Shade River
IUCN VState Forest
12 km²
County · USA
Meigs
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 433
Observations
35 915
Area
1 133,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Meigs : 27 espèces reliées par 68 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
68
Connectance
0.114
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
1 433 distinct species · 35 915 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
12,6°C
Annual rain
1 098mm
Warmest m°
29,1°C
Coldest m°
-3,5°C
Elevation: 227 m on average (min 174 m, max 271 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,6°C
Annual rain
1 098mm
Warmest month
29,1°C
Coldest month
-3,5°C
Mean alt.
227m
Min
174m
Max
271m
Std. dev.
18m
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
40,1g/kg
Clay
29,1%
Sand
20,0%
Silt
50,8%
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
5,3
Org. C
87,7g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
20,3%
Silt
51,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
22,7g/kg
Clay
28,3%
Sand
20,2%
Silt
51,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
9,9g/kg
Clay
31,0%
Sand
19,6%
Silt
49,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest77.8%
Crops7.4%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)14.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 2 lakes · 20 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
225,4km
Lake surface here
1,15km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
104 480km²
Discharge in basins
1 532,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 048mm/an
Mean T°
11,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,09
Max snow
4%
Mean runoff
326mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
237m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de East Branch Thomas Forksub-area399 km²overlap382.30 km²34%
- Bassin de West Branch Shade Riversub-area542,5 km²overlap345.98 km²31%
- Bassin de Ohio Riversub-area288,4 km²overlap130.28 km²11%
- Bassin de Ohio Riversub-area545,8 km²overlap108.32 km²10%
- Bassin de Woodyards Runsub-area335,6 km²overlap69.15 km²6%
- Bassin de Raccoon Creeksub-area1 760,8 km²overlap60.83 km²5%
- Bassin de Ohio Riversub-area422,6 km²overlap22.46 km²2%
- Bassin de Hocking Riversub-area3 093 km²overlap14.00 km²1%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (20, ord ≥ 4)
- Ohio Riverord 9len here65.70 km3%total2174 km
- West Branch Shade Riverord 2len here24.76 km100%total25 km
- Shade Riverord 3len here23.45 km95%total25 km
- East Branch Thomas Forkord 2len here19.84 km100%total20 km
- Leading Creekord 7len here19.04 km32%total60 km
- Little Leading Creekord 1len here12.59 km100%total13 km
- Peach Forkord 1len here11.54 km100%total12 km
- East Branch Shade Riverord 3len here9.89 km49%total20 km
- Raccoon Creekord 7len here8.49 km3%total339 km
- Horse Cave Creekord 1len here6.41 km100%total6 km
- Forked Runord 1len here6.16 km100%total6 km
- Sugarcamp Runord 7len here6.14 km44%total14 km
8 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Meigs Creekord 3len here4.89 km10%total48 km
- Spicer Creekord 1len here2.39 km100%total2 km
- Indian Runord 3len here1.60 km4%total38 km
- Thomas Forkord 3len here1.41 km100%total1 km
- Guthrie Creekord 5len here0.70 km2%total46 km
- Lee Creekord 4len here0.40 km0%total147 km
- Pond Creekord 6len here0.02 km0%total281 km
- East Fourmile Creekord 1len here0.02 km1%total2 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
36,9%
Pesticides
13,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN V · 4IUCN Not Assigned · 4IUCN IV · 1
Ohio River Islands
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge
11 km²
Ohio River Access - Forked Run
IUCN Not AssignedWildlife Area
0 km²
Ohio River Access - Old Town Creek
IUCN Not AssignedWildlife Area
0 km²
Ohio River Access - Shade River
IUCN Not AssignedWildlife Area
0 km²
Ohio River Access - Racine
IUCN Not AssignedWildlife Area
0 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- Shade RiverState ForestIUCN V12 km²
- Ohio River IslandsNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV11 km²
- Ohio River Access - Forked RunWildlife AreaIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Ohio River Access - Old Town CreekWildlife AreaIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Ohio River Access - Shade RiverWildlife AreaIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Ohio River Access - RacineWildlife AreaIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Wilson WetlandsWildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Ohio River Lock & Dam 23Wildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Ohio River Lock & Dam 21Wildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN