Beaver Creek
IUCN IbWilderness · 1975
20 km²
County · USA
McCreary
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 452
Observations
37 125
Area
1 113,1km²
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 McCreary : 30 espèces reliées par 79 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 9.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
42
Interactions affichées
79
Connectance
0.092
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
2 452 distinct species · 37 125 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,0°C
Annual rain
1 319mm
Warmest m°
29,3°C
Coldest m°
-1,3°C
Elevation: 363 m on average (min 266 m, max 529 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,0°C
Annual rain
1 319mm
Warmest month
29,3°C
Coldest month
-1,3°C
Mean alt.
363m
Min
266m
Max
529m
Std. dev.
43m
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
5,2
Org. C
30,9g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
29,2%
Silt
47,6%
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
5,2
Org. C
56,1g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
31,0%
Silt
48,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
25,1g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
29,2%
Silt
48,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
11,5g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
27,6%
Silt
46,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest91.9%
Crops1.3%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)6.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 2 lakes · 30 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
244,6km
Lake surface here
3,89km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 946km²
Discharge in basins
226,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 320mm/an
Mean T°
12,7°C
Moisture idx
0,09
Max snow
2%
Mean runoff
537mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
383m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Cumberland Riversub-area1 108,8 km²overlap441.05 km²40%
- Bassin de Cumberland River South Forksub-area870,5 km²overlap432.10 km²39%
- Bassin de Little South Forksub-area324,5 km²overlap78.12 km²7%
- Bassin de Cumberland Riversub-area120,3 km²overlap68.69 km²6%
- Bassin de Cumberland River South Forksub-area319,4 km²overlap47.75 km²4%
- Bassin de Cumberland Riversub-area45,1 km²overlap34.37 km²3%
- Bassin de Cumberland Riversub-area128,7 km²overlap11.02 km²1%
- Bassin de Laurel Riversub-area727,8 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (30, ord ≥ 4)
- Cumberland River South Forkord 5len here46.49 km25%total189 km
- Cumberland Riverord 6len here30.91 km2%total1527 km
- Rock Creekord 8len here29.44 km1%total2074 km
- Roaring Paunch Creekord 5len here23.23 km92%total25 km
- Indian Creekord 7len here15.85 km1%total2180 km
- Little South Forkord 3len here15.15 km17%total87 km
- Kilburn Forkord 2len here8.90 km100%total9 km
- Beaver Creekord 6len here8.87 km0%total3076 km
- Cooper Creekord 3len here8.24 km9%total93 km
- Cottonpatch Branchord 5len here6.54 km100%total7 km
- Stover Branchord 5len here4.82 km100%total5 km
- White Oak Creekord 3len here4.53 km1%total380 km
18 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Mill Creekord 7len here4.52 km0%total1839 km
- Jones Branchord 5len here4.46 km33%total14 km
- Railroad Forkord 1len here4.42 km100%total4 km
- Bear Creekord 6len here4.30 km0%total2230 km
- Middle Forkord 2len here4.28 km20%total21 km
- Lick Creekord 7len here3.23 km1%total367 km
- Alum Creekord 3len here3.19 km3%total94 km
- North Fork Big Creekord 3len here3.19 km8%total42 km
- Lone Cliff Branchord 1len here2.08 km100%total2 km
- Negro Creekord 6len here1.75 km2%total71 km
- Spruce Creekord 3len here1.63 km2%total67 km
- Star Creekord 5len here1.49 km8%total19 km
- Devils Creekord 1len here1.26 km3%total41 km
- Devil Creekord 5len here1.21 km5%total27 km
- Little Bunches Creekord 2len here0.20 km9%total2 km
- Dog Slaughter Creekord 1len here0.20 km6%total3 km
- Bradley Branchord 5len here0.14 km1%total11 km
- Rockcastle Riverord 4len here0.04 km0%total100 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
24,6%
Pesticides
0,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN V · 4IUCN Ib · 1
Little South Fork Wild River - John and Karen Burnett Wildlife and Watershed
IUCN VConservation Area · 2012
4 km²
Little Rock Creek Property
IUCN VPrivate Nature Preserve · 2010
0 km²
Good Spring Farm
IUCN VConservation Easement · 2010
0 km²
Little South Fork Wild River - Tucker Wildlife and Watershed
IUCN VConservation Area · 1998
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN