm
Warmest month
23,3°C
Coldest month
-20,1°C
Mean alt.
330m
Min
310m
Max
384m
Std. dev.
13m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
31,5g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
43,8%
Silt
33,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Timiskaming
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
42,5g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
44,6%
Silt
35,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
34,5g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
43,5%
Silt
34,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
17,5g/kg
Clay
23,9%
Sand
43,3%
Silt
32,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest74.1%
Crops0.2%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)24.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 39 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
49,1km
Lake surface here
15,31km²
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 845km²
Discharge in basins
3,3m³/s
Mean precip.
825mm/an
Mean T°
1,3°C
Moisture idx
0,12
Max snow
45%
Mean runoff
402mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
314m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (39, top by area)
- McTavish Lakearea8,1 km²avg depth8.1 m
- Amikougami Lakearea2,9 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Goodfish Lakearea1,2 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Winnie Lakearea1 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 998294area1 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 995980area0,9 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 998429area0,9 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 996453area0,8 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 999611area0,7 km²avg depth5.3 m
30 more lakes
- Lac 999302area0,6 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Lac 996902area0,6 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 997023area0,5 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 998886area0,4 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 996652area0,4 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 997913area0,4 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 998297area0,4 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 997182area0,4 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 995851area0,4 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 996989area0,3 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 998903area0,3 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 997672area0,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 997957area0,3 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 997644area0,3 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 998802area0,3 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 997796area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 998358area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 996925area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 997797area0,2 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 997616area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 996723area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 996559area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 997046area0,1 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 999387area0,1 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 997434area0,1 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 998143area0,1 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 996868area0,1 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 996722area0,1 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 996848area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 998075area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- Amikougami Creekord 2len here12.06 km100%total12 km
- Murdock Creekord 2len here9.61 km82%total12 km
- Goodfish Creekord 1len here8.08 km100%total8 km
- Melba Creekord 2len here5.33 km37%total14 km
- Little Black Riverord 3len here5.25 km34%total15 km
- Blanche Riverord 5len here4.56 km3%total156 km
- Splashwater Creekord 1len here2.64 km100%total3 km
- Rand Creekord 2len here0.86 km9%total10 km
- Perron Creekord 1len here0.66 km26%total3 km
- Wendtwright Creekord 2len here≈ tangenttotal7 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
1,0nW
Built-up
19,2%
Pesticides
1,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 2
Masonville Bernhardt Muskeg Maple Moraine Conservation Reserve
IUCN IIConservation Reserve · 2001
1 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN