White, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area
IUCN VScenic River · 1992
83 km²
County · USA
Oceana
United States
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 862
Observations
74 717
Area
1 407,3km²
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 Oceana : 24 espèces reliées par 62 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 11.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
62
Connectance
0.117
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
2 862 distinct species · 74 717 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
8,5°C
Annual rain
955mm
Warmest m°
25,9°C
Coldest m°
-8,5°C
Elevation: 231 m on average (min 168 m, max 294 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
8,5°C
Annual rain
955mm
Warmest month
25,9°C
Coldest month
-8,5°C
Mean alt.
231m
Min
168m
Max
294m
Std. dev.
27m
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
43,4g/kg
Clay
12,9%
Sand
67,1%
Silt
20,0%
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
5,5
Org. C
69,0g/kg
Clay
12,5%
Sand
67,1%
Silt
20,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
33,9g/kg
Clay
12,9%
Sand
67,0%
Silt
20,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
27,2g/kg
Clay
13,2%
Sand
67,3%
Silt
19,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest53.8%
Crops13.6%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)30.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 19 lakes · 30 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
304,3km
Lake surface here
11,50km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
78 689km²
Discharge in basins
67,5m³/s
Mean precip.
852mm/an
Mean T°
7,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,06
Max snow
18%
Mean runoff
267mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
216m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de White River (South Branch)sub-area2 061,1 km²overlap580.48 km²41%
- Bassin de Pentwater River - North Branchsub-area982,4 km²overlap387.63 km²28%
- Bassin de Big South Branch Pere Marquette Riversub-area680,1 km²overlap189.09 km²13%
- Bassin de Stony Creeksub-area685,3 km²overlap174.71 km²12%
- Bassin de Silver Creeksub-area609,3 km²overlap75.43 km²5%
Lakes (19, top by area)
- Michiganarea57 726,8 km²avg depth84.2 m
- Silver Lakearea2,7 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Pentwater Lakearea1,6 km²avg depth6.6 m
- McLaren Lakearea1,1 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Stony Lakearea1 km²avg depth6.2 m
- Lac 1048028area0,7 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1047696area0,7 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1047844area0,7 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1047835area0,6 km²avg depth3.6 m
10 more lakes
- Lac 1047620area0,5 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1047940area0,5 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1047996area0,3 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1047926area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1048256area0,2 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1048293area0,1 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1048303area0,1 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1047908area0,1 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1048005area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1047907area0,1 km²avg depth2.5 m
Rivers / streams (30, ord ≥ 4)
- Beaver Creekord 4len here26.85 km7%total381 km
- White River (North Branch)ord 2len here24.42 km100%total24 km
- White River (South Branch)ord 3len here24.00 km32%total75 km
- South Branch Pentwater Riverord 3len here23.58 km100%total24 km
- Stony Creekord 3len here17.01 km5%total320 km
- Crystal Creekord 3len here16.84 km32%total52 km
- Robinson Creekord 3len here13.61 km31%total44 km
- Flower Creekord 2len here13.42 km72%total19 km
- Carlton Creekord 3len here13.33 km51%total26 km
- Pentwater River - North Branchord 2len here12.84 km47%total27 km
- Pentwater Riverord 3len here11.98 km79%total15 km
- Bear Creekord 5len here10.78 km3%total415 km
18 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Golden Drainage Ditchord 1len here10.07 km100%total10 km
- Robinson Drainord 1len here9.85 km87%total11 km
- Osborn Creekord 2len here9.76 km100%total10 km
- Huftile Creekord 2len here8.98 km100%total9 km
- Knutson Creekord 1len here6.91 km100%total7 km
- Piper Creekord 2len here6.88 km100%total7 km
- Silver Creekord 4len here5.32 km1%total416 km
- White Riverord 5len here5.03 km1%total373 km
- Ruby Creekord 2len here4.92 km23%total21 km
- Freeman Creekord 1len here4.74 km40%total12 km
- Big South Branch Pere Marquette Riverord 4len here4.31 km8%total52 km
- Mason Creekord 2len here4.06 km35%total12 km
- Skeel Creekord 1len here3.66 km49%total7 km
- Donaldson Creekord 1len here3.23 km100%total3 km
- Mud Creekord 5len here2.80 km1%total471 km
- Bender Creekord 1len here2.19 km100%total2 km
- Hunter Creekord 1len here1.51 km7%total21 km
- Sand Creekord 2len here1.42 km1%total139 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
38,7%
Pesticides
41,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas17
IUCN V · 10IUCN Not Assigned · 7
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mi
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement
24 km²
Ce-Lcwm
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 1990
15 km²
Pentwater River State
IUCN VGame Area
10 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Oceana, MI
IUCN VReserve Program · 1998
9 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Newaygo, MI
IUCN VReserve Program · 1996
6 km²
Complete list17 protected areas
- White, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study AreaScenic RiverIUCN V199283 km²
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of MiConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned24 km²
- Ce-LcwmConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned199015 km²
- Pentwater River StateGame AreaIUCN V10 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Oceana, MIReserve ProgramIUCN V19989 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Newaygo, MIReserve ProgramIUCN V19966 km²
- Ce_Lcwm_11_2Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20111 km²
- Grace Youth CampNature AreaIUCN V1 km²
- MemorialNature PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Woods and DunesNature PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Genevieve CaseyNature SanctuaryIUCN V20110 km²
- 02-64-0037Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20070 km²
- Genevieve CaseyNature PreserveIUCN V20000 km²
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of MiConservation EasementIUCN V0 km²
- 02-64-0026-PConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20070 km²
- 92-09-0012Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20070 km²
- 93-09-0482Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20070 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN