J.J. Collett Natural Area
IUCN IINatural Area · 1976
3 km²
Commune · CAN
Lacombe County
Canada
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 989
Observations
80 392
Area
2 950km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Lacombe County : 26 espèces + 6 bulles famille, 42 interactions GloBI documentées sur 5 types (connectance 8.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 6 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
42
Connectance
0.085
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
1 989 distinct species · 80 392 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
3,4°C
Annual rain
502mm
Warmest m°
22,4°C
Coldest m°
-14,0°C
Elevation: 893 m on average (min 777 m, max 1 050 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
3,4°C
Annual rain
502mm
Warmest month
22,4°C
Coldest month
-14,0°C
Mean alt.
893m
Min
777m
Max
1 050m
Std. dev.
56m
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
6,4
Org. C
36,2g/kg
Clay
25,4%
Sand
37,5%
Silt
37,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Division No. 8
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
57,2g/kg
Clay
24,2%
Sand
37,7%
Silt
38,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
31,3g/kg
Clay
24,5%
Sand
38,3%
Silt
37,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
20,1g/kg
Clay
27,6%
Sand
36,6%
Silt
35,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.3%
Crops49.4%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)36.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 48 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
475,8km
Lake surface here
112,28km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
15 063km²
Discharge in basins
40,4m³/s
Mean precip.
464mm/an
Mean T°
2,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,37
Max snow
35%
Mean runoff
60mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
890m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Parlby Creeksub-area1 976,3 km²overlap770.73 km²26%
- Bassin de Red Deer Riversub-area1 139,8 km²overlap672.72 km²23%
- Bassin de Blindman Riversub-area1 799,6 km²overlap663.11 km²22%
- Bassin de Battle Riversub-area2 573,4 km²overlap354.14 km²12%
- Bassin de Medicine Riversub-area603,3 km²overlap273.09 km²9%
- Bassin de Red Deer Riversub-area1 225,2 km²overlap85.21 km²3%
- Bassin de Lasthill Creeksub-area205,3 km²overlap80.55 km²3%
- Bassin de Lasthill Creeksub-area830,8 km²overlap48.06 km²2%
- Bassin de Redwillow Creeksub-area1 615,8 km²overlap2.39 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (48, top by area)
- Buffalo Lakearea86,2 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Gull Lakearea79,3 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Sylvan Lakearea42,4 km²avg depth15.0 m
- Buffalo Lakearea3,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lake #92129area1,7 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Wood Lakearea1,5 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Gadsby Lakearea1,4 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lacombe Lakearea1,2 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lake #91888area1,1 km²avg depth1.9 m
39 more lakes
- Blackfalds Lakearea1,1 km²avg depth5.4 m
- Lac 897838area0,7 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 898795area0,6 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 899264area0,5 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 893784area0,4 km²avg depth7.2 m
- Lac 893025area0,4 km²avg depth7.0 m
- Lac 894908area0,4 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 897923area0,4 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 895586area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 896890area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 900881area0,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 900936area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 895946area0,3 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 896367area0,3 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 894967area0,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 895393area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 895216area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 894017area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 896722area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 896006area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 898535area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 897560area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 897427area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 897479area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 898340area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 896086area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 898402area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 900573area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 898863area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 899523area0,1 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 895512area0,1 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 899781area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 900497area0,1 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 898341area0,1 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 898065area0,1 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 903299area0,1 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 899858area0,1 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 899967area0,1 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 898921area0,1 km²avg depth1.5 m
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Red Deer Riverord 7len here81.41 km4%total1851 km
- Blindman Riverord 4len here65.97 km47%total141 km
- Medicine Riverord 4len here56.28 km72%total78 km
- Parlby Creekord 3len here54.81 km84%total65 km
- Haynes Creekord 3len here38.33 km100%total38 km
- Rainy Creekord 2len here37.17 km100%total37 km
- Whelp Brookord 3len here34.77 km61%total57 km
- Wolf Creekord 3len here24.38 km30%total81 km
- Parlby Creek Canalord 3len here20.56 km96%total21 km
- Spotted Creekord 2len here18.73 km89%total21 km
- Lasthill Creekord 4len here17.93 km54%total33 km
- Stone Creekord 1len here12.03 km100%total12 km
2 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
0,8nW
Built-up
15,3%
Pesticides
17,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas13
IUCN IV · 11IUCN II · 1IUCN VI · 1
Boulder Lake
IUCN VIFee Simple Property · 2023
1 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
DUC Fee Simple Lands
IUCN IVOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental Organization · 2024
1 km²
Gadsby Lake Natural Area
IUCN IVNatural Area · 1971
1 km²
Complete list13 protected areas
- J.J. Collett Natural AreaNatural AreaIUCN II19763 km²
- Boulder LakeFee 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
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20241 km²
- Gadsby Lake Natural AreaNatural AreaIUCN IV19711 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20241 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20241 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 20474)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20231 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 143520)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20231 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20240 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20240 km²
- Sylvan Lake Natural AreaNatural AreaIUCN IV19870 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN