Pigeon Lake Provincial Park
IUCN IIProvincial Park · 2020
4 km²
Commune · CAN
Leduc County
Canada
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 657
Observations
114 868
Area
2 674,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Leduc County : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 67 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 17.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
67
Connectance
0.177
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
1 657 distinct species · 114 868 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
3,3°C
Annual rain
486mm
Warmest m°
22,5°C
Coldest m°
-14,3°C
Elevation: 760 m on average (min 657 m, max 921 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
3,3°C
Annual rain
486mm
Warmest month
22,5°C
Coldest month
-14,3°C
Mean alt.
760m
Min
657m
Max
921m
Std. dev.
43m
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
6,3
Org. C
34,1g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
40,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Division No. 11
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
58,2g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
41,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
29,1g/kg
Clay
25,2%
Sand
33,7%
Silt
41,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
14,9g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
31,3%
Silt
39,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest17.0%
Crops47.3%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)34.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 28 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
422,7km
Lake surface here
55,34km²
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
26 929km²
Discharge in basins
263,9m³/s
Mean precip.
479mm/an
Mean T°
2,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,35
Max snow
35%
Mean runoff
113mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
758m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Whitemud Creeksub-area1 090,7 km²overlap828.18 km²31%
- Bassin de Strawberry Creeksub-area584,4 km²overlap510.33 km²19%
- Bassin de North Saskatchewan Riversub-area858,2 km²overlap360.75 km²13%
- Bassin de Weed Creeksub-area394,2 km²overlap356.39 km²13%
- Bassin de North Saskatchewan Riversub-area727,7 km²overlap180.63 km²7%
- Bassin de Pipestone Creeksub-area1 606,5 km²overlap130.88 km²5%
- Basin #01220sub-area400,3 km²overlap100.24 km²4%
- Bassin de Battle Riversub-area2 573,4 km²overlap68.40 km²3%
- Bassin de Hastings Creeksub-area613,3 km²overlap67.18 km²3%
Lakes (28, top by area)
- Pigeonarea97,4 km²avg depth10.0 m
- Coal Lakearea9,8 km²avg depth16.0 m
- Genesee Lakearea7,9 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Joseph Lakearea6,8 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Big Hay Lakearea5,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Ministik Lakearea3,7 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Wizard Lakearea3,2 km²avg depth9.3 m
- Oliver Lakearea2,8 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Saunders Lakearea2,6 km²avg depth8.3 m
19 more lakes
- Looking Back Lakearea2,1 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Ministik Lakearea1,9 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lake #88091area1,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 873374area0,7 km²avg depth5.0 m
- Lac 872819area0,7 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 875718area0,6 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Lac 868460area0,5 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 871563area0,5 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 872403area0,4 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 869603area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 875280area0,3 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 870270area0,2 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 872516area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 868772area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 868570area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 875299area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 872697area0,2 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 871515area0,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 868839area0,1 km²avg depth1.8 m
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Conjuring Creekord 3len here69.06 km50%total139 km
- Strawberry Creekord 3len here66.69 km100%total67 km
- Whitemud Creekord 6len here55.54 km59%total94 km
- North Saskatchewan Riverord 7len here51.07 km2%total2304 km
- Weed Creekord 3len here41.86 km95%total44 km
- Irvine Creekord 3len here31.47 km63%total50 km
- Clearwater Creekord 3len here28.89 km49%total59 km
- Sunnybrook Creekord 2len here20.65 km100%total21 km
- Little Strawberry Creekord 3len here18.53 km89%total21 km
- Eyot Creekord 2len here13.20 km77%total17 km
- Willow Creekord 6len here12.18 km3%total472 km
- Blackmud Creekord 3len here9.27 km51%total18 km
1 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
1,3nW
Built-up
23,7%
Pesticides
17,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas18
IUCN IV · 13IUCN II · 2IUCN VI · 2IUCN III · 1
Privately Protected Area (NCC 20031)
IUCN IVPrivately Protected Area · 2023
2 km²
Genesee Natural Area
IUCN IIINatural Area · 1971
2 km²
Privately Protected Area (NCC 141976)
IUCN IVPrivately Protected Area · 2023
1 km²
Privately Protected Area (NCC 20032)
IUCN IVPrivately Protected Area · 2023
1 km²
Privately Protected Area (NCC 20030)
IUCN IVPrivately Protected Area · 2023
1 km²
Complete list18 protected areas
- Pigeon Lake Provincial ParkProvincial ParkIUCN II20204 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 20031)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20232 km²
- Genesee Natural AreaNatural AreaIUCN III19712 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 141976)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20231 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 20032)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20231 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 20030)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20231 km²
- Pigeon LakeFee Simple PropertyIUCN VI20231 km²
- George and Joan Mitchell MemorialFee Simple PropertyIUCN VI20231 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 20414)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20231 km²
- Coyote Lake Natural AreaNatural AreaIUCN II19711 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 20455)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20231 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 20029)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20231 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
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20241 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 1000668)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20230 km²
- CoatesFee simple – Ownership by land trust or conservancyIUCN IV20240 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN