Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
IUCN VMarine Protected Area · 1966
64 km²
County · USA
LaPorte
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
3 105
Observations
289 551
Area
1 564,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 LaPorte : 31 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 79 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
79
Connectance
0.101
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
3 105 distinct species · 289 551 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,3°C
Annual rain
1 087mm
Warmest m°
27,8°C
Coldest m°
-7,2°C
Elevation: 223 m on average (min 163 m, max 271 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,3°C
Annual rain
1 087mm
Warmest month
27,8°C
Coldest month
-7,2°C
Mean alt.
223m
Min
163m
Max
271m
Std. dev.
19m
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
6,1
Org. C
37,2g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
46,2%
Silt
33,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
63,2g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
45,9%
Silt
33,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
27,0g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
46,4%
Silt
33,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
21,5g/kg
Clay
20,8%
Sand
46,3%
Silt
33,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.9%
Crops49.1%
Built-up1.1%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)21.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 16 lakes · 24 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
237,7km
Lake surface here
9,12km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
3 742km²
Discharge in basins
34,4m³/s
Mean precip.
979mm/an
Mean T°
9,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,02
Max snow
13%
Mean runoff
357mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
218m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Robbins Ditchsub-area1 691,4 km²overlap732.82 km²47%
- Bassin de Kankakee Riversub-area752,6 km²overlap335.73 km²21%
- Bassin de Deep Riversub-area1 609,6 km²overlap185.13 km²12%
- Bassin de Galien Riversub-area1 111,4 km²overlap171.47 km²11%
- Bassin de Crooked Creeksub-area416 km²overlap139.12 km²9%
Lakes (16, top by area)
- Michiganarea57 726,8 km²avg depth84.2 m
- Pine Lakearea2,1 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Hudson Lakearea1,4 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1053510area0,9 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1054100area0,5 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1053568area0,5 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1053650area0,5 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1053696area0,5 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1053486area0,4 km²avg depth2.7 m
Rivers / streams (24, ord ≥ 4)
- Kankakee Riverord 6len here48.49 km16%total300 km
- Little Kankakee Riverord 2len here22.57 km100%total23 km
- Slocum Ditchord 1len here21.28 km52%total41 km
- Trail Creekord 2len here19.30 km62%total31 km
- Kingsbury Creekord 2len here18.93 km60%total31 km
- Travis Ditchord 2len here17.71 km100%total18 km
- Mill Creekord 7len here14.36 km1%total1839 km
- Porter Ditchord 2len here13.73 km100%total14 km
- Roda Ditchord 2len here10.26 km94%total11 km
- Breckenridge Ditchord 1len here8.51 km100%total9 km
- East Branchord 1len here6.59 km100%total7 km
- Warwick Ditchord 2len here5.78 km100%total6 km
12 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Fish Creekord 5len here5.09 km1%total378 km
- Hickleson Ditchord 1len here4.46 km100%total4 km
- Galena Riverord 1len here3.93 km100%total4 km
- Taylor Ditchord 2len here3.91 km21%total18 km
- Long Ditchord 3len here3.78 km88%total4 km
- Miller Ditchord 2len here2.30 km39%total6 km
- South Branch Galien Riverord 2len here2.23 km22%total10 km
- Potato Creekord 4len here1.83 km2%total120 km
- Crooked Creekord 6len here0.93 km0%total1147 km
- Spring Creekord 2len here0.89 km0%total190 km
- Robbins Ditchord 4len here0.43 km1%total50 km
- Pine Creekord 4len here0.36 km0%total522 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
2,1nW
Built-up
109,3%
Pesticides
30,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas32
IUCN V · 29IUCN Not Assigned · 2IUCN II · 1
Indiana Dunes
IUCN IINational Park
44 km²
Kingsbury
IUCN VFish And Wildlife Area
29 km²
Kankakee Fish and
IUCN VWildlife Area
18 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Starke, IN
IUCN VReserve Program · 1996
9 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), LaPorte, IN
IUCN VReserve Program · 1996
9 km²
Complete list32 protected areas
- Indiana Dunes National LakeshoreMarine Protected AreaIUCN V196664 km²
- Indiana DunesNational ParkIUCN II44 km²
- KingsburyFish And Wildlife AreaIUCN V29 km²
- Kankakee Fish andWildlife AreaIUCN V18 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Starke, INReserve ProgramIUCN V19969 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), LaPorte, INReserve ProgramIUCN V19969 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetlands Reserve Easement (ACEP-WRE)Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned19966 km²
- Kankakee River SwamplandNatural AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetlands Reserve Easement (ACEP-WRE)Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20152 km²
- Fish Lake WetlandConservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Spicer LakeNature PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), St. Joseph, INConservation EasementIUCN V20151 km²
- Rattlesnake Creek Forest Legacy AreaForestIUCN V1 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), La Porte, INConservation EasementIUCN V20151 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), La Porte, INConservation EasementIUCN V1 km²
- Galena (Springfield Fen) WetlandConservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), La Porte, INReserve ProgramIUCN V20100 km²
- Mill Creek FenNature PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Izaak Walton League Miller ChapterNature PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Agricultural Conservation Easement Program - Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), LaPorte, INConservation EasementIUCN V20200 km²
- Springfield FenNature PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Fish Creek Fen Site FeePrivate Conservation LandIUCN V19840 km²
- Yellow Birch Wetland Site FeeWetlandIUCN V19840 km²
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), La Porte, INReserve ProgramIUCN V20060 km²
- Trail Creek FenNature PreserveIUCN V20130 km²
- Thompson BogNature PreserveIUCN V20040 km²
- Baker WoodsNature PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Amber Flat WoodsConservation EasementIUCN V20050 km²
- Stockwell WoodsNature PreserveIUCN V20120 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), La Porte, INReserve ProgramIUCN V20130 km²
- KankakeeFish And Wildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Trail Creek Fen (Department Of Natural Resources)Conservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN