Chain O' Lakes
IUCN Not AssignedState Park
22 km²
County · USA
McHenry
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
3 954
Observations
1 037 362
Area
1 591,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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 McHenry : 30 espèces reliées par 69 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
69
Connectance
0.104
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
3 954 distinct species · 1 037 362 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,3°C
Annual rain
934mm
Warmest m°
27,8°C
Coldest m°
-9,6°C
Elevation: 265 m on average (min 223 m, max 351 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,3°C
Annual rain
934mm
Warmest month
27,8°C
Coldest month
-9,6°C
Mean alt.
265m
Min
223m
Max
351m
Std. dev.
20m
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
6,4
Org. C
30,8g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
20,2%
Silt
51,9%
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
6,4
Org. C
44,8g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
20,5%
Silt
52,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
30,3g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
20,4%
Silt
52,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
17,5g/kg
Clay
29,3%
Sand
19,6%
Silt
51,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest25.5%
Crops41.0%
Built-up2.5%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)30.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 25 lakes · 28 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
355,6km
Lake surface here
15,05km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
4 788km²
Discharge in basins
24,2m³/s
Mean precip.
909mm/an
Mean T°
8,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,08
Max snow
17%
Mean runoff
314mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
262m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (25, top by area)
- Fox Lakearea22,9 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Wonder Lakearea2,9 km²avg depth6.1 m
- Elizabeth Lakearea2,8 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Vulcan Lakesarea1,1 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1051235area0,9 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1051649area0,9 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1051259area0,6 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1051486area0,6 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1051553area0,4 km²avg depth2.5 m
16 more lakes
- Lac 1051349area0,4 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1051342area0,3 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1051526area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1051386area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1051694area0,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1051784area0,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1051289area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1051437area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1051529area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1051822area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1051330area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1051241area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1051638area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1051621area0,2 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1051458area0,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1051176area0,1 km²avg depth2.0 m
Rivers / streams (28, ord ≥ 4)
- Fox Riverord 6len here53.27 km8%total653 km
- Nippersink Creekord 4len here40.06 km98%total41 km
- Kishwaukee River North Branchord 4len here37.88 km40%total94 km
- Kishwaukee River South Branchord 3len here32.10 km23%total140 km
- Piscasaw Creekord 3len here29.77 km54%total55 km
- Rush Creekord 4len here22.76 km3%total669 km
- North Branch Kishwaukee Riverord 1len here19.25 km100%total19 km
- Coon Creekord 6len here19.02 km3%total697 km
- Alden Creekord 1len here16.39 km100%total16 km
- Boone Creekord 3len here14.90 km22%total68 km
- Hebron Creekord 1len here8.83 km84%total11 km
- Slough Creekord 3len here8.28 km6%total140 km
16 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Franklinville Creekord 2len here8.17 km100%total8 km
- Lawrence Creekord 3len here6.51 km16%total41 km
- Spring Creekord 5len here5.98 km0%total2668 km
- Silver Creekord 5len here5.31 km1%total954 km
- Crystal Lake Outletord 1len here5.24 km100%total5 km
- Woods Creekord 1len here3.74 km26%total14 km
- Mutton Creekord 2len here3.45 km9%total40 km
- Dutch Creekord 4len here2.25 km1%total161 km
- Cary Creekord 1len here1.90 km100%total2 km
- Boot Creekord 2len here1.90 km6%total31 km
- Mokeler Creekord 1len here1.90 km100%total2 km
- Newman Creekord 3len here1.84 km30%total6 km
- North Branch Nippersink Creekord 3len here1.77 km54%total3 km
- Laughing Creekord 1len here1.33 km100%total1 km
- West Branch Nippersink Creekord 2len here1.13 km12%total9 km
- Geryune Creekord 1len here0.70 km19%total4 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
4,0nW
Built-up
252,4%
Pesticides
19,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas100
IUCN V · 76IUCN Not Assigned · 23IUCN IV · 1
Moraine Hills
IUCN VState Park
7 km²
Volo Bog
IUCN VState Natural Area
5 km²
Silver Creek
IUCN VLocal Conservation Area
3 km²
Boone Creek
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Area
3 km²
Rush Creek
IUCN VForest Preserve
3 km²
Complete list100 protected areas
- Chain O' LakesState ParkIUCN Not Assigned22 km²
- Moraine HillsState ParkIUCN V7 km²
- Volo BogState Natural AreaIUCN V5 km²
- Silver CreekLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V3 km²
- Boone CreekConservation AreaIUCN Not Assigned3 km²
- Rush CreekForest PreserveIUCN V3 km²
- Alden Sedge Meadow 9Conservation AreaIUCN V2 km²
- North BranchPreserveIUCN V2 km²
- The HollowsLocal Conservation AreaIUCN Not Assigned2 km²
- Rush Creek 14Conservation AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Glacial ParkNature PreserveIUCN V2 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), McHenry, ILReserve ProgramIUCN V19962 km²
- Black Crown MarshState Natural AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Stickney Run 12Natural AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Lake ElizabethLocal Conservation AreaIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Marengo Ridge 11Conservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Beck WoodsConservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Kishwaukee Corridor 14CorridorIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Fel-ProLocal Conservation AreaIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Coon Creek 3Conservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Fox BluffLocal Conservation AreaIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Pleasant Valley 12Conservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- KishwaukeeCorridorIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Marengo Ridge 7Conservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- BrookdaleForest PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Gene & Glen BellConservation EasementIUCN V20161 km²
- Coral Woods 10Conservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Lussky MarshNatural AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Kishwaukee Corridor 6CorridorIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Stickney RunConservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Hickory Grove HighlandsGroveIUCN V1 km²
- Kishwaukee Corridor 18CorridorIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Exner MarshLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- HackmatackNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV1 km²
- Bates FenNature PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- HUM Railroad Prairie WestConservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Sterne's FenNature PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Bailey Woods/Nichols 6Conservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Hickory Grove 1GroveIUCN V1 km²
- Kishwaukee Corridor 11CorridorIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Coon Creek 6Conservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Goose Lake 5LakeIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Kishwaukee Corridor 8CorridorIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Fel-Pro RRR 2Nature PreserveIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Pioneer FenConservation EasementIUCN V1 km²
- Bailey Woods/Nichols 2Conservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Lake in the Hills FenConservation EasementIUCN V19951 km²
- Black CrownForest ReserveIUCN V1 km²
- Black CrownForest PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Kishwaukee Corridor 17CorridorIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- FenNature PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Genoa City Sedge MeadowConservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Kishwaukee Corridor 21CorridorIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Crow's Foot State Fish andWildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Coral Woods 13Conservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Coral WoodsForest PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Beck's Woods 3Conservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Kishwaukee Corridor 16CorridorIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Kishwaukee Corridor 19CorridorIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Kishwaukee Corridor 15CorridorIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
+ 40 protected areas (top 60 shown)
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN