Bull Shoals
IUCN VRecreation Area
152 km²
County · USA
Ozark
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 732
Observations
20 125
Area
1 956,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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 Ozark : 27 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 70 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 10.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
38
Interactions affichées
70
Connectance
0.100
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 732 distinct species · 20 125 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,4°C
Annual rain
1 155mm
Warmest m°
31,9°C
Coldest m°
-1,9°C
Elevation: 278 m on average (min 184 m, max 397 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,4°C
Annual rain
1 155mm
Warmest month
31,9°C
Coldest month
-1,9°C
Mean alt.
278m
Min
184m
Max
397m
Std. dev.
39m
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
5,7
Org. C
20,0g/kg
Clay
16,3%
Sand
31,9%
Silt
51,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
36,2g/kg
Clay
14,4%
Sand
33,1%
Silt
52,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
16,7g/kg
Clay
14,7%
Sand
32,5%
Silt
52,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
7,1g/kg
Clay
19,7%
Sand
30,0%
Silt
50,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest63.1%
Crops9.3%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)27.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 2 lakes · 31 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
366,3km
Lake surface here
19,07km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
14 470km²
Discharge in basins
70,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 088mm/an
Mean T°
13,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,15
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
433mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
290m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Little North Fork White Riversub-area846,2 km²overlap732.23 km²37%
- Bassin de Bryant Creeksub-area646,7 km²overlap446.94 km²23%
- Bassin de North Fork Riversub-area700,8 km²overlap397.77 km²20%
- Bassin de North Fork Riversub-area1 493 km²overlap225.34 km²12%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area1 635,1 km²overlap101.42 km²5%
- Bassin de Bennetts Riversub-area483,8 km²overlap34.13 km²2%
- Bassin de Beaver Creeksub-area1 100,6 km²overlap19.09 km²1%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (31, ord ≥ 4)
- North Fork Riverord 5len here71.91 km37%total193 km
- Bryant Creekord 4len here35.25 km31%total112 km
- Little North Fork White Riverord 4len here32.27 km82%total39 km
- Turkey Creekord 8len here21.74 km2%total1121 km
- Spring Creekord 5len here20.54 km1%total2668 km
- Lick Creekord 7len here20.01 km5%total367 km
- South Fork Bratten Spring Creekord 3len here19.19 km100%total19 km
- Pine Creekord 4len here16.25 km3%total522 km
- Caney Creekord 3len here14.38 km6%total251 km
- Nance Creekord 1len here11.37 km95%total12 km
- Pond Forkord 3len here11.21 km18%total63 km
- Gulley Spring Creekord 2len here11.04 km59%total19 km
19 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Trail Creekord 6len here9.66 km5%total176 km
- Little Pine Creekord 5len here8.01 km7%total113 km
- Brixey Creekord 2len here7.23 km100%total7 km
- Possum Walk Creekord 2len here7.21 km62%total12 km
- Crooked Branchord 1len here6.38 km65%total10 km
- Bennetts Bayouord 3len here6.18 km23%total27 km
- Brush Creekord 5len here5.29 km1%total890 km
- Bollinger Branchord 1len here5.11 km100%total5 km
- Liner Creekord 5len here4.01 km46%total9 km
- McVey Branchord 3len here3.77 km100%total4 km
- Barren Forkord 3len here3.60 km13%total27 km
- South Fork Turkey Creekord 2len here2.68 km14%total19 km
- Cane Creekord 5len here2.45 km1%total370 km
- Dry Creekord 8len here2.40 km0%total1337 km
- Liittle Cedar Creekord 3len here2.36 km50%total5 km
- Fords Branchord 1len here2.05 km100%total2 km
- Big Creekord 8len here1.65 km0%total1608 km
- Cedar Creekord 6len here0.83 km0%total2026 km
- Little Buck Creekord 6len here0.26 km1%total37 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
16,2%
Pesticides
1,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas11
IUCN V · 10IUCN Ib · 1
Devils Backbone
IUCN IbWilderness · 1980
27 km²
Caney Mountain
IUCN VConservation Area · 1940
26 km²
Caney Mountain
IUCN VNatural Area · 1940
6 km²
Patrick Bridge
IUCN VAccess
1 km²
Timber Knob Towersite
IUCN VState Conservation Area or Park
0 km²
Complete list11 protected areas
- Bull ShoalsRecreation AreaIUCN V152 km²
- Devils BackboneWildernessIUCN Ib198027 km²
- Caney MountainConservation AreaIUCN V194026 km²
- Caney MountainNatural AreaIUCN V19406 km²
- Patrick BridgeAccessIUCN V1 km²
- Timber Knob TowersiteState Conservation Area or ParkIUCN V0 km²
- Tecumseh TowersiteState Conservation Area or ParkIUCN V0 km²
- SycamoreAccessIUCN V0 km²
- CookAccessIUCN V0 km²
- Warren BridgeAccessIUCN V0 km²
- Blair BridgeAccessIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN