Steep Lakes
IUCN IaResearch Natural Area · 1988
3 km²
County · USA
Mineral
United States
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(45 %)
Species observed
1 844
Observations
53 605
Area
3 155,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 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 Mineral : 18 espèces reliées par 101 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 19.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 15 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
101
Connectance
0.191
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
1 844 distinct species · 53 605 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
5,2°C
Annual rain
903mm
Warmest m°
24,8°C
Coldest m°
-10,1°C
Elevation: 1 424 m on average (min 808 m, max 2 191 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
5,2°C
Annual rain
903mm
Warmest month
24,8°C
Coldest month
-10,1°C
Mean alt.
1 424m
Min
808m
Max
2 191m
Std. dev.
285m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(45 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
46,9g/kg
Clay
13,0%
Sand
36,1%
Silt
50,9%
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
6,0
Org. C
81,5g/kg
Clay
13,2%
Sand
35,2%
Silt
51,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
36,9g/kg
Clay
12,9%
Sand
36,0%
Silt
51,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
22,1g/kg
Clay
12,8%
Sand
37,3%
Silt
49,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest78.7%
Crops0.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)20.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology19 basins · 2 lakes · 30 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
523,5km
Lake surface here
0,30km²
Basins crossed
19
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
57 570km²
Discharge in basins
441,2m³/s
Mean precip.
631mm/an
Mean T°
4,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,28
Max snow
51%
Mean runoff
432mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 436m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Clark Forksub-area1 228,3 km²overlap1208.28 km²38%
- Bassin de St. Regis Riversub-area942,7 km²overlap935.37 km²30%
- Bassin de West Fork Fish Creeksub-area677,4 km²overlap653.59 km²21%
- Bassin de Clark Forksub-area341,5 km²overlap188.93 km²6%
- Bassin de Clark Forksub-area163,3 km²overlap119.15 km²4%
- Bassin de Ninemile Creeksub-area477,8 km²overlap16.22 km²1%
- Bassin de Petty Creeksub-area205,8 km²overlap8.41 km²0%
- Bassin de Lolo Creeksub-area706,3 km²overlap7.48 km²0%
- Bassin de Prospect Creeksub-area376,7 km²overlap3.20 km²0%
10 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de North Fork Clearwater Riversub-area521,9 km²overlap2.84 km²0%
- Bassin de Saint Joe Riversub-area1 215,1 km²overlap2.23 km²0%
- Bassin de Clark Forksub-area3 091,4 km²overlap2.10 km²0%
- Bassin de North Fork St. Joesub-area286,9 km²overlap1.97 km²0%
- Bassin de South Fork Coeur d'Alene Riversub-area769,2 km²overlap1.65 km²0%
- Bassin de Clark Forksub-area27,8 km²overlap1.59 km²0%
- Bassin de Kelly Creeksub-area971,8 km²overlap1.40 km²0%
- Bassin de Clark Forksub-area857,2 km²overlap0.50 km²0%
- Bassin de Clark Forksub-area164,3 km²overlap0.20 km²0%
- Bassin de Crooked Forksub-area440,4 km²overlap0.12 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (30, ord ≥ 4)
- Clark Forkord 6len here188.35 km21%total902 km
- St. Regis Riverord 4len here106.17 km100%total106 km
- West Fork Fish Creekord 4len here28.32 km100%total28 km
- Cache Creekord 3len here20.53 km30%total69 km
- South Fork Fish Creekord 4len here17.44 km29%total61 km
- Fish Creekord 4len here15.65 km10%total153 km
- North Fork Fish Creekord 3len here14.94 km31%total48 km
- Quartz Creekord 6len here12.51 km6%total227 km
- Gold Creekord 5len here11.07 km5%total217 km
- Deer Creekord 6len here10.56 km3%total340 km
- East Twin Creekord 2len here8.79 km65%total14 km
- Middle Fork Big Creekord 2len here8.61 km100%total9 km
18 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Burdette Creekord 2len here8.08 km94%total9 km
- East Fork Big Creekord 2len here6.93 km41%total17 km
- Timber Creekord 1len here6.24 km34%total18 km
- Cedar Creekord 5len here6.14 km2%total365 km
- Nemote Creekord 2len here5.77 km100%total6 km
- Big Creekord 4len here5.63 km2%total305 km
- West Fork Big Creekord 2len here5.00 km100%total5 km
- Owl Creekord 4len here4.79 km10%total49 km
- Silver Creekord 5len here4.68 km3%total171 km
- Thompson Creekord 3len here4.68 km11%total41 km
- Lake Creekord 6len here4.43 km1%total427 km
- Surveyors Creekord 2len here3.87 km21%total19 km
- Miller Creekord 5len here3.58 km5%total73 km
- Oriole Creekord 1len here3.36 km100%total3 km
- Torino Creekord 1len here2.67 km100%total3 km
- Gilt Edge Creekord 1len here2.56 km100%total3 km
- Wig Creekord 1len here1.72 km100%total2 km
- Crater Creekord 2len here0.48 km2%total22 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
2,9%
Pesticides
1,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Ia · 1IUCN V · 1
Five Valleys Land Trust
IUCN VPrivate Conservation
1 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN