Lake Waco
IUCN VWetlands
1 km²
County · USA
McLennan
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
4 257
Observations
371 343
Area
2 756,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 McLennan : 30 espèces reliées par 82 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 10.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
82
Connectance
0.105
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
4 257 distinct species · 371 343 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,6°C
Annual rain
956mm
Warmest m°
34,9°C
Coldest m°
5,0°C
Elevation: 173 m on average (min 108 m, max 292 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,6°C
Annual rain
956mm
Warmest month
34,9°C
Coldest month
5,0°C
Mean alt.
173m
Min
108m
Max
292m
Std. dev.
37m
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
7,2
Org. C
18,1g/kg
Clay
39,8%
Sand
19,6%
Silt
40,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
30,1g/kg
Clay
39,2%
Sand
19,8%
Silt
41,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
39,8%
Sand
19,6%
Silt
40,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
10,2g/kg
Clay
40,3%
Sand
19,3%
Silt
40,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.5%
Crops22.4%
Built-up1.4%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)51.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 17 lakes · 31 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
587,4km
Lake surface here
34,34km²
Basins crossed
14
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
69 547km²
Discharge in basins
244,9m³/s
Mean precip.
845mm/an
Mean T°
18,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,42
Mean runoff
129mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
184m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Middle Bosque Riversub-area1 056,5 km²overlap716.34 km²26%
- Bassin de Brazos Riversub-area1 353,3 km²overlap587.84 km²21%
- Bassin de Tehuacana Creeksub-area780,7 km²overlap555.45 km²20%
- Bassin de North Bosque Riversub-area279,5 km²overlap198.03 km²7%
- Bassin de Brazos Riversub-area145,3 km²overlap145.18 km²5%
- Bassin de Brazos Riversub-area139,9 km²overlap139.77 km²5%
- Bassin de Aquilla Creeksub-area1 015,5 km²overlap109.72 km²4%
- Bassin de Brazos Riversub-area89,5 km²overlap84.20 km²3%
- Bassin de Big Creeksub-area821,6 km²overlap75.85 km²3%
5 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (17, top by area)
- Waco Lakearea22,8 km²avg depth44.8 m
- Soil Conservation Service Site 29 Reservoirarea7,1 km²avg depth10.0 m
- Lake Creek Lakearea2 km²avg depth6.5 m
- Lac 1064832area0,4 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1064734area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1064845area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1064839area0,2 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1064767area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1064812area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
8 more lakes
Rivers / streams (31, ord ≥ 4)
- Brazos Riverord 6len here121.79 km6%total1942 km
- Middle Bosque Riverord 3len here56.98 km75%total76 km
- Tehuacana Creekord 3len here49.69 km84%total59 km
- North Bosque Riverord 4len here40.65 km19%total212 km
- Hog Creekord 2len here31.54 km50%total63 km
- South Bosque Riverord 3len here25.21 km100%total25 km
- Harris Creekord 2len here24.31 km100%total24 km
- Aquilla Creekord 3len here22.57 km41%total55 km
- Bull Hide Creekord 2len here22.53 km88%total26 km
- Tradinghouse Creekord 2len here19.93 km100%total20 km
- South Cow Bayouord 3len here18.15 km51%total35 km
- Cottonood Creekord 2len here17.12 km100%total17 km
19 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Flat Creekord 1len here15.63 km100%total16 km
- White Rock Creekord 1len here15.48 km100%total16 km
- Tonk Creekord 1len here14.77 km100%total15 km
- North Cow Bayouord 2len here12.61 km69%total18 km
- Wasp Creekord 2len here12.08 km100%total12 km
- Big Creekord 6len here10.20 km5%total190 km
- Cottonwood Creekord 3len here8.69 km5%total174 km
- Manos Creekord 1len here8.61 km100%total9 km
- Childress Creekord 3len here6.70 km19%total35 km
- Rainey Creekord 1len here6.44 km73%total9 km
- Speegleville Creekord 1len here4.93 km100%total5 km
- Castleman Creekord 1len here4.54 km100%total5 km
- Big Elm Creekord 5len here3.75 km3%total107 km
- Marlin Branchord 1len here3.59 km100%total4 km
- Davis Branchord 3len here3.21 km100%total3 km
- Riggs Creekord 1len here2.71 km100%total3 km
- Kirkland Branchord 1len here1.70 km100%total2 km
- Chambers Creekord 1len here0.91 km100%total1 km
- Alligator Creekord 2len here0.35 km1%total40 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
3,3nW
Built-up
135,7%
Pesticides
12,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN V · 2
Hog Creek
IUCN VWildlife Management Area
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN