Kissimmee Prairie
IUCN VPreserve State Park
217 km²
County · USA
Okeechobee
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(91 %)
Species observed
3 269
Observations
233 103
Area
2 302,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 43 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 Okeechobee : 29 espèces reliées par 88 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 9.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
43
Interactions affichées
88
Connectance
0.098
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
3 269 distinct species · 233 103 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,0°C
Annual rain
1 352mm
Warmest m°
31,6°C
Coldest m°
13,3°C
Elevation: 13 m on average (min -4 m, max 22 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,0°C
Annual rain
1 352mm
Warmest month
31,6°C
Coldest month
13,3°C
Mean alt.
13m
Min
-4m
Max
22m
Std. dev.
7m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(91 %)Temperate
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
57,5g/kg
Clay
7,2%
Sand
84,5%
Silt
8,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
71,2g/kg
Clay
7,2%
Sand
83,8%
Silt
9,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
63,4g/kg
Clay
7,2%
Sand
84,6%
Silt
8,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
38,0g/kg
Clay
7,0%
Sand
85,2%
Silt
7,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest18.3%
Crops14.7%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)66.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology9 basins · 9 lakes · 19 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
196,4km
Lake surface here
283,05km²
Basins crossed
9
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
10 120km²
Discharge in basins
75,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 217mm/an
Mean T°
22,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,21
Mean runoff
332mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
16m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Interceptor L-63Ssub-area1 089,5 km²overlap952.18 km²41%
- Bassin de Kissimmee Riversub-area2 197,5 km²overlap558.31 km²24%
- Bassin de Blue Cypress Creeksub-area785,5 km²overlap252.39 km²11%
- Bassin de Interceptor L-62sub-area254,3 km²overlap184.68 km²8%
- Bassin de C-65sub-area731,9 km²overlap150.88 km²7%
- Bassin de Cross Lake Channelsub-area1 405,2 km²overlap136.37 km²6%
- Bassin de County Line Canalsub-area1 461,5 km²overlap66.24 km²3%
- Bassin de Arbuckle Creeksub-area1 923,3 km²overlap0.69 km²0%
- Bassin de Cross Lake Channelsub-area1 315,8 km²overlap0.66 km²0%
Lakes (9, top by area)
- Okeechobeearea1 418,8 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1068811area0,6 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1068769area0,6 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1068783area0,4 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1068827area0,4 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1068786area0,2 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1068797area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1068919area0,1 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1068826area0,1 km²avg depth1.2 m
Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)
- Kissimmee Riverord 5len here33.58 km28%total120 km
- Interceptor L-62ord 1len here22.97 km100%total23 km
- Interceptor L-63Nord 1len here16.97 km100%total17 km
- Fort Drum Creekord 2len here16.46 km72%total23 km
- Taylor Creekord 3len here16.37 km100%total16 km
- Duck Sloughord 1len here16.07 km99%total16 km
- Interceptor L-64ord 1len here15.24 km46%total33 km
- Interceptor L-63Sord 2len here14.26 km67%total21 km
- Sevenmile Sloughord 2len here11.17 km100%total11 km
- Starvation sloughord 5len here8.03 km58%total14 km
- Nubbin Sloughord 2len here7.94 km100%total8 km
- Sweetwater Branchord 1len here4.32 km100%total4 km
7 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- L-59ord 5len here2.59 km12%total22 km
- Padgett Branchord 3len here2.50 km11%total22 km
- C-52Eord 3len here2.49 km23%total11 km
- LD-4ord 3len here2.00 km100%total2 km
- County Line Canalord 3len here1.90 km4%total51 km
- Slough Ditchord 4len here1.49 km4%total36 km
- Cross Lake Channelord 3len here0.07 km0%total89 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
37,7%
Pesticides
53,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas13
IUCN V · 9IUCN Not Assigned · 3IUCN IV · 1
Lake Okeechobee Sanctuaries
IUCN VAudubon Society Sanctuary or Preserve
106 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Highlands, FL
IUCN Not AssignedReserve Program · 2009
63 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Okeechobee, FL
IUCN VReserve Program · 2008
48 km²
Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refu
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge
16 km²
Red Bay Foundation
IUCN VPreserve
9 km²
Complete list13 protected areas
- Kissimmee PrairiePreserve State ParkIUCN V217 km²
- Lake Okeechobee SanctuariesAudubon Society Sanctuary or PreserveIUCN V106 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Highlands, FLReserve ProgramIUCN Not Assigned200963 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Okeechobee, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V200848 km²
- Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife RefuNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV16 km²
- Red Bay FoundationPreserveIUCN V9 km²
- Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife RefuNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN V9 km²
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Okeechobee, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V20109 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Okeechobee, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V20115 km²
- Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife RefuNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN V3 km²
- Kissimmee River 3393Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20041 km²
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), St. Lucie, FLReserve ProgramIUCN V20131 km²
- Kissimmee River 3396Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20050 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN