Rideau Canal National Historic Site
IUCN Not ApplicableNational Historic Site · 2023
203 km²
Commune · CAN
Leeds and the Thousand Islands
Canada
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
3 372
Observations
322 821
Area
637,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 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 Leeds and the Thousand Islands : 22 espèces reliées par 74 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 14.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
74
Connectance
0.140
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
3 372 distinct species · 322 821 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
7,6°C
Annual rain
905mm
Warmest m°
25,0°C
Coldest m°
-10,8°C
Elevation: 99 m on average (min 73 m, max 134 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
7,6°C
Annual rain
905mm
Warmest month
25,0°C
Coldest month
-10,8°C
Mean alt.
99m
Min
73m
Max
134m
Std. dev.
11m
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
6,1
Org. C
43,4g/kg
Clay
26,6%
Sand
41,1%
Silt
32,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Leeds and Grenville
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
71,4g/kg
Clay
25,4%
Sand
41,7%
Silt
32,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
38,9g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
40,9%
Silt
32,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
19,9g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
40,9%
Silt
31,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest50.2%
Crops13.2%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil1.4%
Other (grassland, water…)35.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 29 lakes · 16 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
99,8km
Lake surface here
48,36km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
766 397km²
Discharge in basins
1 058,1m³/s
Mean precip.
902mm/an
Mean T°
6,5°C
Moisture idx
0,08
Max snow
21%
Mean runoff
440mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
104m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (29, top by area)
- Ontarioarea19 347,4 km²avg depth84.8 m
- Charleston Lakearea26,9 km²avg depth16.3 m
- Cranberry Lakearea24 km²avg depth11.1 m
- Lower Beverley Lakearea8,6 km²avg depth6.5 m
- Upper Beverley Lakearea6,1 km²avg depth7.2 m
- Red Horse Lakearea3,5 km²avg depth8.9 m
- Gananoque Lakearea3,4 km²avg depth6.6 m
- South Lakearea2,4 km²avg depth10.5 m
- Grippen Lakearea2,1 km²avg depth5.6 m
20 more lakes
- Singleton Lakearea1 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1044480area1 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1044564area0,6 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1044895area0,5 km²avg depth5.4 m
- Lac 1044254area0,5 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1044809area0,5 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1044484area0,4 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 1045005area0,4 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1044771area0,4 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1044601area0,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1044985area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1044516area0,2 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1045171area0,2 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1045135area0,2 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1044700area0,2 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1044801area0,1 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1044951area0,1 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1044725area0,1 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1044583area0,1 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1045478area0,1 km²avg depth3.9 m
Rivers / streams (16, ord ≥ 4)
- Gananoque Riverord 4len here21.91 km75%total29 km
- LaRue Creekord 2len here15.97 km92%total17 km
- South Lake Creekord 1len here11.88 km100%total12 km
- Grippen Creekord 3len here10.00 km100%total10 km
- Jones Creekord 2len here7.97 km25%total32 km
- Black Creekord 5len here7.26 km1%total960 km
- Gray's Creekord 1len here4.79 km74%total6 km
- Leeders Creekord 2len here4.26 km19%total22 km
- Sucker Brookord 4len here3.99 km5%total81 km
- Saint Lawrence Riverord 8len here3.92 km2%total225 km
- Cataraqui Riverord 4len here3.34 km7%total45 km
- Fosters Creekord 1len here1.81 km24%total8 km
4 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
0,3nW
Built-up
18,3%
Pesticides
12,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas19
IUCN IV · 10IUCN Ia · 5IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN V · 1
Charleston Lake Provincial Park (Natural Environment Class)
IUCN IIProvincial Park · 1976
29 km²
Thousand Islands National Park Of Canada
IUCN IINational Park · 1904
25 km²
Eden Grove Conservation Lands
IUCN IVConservation Area · 2023
4 km²
Marble Rock Conservation Area
IUCN VConservation Area · 2022
3 km²
Lost Bay Nature Reserve
IUCN IaNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple Property · 2020
2 km²
Complete list19 protected areas
- Rideau Canal National Historic SiteNational Historic SiteIUCN Not Applicable2023203 km²
- Charleston Lake Provincial Park (Natural Environment Class)Provincial ParkIUCN II197629 km²
- Thousand Islands National Park Of CanadaNational ParkIUCN II190425 km²
- Eden Grove Conservation LandsConservation AreaIUCN IV20234 km²
- Marble Rock Conservation AreaConservation AreaIUCN V20223 km²
- Lost Bay Nature ReserveNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN Ia20202 km²
- Gananoque Lake Nature ReserveNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN Ia20201 km²
- La Rue Mills Conservation LandsConservation AreaIUCN IV20231 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20241 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 141260)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20241 km²
- NCC Fee Simple Property (141260)NGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN IV20191 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 142804)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20240 km²
- NCC Fee Simple Property (142804)NGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN IV20190 km²
- Deer Ridge DriveNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN Ia20210 km²
- MorrisonNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN Ia20210 km²
- Lost Bay Nature Reserve - Sand Bay RoadNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN Ia20230 km²
- CongerNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN IV20240 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20240 km²
- DUC Fee Simple LandsOwnership by Environmental Non-Governmental OrganizationIUCN IV20240 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN