Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park (Natural Environment Class)
IUCN IIProvincial Park · 1989
375 km²
Commune · CAN
North Kawartha
Canada
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 797
Observations
114 073
Area
855,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 North Kawartha : 29 espèces + 7 bulles famille, 43 interactions GloBI documentées sur 4 types (connectance 6.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 7 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
43
Connectance
0.068
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
2 797 distinct species · 114 073 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
5,9°C
Annual rain
1 006mm
Warmest m°
24,8°C
Coldest m°
-13,4°C
Elevation: 320 m on average (min 233 m, max 401 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
5,9°C
Annual rain
1 006mm
Warmest month
24,8°C
Coldest month
-13,4°C
Mean alt.
320m
Min
233m
Max
401m
Std. dev.
38m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
60,7g/kg
Clay
25,2%
Sand
33,6%
Silt
41,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiMaggregated to Peterborough
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
103,0g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
33,9%
Silt
41,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
52,2g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
33,5%
Silt
41,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
26,9g/kg
Clay
26,0%
Sand
33,5%
Silt
40,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest78.5%
Crops0.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)20.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 50 lakes · 16 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
184,2km
Lake surface here
76,02km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
6 922km²
Discharge in basins
26,7m³/s
Mean precip.
871mm/an
Mean T°
5,3°C
Moisture idx
0,07
Max snow
34%
Mean runoff
400mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
317m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Eels Creeksub-area681,7 km²overlap451.56 km²53%
- Bassin de Mississagua Riversub-area417,6 km²overlap217.38 km²25%
- Bassin de Crowe Riversub-area1 952,6 km²overlap163.34 km²19%
- Bassin de Lock 30 - Lovesicksub-area96,4 km²overlap18.64 km²2%
- Bassin de Burnt Riversub-area1 481,1 km²overlap4.27 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Clear Lakearea39,7 km²avg depth9.9 m
- Beaver Lakearea21,1 km²avg depth12.7 m
- Chandos Lakearea16,5 km²avg depth12.5 m
- Lovesick Lakearea15,6 km²avg depth9.2 m
- Jack Lakearea13,9 km²avg depth7.4 m
- Eels Lakearea9,7 km²avg depth11.4 m
- Anstruther Lakearea6,5 km²avg depth12.6 m
- Big Cedar Lakearea2,2 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Bottle Lakearea1,6 km²avg depth7.1 m
41 more lakes
- Sucker Lakearea1,6 km²avg depth7.9 m
- Wolf Lakearea1,4 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Copper Lakearea1,2 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Rathbun Lakearea1,2 km²avg depth6.1 m
- Clydesdale Lakearea1,1 km²avg depth6.5 m
- Long Lakearea1 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1043821area0,9 km²avg depth6.1 m
- Lac 1043955area0,9 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1043406area0,9 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1044291area0,9 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1042966area0,8 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1042022area0,8 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Lac 1042077area0,7 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 1043510area0,7 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1042945area0,6 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1044243area0,5 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1043944area0,5 km²avg depth7.4 m
- Lac 1044036area0,5 km²avg depth5.4 m
- Lac 1042538area0,5 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 1044060area0,4 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1043058area0,4 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1043839area0,4 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1043990area0,3 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1044117area0,3 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1043173area0,3 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1044037area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1043845area0,3 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1043287area0,3 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1042323area0,3 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1043750area0,3 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1043271area0,3 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1042290area0,3 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1042199area0,2 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1043662area0,2 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 1043572area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1043555area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1043689area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1042646area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1042718area0,2 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1043054area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1042734area0,2 km²avg depth4.3 m
Rivers / streams (16, ord ≥ 4)
- Eels Creekord 3len here49.13 km74%total67 km
- Crowe Riverord 4len here29.50 km22%total135 km
- Buzzard Creekord 2len here25.97 km93%total28 km
- Anstruther Creekord 2len here15.72 km71%total22 km
- Stony Creekord 3len here13.86 km4%total320 km
- Camp Creekord 2len here13.59 km36%total38 km
- Monmouth Creekord 1len here7.41 km77%total10 km
- East Stony Creekord 1len here7.35 km100%total7 km
- Crane Creekord 2len here5.69 km21%total27 km
- Jack Creekord 3len here5.49 km16%total35 km
- Lock 30 - Lovesickord 5len here4.13 km45%total9 km
- Tallan Creekord 1len here3.13 km100%total3 km
4 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
6,4%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN II · 4IUCN IV · 3IUCN III · 1
Silent Lake Provincial Park (Natural Environment Class)
IUCN IIProvincial Park · 2000
16 km²
Petroglyphs Provincial Park (Cultural Heritage Class)
IUCN IIIProvincial Park · 1976
16 km²
Sharpe Bay Fen Conservation Reserve
IUCN IIConservation Reserve · 2000
6 km²
Crowe River Swamp Conservation Reserve
IUCN IIConservation Reserve · 2000
2 km²
Falls
IUCN IVNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple Property · 2019
1 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park (Natural Environment Class)Provincial ParkIUCN II1989375 km²
- Silent Lake Provincial Park (Natural Environment Class)Provincial ParkIUCN II200016 km²
- Petroglyphs Provincial Park (Cultural Heritage Class)Provincial ParkIUCN III197616 km²
- Sharpe Bay Fen Conservation ReserveConservation ReserveIUCN II20006 km²
- Crowe River Swamp Conservation ReserveConservation ReserveIUCN II20002 km²
- FallsNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN IV20191 km²
- Jeffrey-Cowan Forest PreserveNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN IV20191 km²
- Ingleton-WellsNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN IV20190 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN