Wheeler
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge · 1938
103 km²
County · USA
Limestone
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 388
Observations
290 699
Area
1 571,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 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 Limestone : 32 espèces reliées par 71 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
71
Connectance
0.096
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
2 388 distinct species · 290 699 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,1°C
Annual rain
1 435mm
Warmest m°
30,9°C
Coldest m°
1,3°C
Elevation: 209 m on average (min 167 m, max 280 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,1°C
Annual rain
1 435mm
Warmest month
30,9°C
Coldest month
1,3°C
Mean alt.
209m
Min
167m
Max
280m
Std. dev.
27m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
19,7g/kg
Clay
24,9%
Sand
15,8%
Silt
59,4%
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
5,3
Org. C
38,1g/kg
Clay
22,3%
Sand
16,8%
Silt
60,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
16,1%
Silt
60,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
6,6g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
14,3%
Silt
56,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest38.4%
Crops26.2%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)33.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 11 lakes · 38 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
414,5km
Lake surface here
87,50km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
76 618km²
Discharge in basins
2 016,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 425mm/an
Mean T°
15,2°C
Moisture idx
0,08
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
672mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
218m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Limestone Creeksub-area749,7 km²overlap545.90 km²35%
- Bassin de Tennessee Riversub-area809,7 km²overlap472.88 km²30%
- Bassin de Elk Riversub-area460,9 km²overlap252.00 km²16%
- Bassin de Elk Riversub-area294,8 km²overlap142.83 km²9%
- Bassin de Sugar Creeksub-area456,9 km²overlap108.68 km²7%
- Bassin de Tennessee Riversub-area136,7 km²overlap31.02 km²2%
- Bassin de Elk Riversub-area760 km²overlap9.58 km²1%
- Bassin de Tennessee Riversub-area16 km²overlap4.85 km²0%
- Bassin de Mill Creeksub-area117,3 km²overlap3.74 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (11, top by area)
- Wheeler Lakearea154,8 km²avg depth8.5 m
- Lake #9383area13,5 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Beaver Lake (historical)area6,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lake #13115area3,8 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lake #13092area1,6 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1061423area0,8 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1061477area0,6 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1061370area0,5 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1061351area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
Rivers / streams (38, ord ≥ 4)
- Elk Riverord 5len here63.94 km5%total1242 km
- Piney Creekord 6len here50.12 km14%total369 km
- Limestone Creekord 4len here43.93 km33%total132 km
- Swan Creekord 4len here27.90 km15%total190 km
- Sugar Creekord 6len here27.80 km2%total1414 km
- Tennessee Riverord 8len here23.55 km2%total1510 km
- Beaverdam Creekord 7len here18.23 km9%total200 km
- Mud Creekord 6len here17.60 km1%total1406 km
- Round Island Creekord 2len here14.46 km100%total14 km
- Little Limestone Creekord 2len here12.62 km45%total28 km
- Johnson Branchord 3len here10.20 km95%total11 km
- Pryor Branchord 2len here9.94 km100%total10 km
26 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- French Mill Creekord 1len here8.06 km100%total8 km
- Town Creekord 4len here7.88 km5%total168 km
- Poplar Creekord 3len here6.70 km5%total131 km
- Little Piney Creekord 4len here6.32 km4%total160 km
- Beauchamp Branchord 2len here6.25 km100%total6 km
- Sulpher Creekord 2len here5.60 km57%total10 km
- Turkey Creekord 8len here5.23 km0%total1121 km
- Round Island Branchord 2len here5.01 km100%total5 km
- Dry Creekord 8len here4.86 km0%total1337 km
- Coxey Creekord 7len here4.67 km54%total9 km
- Lucy Branchord 7len here4.29 km62%total7 km
- Panther Branchord 2len here3.74 km100%total4 km
- Withers Spring Branchord 1len here3.71 km100%total4 km
- Kaufman Branchord 1len here3.47 km100%total3 km
- Hulsey Branchord 3len here3.41 km59%total6 km
- Tyrone Creekord 1len here3.38 km37%total9 km
- Copperrun Branchord 1len here2.93 km71%total4 km
- Leslie Branchord 2len here2.40 km53%total4 km
- Knox Creekord 5len here1.68 km3%total60 km
- Flint Creekord 7len here1.68 km1%total155 km
- Fall Branchord 1len here0.90 km100%total1 km
- Anderson Creekord 5len here0.58 km1%total102 km
- Davis Branchord 3len here0.57 km3%total17 km
- Dement Creekord 2len here0.51 km4%total14 km
- Sherrill Branchord 1len here0.34 km16%total2 km
- Love Ditchord 1len here0.06 km2%total3 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
2,8nW
Built-up
117,4%
Pesticides
16,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN V · 2IUCN IV · 1
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Giles, TN
IUCN VReserve Program · 2000
1 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Limestone, AL
IUCN VReserve Program · 2011
1 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN