McPherson Valley
IUCN VWetlands
17 km²
County · USA
McPherson
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 452
Observations
121 359
Area
2 338km²
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 McPherson : 34 espèces reliées par 68 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
68
Connectance
0.087
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
1 452 distinct species · 121 359 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,2°C
Annual rain
835mm
Warmest m°
32,5°C
Coldest m°
-4,2°C
Elevation: 454 m on average (min 391 m, max 511 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,2°C
Annual rain
835mm
Warmest month
32,5°C
Coldest month
-4,2°C
Mean alt.
454m
Min
391m
Max
511m
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
6,3
Org. C
16,6g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
20,8%
Silt
48,5%
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
6,2
Org. C
23,8g/kg
Clay
29,8%
Sand
21,2%
Silt
49,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
15,7g/kg
Clay
30,2%
Sand
21,0%
Silt
48,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
20,2%
Silt
47,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest7.3%
Crops53.9%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)37.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 9 lakes · 12 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
240,4km
Lake surface here
1,71km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
30 655km²
Discharge in basins
25,6m³/s
Mean precip.
756mm/an
Mean T°
12,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,38
Max snow
4%
Mean runoff
124mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
467m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Smoky Hill Riversub-area3 420,1 km²overlap644.96 km²28%
- Bassin de Turkey Creeksub-area487,4 km²overlap466.93 km²20%
- Bassin de Blaze Forksub-area433,7 km²overlap365.26 km²16%
- Bassin de Smoky Hill Riversub-area762,1 km²overlap302.00 km²13%
- Bassin de Little Arkansas Riversub-area879,7 km²overlap188.63 km²8%
- Bassin de West Emma Creeksub-area312,7 km²overlap182.75 km²8%
- Bassin de Little Arkansas Riversub-area567,3 km²overlap103.80 km²4%
- Bassin de North Cottonwood Riversub-area896,1 km²overlap47.07 km²2%
- Bassin de East Emma Creeksub-area170,5 km²overlap21.70 km²1%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (9, top by area)
- Lac 1058005area0,5 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1057869area0,2 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1057933area0,2 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1057855area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1057848area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1057876area0,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1057720area0,1 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1057891area0,1 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1058087area0,1 km²avg depth1.5 m
Rivers / streams (12, ord ≥ 4)
- Smoky Hill Riverord 6len here74.31 km6%total1183 km
- Turkey Creekord 8len here29.67 km3%total1121 km
- Dry Turkey Creekord 2len here24.57 km100%total25 km
- Little Arkansas Riverord 4len here24.26 km18%total138 km
- West Emma Creekord 3len here21.87 km35%total62 km
- Blaze Forkord 3len here13.40 km67%total20 km
- Running Turkey Creekord 2len here12.45 km100%total12 km
- Bull Creekord 4len here11.04 km3%total362 km
- Sharps Creekord 2len here10.87 km100%total11 km
- Sand Creekord 5len here8.97 km1%total1636 km
- North Cottonwood Riverord 3len here8.42 km12%total69 km
- Gypsum Creekord 3len here0.54 km2%total34 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,8nW
Built-up
33,0%
Pesticides
13,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN V · 5
Maxwell
IUCN VWildlife Refuge · 1965
9 km²
Ferris Demonstration
IUCN VWildlife Area
1 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), McPherson, KS
IUCN VReserve Program · 2008
1 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), McPherson, KS
IUCN VReserve Program · 2001
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN