Starved Rock Nature
IUCN VNature Preserve
13 km²
County · USA
La Salle
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
3 602
Observations
393 871
Area
2 971,3km²
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 La Salle : 28 espèces reliées par 69 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 10.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
69
Connectance
0.104
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
3 602 distinct species · 393 871 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,4°C
Annual rain
1 008mm
Warmest m°
28,6°C
Coldest m°
-8,3°C
Elevation: 199 m on average (min 136 m, max 274 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,4°C
Annual rain
1 008mm
Warmest month
28,6°C
Coldest month
-8,3°C
Mean alt.
199m
Min
136m
Max
274m
Std. dev.
18m
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
28,8g/kg
Clay
33,2%
Sand
8,1%
Silt
58,7%
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
6,3
Org. C
41,2g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
8,2%
Silt
59,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
26,5g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
8,1%
Silt
58,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
18,6g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
7,9%
Silt
58,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.2%
Crops73.8%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)12.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 11 lakes · 33 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
564,6km
Lake surface here
11,51km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
35 262km²
Discharge in basins
848,2m³/s
Mean precip.
921mm/an
Mean T°
9,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,10
Max snow
14%
Mean runoff
362mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
201m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Vermilion Riversub-area754,5 km²overlap587.80 km²20%
- Bassin de Illinois Riversub-area831,4 km²overlap535.95 km²18%
- Bassin de Illinois Riversub-area447,2 km²overlap447.80 km²15%
- Bassin de Illinois Riversub-area797,8 km²overlap351.94 km²12%
- Bassin de Indian Creeksub-area605,3 km²overlap312.16 km²11%
- Bassin de Somonauk Creeksub-area760,6 km²overlap269.18 km²9%
- Bassin de Fox Riversub-area198,5 km²overlap198.80 km²7%
- Bassin de Illinois Riversub-area2 438 km²overlap128.45 km²4%
- Bassin de Long Point Creeksub-area287,9 km²overlap101.40 km²3%
Lakes (11, top by area)
- Lasalle Nuclear Station Cooling Lakearea7,7 km²avg depth7.1 m
- Lake Holidayarea1,2 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1054227area0,8 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1054215area0,3 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1054253area0,3 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1054248area0,2 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1053934area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1054283area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1054011area0,2 km²avg depth5.4 m
Rivers / streams (33, ord ≥ 4)
- Illinois Riverord 8len here72.81 km7%total1037 km
- Vermilion Riverord 4len here57.41 km26%total221 km
- Fox Riverord 6len here56.60 km9%total653 km
- Indian Creekord 7len here46.53 km2%total2180 km
- Little Indian Creekord 7len here27.58 km22%total124 km
- Long Point Creekord 3len here26.27 km68%total38 km
- Vermilion Creekord 2len here24.77 km100%total25 km
- Covel Creekord 2len here22.69 km100%total23 km
- Little Vermilion Riverord 3len here21.53 km23%total93 km
- I & M Canalord 3len here18.82 km100%total19 km
- Somonauk Creekord 5len here18.61 km33%total57 km
- Cedar Creekord 6len here17.09 km1%total2026 km
21 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Spring Creekord 5len here17.07 km1%total2668 km
- Pecumsaugan Creekord 1len here16.64 km100%total17 km
- Egg Bag Creekord 1len here14.83 km100%total15 km
- Little Sandy Creekord 4len here12.36 km4%total288 km
- Bailey Creekord 2len here12.12 km21%total57 km
- Tomahawk Creekord 3len here10.25 km36%total29 km
- Sandy Creekord 6len here10.12 km2%total443 km
- Roods Creekord 5len here9.73 km64%total15 km
- Tomahawk Ditchord 2len here9.15 km100%total9 km
- Wolf Creekord 5len here6.86 km0%total1706 km
- South Kickapoo Creekord 1len here5.62 km100%total6 km
- Nettle Creekord 3len here5.52 km15%total37 km
- Waupecan Creekord 1len here5.50 km95%total6 km
- Illinois and Michigan Canalord 6len here4.58 km9%total51 km
- Mendota Creekord 1len here3.94 km100%total4 km
- Moon Creekord 1len here3.45 km27%total13 km
- Pike Creekord 3len here3.45 km4%total92 km
- Paw Paw Runord 1len here1.48 km23%total6 km
- Brush Creekord 5len here0.64 km0%total890 km
- Big Bureau Creekord 4len here0.47 km1%total74 km
- Clear Creekord 6len here0.13 km0%total1466 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
1,5nW
Built-up
75,5%
Pesticides
25,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas36
IUCN V · 36
Lasalle Lake State Fish and
IUCN VWildlife Area
8 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Bureau, IL
IUCN VReserve Program · 1996
3 km²
Starved Rock
IUCN VNature Preserve · 1969
2 km²
Dayton Bluffs Land and Water
IUCN VReserve · 2014
1 km²
Dayton Bluffs
IUCN VPreserve
1 km²
Complete list36 protected areas
- Starved Rock NatureNature PreserveIUCN V13 km²
- Lasalle Lake State Fish andWildlife AreaIUCN V8 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Bureau, ILReserve ProgramIUCN V19963 km²
- Starved RockNature PreserveIUCN V19692 km²
- Dayton Bluffs Land and WaterReserveIUCN V20141 km²
- Dayton BluffsPreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Maze WoodsLand And Water ReserveIUCN V1 km²
- Maze Woods Land and WaterReserveIUCN V19991 km²
- Pecumsaugan Creek/ Blackball MinesState Natural AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Sandy FordState Natural AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Pecumsaugan Creek/Blackball MinesNature PreserveIUCN V19841 km²
- Sandy Ford Land and WaterReserveIUCN V19981 km²
- Mitchell's GroveState Natural AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Mitchell's GroveNature PreserveIUCN V19981 km²
- Margery C. CarlsonNature PreserveIUCN V19761 km²
- Lower Fox River-Wedron PalisadesNature PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Starved Rock Nature Preserve Addition #2Nature PreserveIUCN V20060 km²
- Matthiessen DellsNature PreserveIUCN V19910 km²
- Margery C. Carlson NatureNature PreserveIUCN V19780 km²
- Camp River TrailsLand And Water ReserveIUCN V0 km²
- Starved Rock Nature Preserve Addition #1Nature PreserveIUCN V19750 km²
- Camp River Trails Land and Water ResreveTrailsIUCN V20030 km²
- Plum Island EagleSanctuaryIUCN V20040 km²
- Clark RunNatural AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Otter CreekConservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Bartlett WoodsNature PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Lower Fox River- Blake's LandingNature PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Lower Fox River - Blake's LandingNature PreserveIUCN V19990 km²
- Wedron PalisadesNature PreserveIUCN V19990 km²
- Erant's MarshNatural AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Lower Fox River - Blake's Landing Nature Preserve AdditionNature PreserveIUCN V20010 km²
- Catlin Salt MarshNatural AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Seneca Hill PrairieNatural AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Pecumsaugan Creek/Blackball Mines NatureNature PreserveIUCN V19840 km²
- LaSalle Lake State Fish andWildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Bartlett WoodsConservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN