Black Rock Desert / High Rock Canyon
IUCN VNational Conservation Area · 2000
3 301 km²
County · USA
Pershing
United States
BWkArid, desert, cold(56 %)
Species observed
1 761
Observations
37 423
Area
15 713,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 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 Pershing : 27 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 113 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 13.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
41
Interactions affichées
113
Connectance
0.138
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
1 761 distinct species · 37 423 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,5°C
Annual rain
211mm
Warmest m°
31,8°C
Coldest m°
-6,0°C
Elevation: 1 486 m on average (min 1 055 m, max 2 741 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,5°C
Annual rain
211mm
Warmest month
31,8°C
Coldest month
-6,0°C
Mean alt.
1 486m
Min
1 055m
Max
2 741m
Std. dev.
247m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWkArid, desert, cold(56 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
19,7%
Sand
41,0%
Silt
39,3%
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
7,9
Org. C
11,5g/kg
Clay
17,2%
Sand
42,6%
Silt
40,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
8,7g/kg
Clay
19,9%
Sand
40,7%
Silt
39,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
6,6g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
39,7%
Silt
38,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.2%
Crops0.9%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil25.9%
Other (grassland, water…)71.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology23 basins · 8 lakes · 22 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
588,7km
Lake surface here
65,55km²
Basins crossed
23
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
53 632km²
Discharge in basins
82,7m³/s
Mean precip.
207mm/an
Mean T°
9,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,83
Max snow
13%
Mean runoff
30mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 475m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #74570sub-area2 515,7 km²overlap2312.54 km²15%
- Bassin de Buena Vista Creeksub-area1 935,3 km²overlap1890.43 km²12%
- Bassin de Humboldt Riversub-area1 757,2 km²overlap1509.53 km²10%
- Basin #45250sub-area2 884,9 km²overlap1484.19 km²9%
- Bassin de Humboldt Riversub-area1 320,6 km²overlap1234.54 km²8%
- Bassin de Quinn Riversub-area2 431,5 km²overlap1151.36 km²7%
- Bassin de Clear Creeksub-area1 231,4 km²overlap996.56 km²6%
- Basin #76170sub-area852,3 km²overlap853.25 km²5%
- Bassin de Quinn Riversub-area802,2 km²overlap735.06 km²5%
14 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Toulon Drainsub-area748,7 km²overlap724.11 km²5%
- Bassin de Willow Creeksub-area1 282,6 km²overlap523.46 km²3%
- Bassin de Dove Creeksub-area960,3 km²overlap468.46 km²3%
- Basin #73630sub-area1 146,9 km²overlap447.31 km²3%
- Bassin de Quinn Riversub-area446,4 km²overlap439.23 km²3%
- Basin #25960sub-area282,3 km²overlap282.65 km²2%
- Basin #75490sub-area1 697,6 km²overlap205.38 km²1%
- Bassin de Herrin Sloughsub-area733,2 km²overlap132.15 km²1%
- Basin #18380sub-area379,2 km²overlap112.03 km²1%
- Bassin de Red Mountain Creeksub-area814,2 km²overlap96.62 km²1%
- Bassin de Deep Hole Spring Creeksub-area1 634,7 km²overlap95.44 km²1%
- Bassin de Humboldt Sink Drainage Channelsub-area549,9 km²overlap12.28 km²0%
- Bassin de Quinn Riversub-area228,8 km²overlap5.37 km²0%
- Bassin de Antelope Creeksub-area1 286,9 km²overlap1.85 km²0%
Lakes (8, top by area)
- Rye Patch Reservoirarea40,5 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lake #9171area15,8 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoirarea7,4 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Humboldt Lakearea6,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Toulon Lakearea1,7 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lake #12171area1,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1055156area0,4 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1056019area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
Rivers / streams (22, ord ≥ 4)
- Humboldt Riverord 6len here305.70 km32%total955 km
- Clear Creekord 3len here47.91 km67%total72 km
- Quinn Riverord 5len here38.16 km9%total424 km
- Toulon Drainord 3len here29.75 km100%total30 km
- Pitt-Taylor Diversion Canalord 1len here21.45 km100%total21 km
- Rodgers Canalord 6len here19.75 km100%total20 km
- Graveyard Drainord 3len here18.82 km100%total19 km
- Sonoma Creekord 1len here16.13 km100%total16 km
- Buena Vista Creekord 2len here15.02 km100%total15 km
- Pollard Creekord 1len here12.58 km100%total13 km
- Young Canalord 1len here10.97 km100%total11 km
- Rasberry Creekord 1len here10.47 km100%total10 km
10 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- China Creekord 1len here10.40 km98%total11 km
- Star Creekord 1len here8.35 km100%total8 km
- Army Drainord 1len here5.16 km97%total5 km
- Granite Creekord 1len here4.45 km58%total8 km
- Lower Taylor Ditchord 3len here3.40 km100%total3 km
- Johnson Drainord 3len here3.04 km100%total3 km
- Rose Creekord 1len here2.49 km37%total7 km
- Little Cottonwood Creekord 2len here1.92 km21%total9 km
- Old Channel Canalord 2len here1.39 km100%total1 km
- Sommers Ditchord 1len here1.34 km100%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
0,7%
Pesticides
0,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN Ib · 7IUCN V · 2
Black Rock Desert
IUCN IbWilderness Area
1 274 km²
Augusta Mountains
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1987
357 km²
Calico Mountains
IUCN IbWilderness Area
263 km²
Humoldt
IUCN VWildlife Management Area
131 km²
Selenite Mountains
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1992
129 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- Black Rock Desert / High Rock CanyonNational Conservation AreaIUCN V20003 301 km²
- Black Rock DesertWilderness AreaIUCN Ib1 274 km²
- Augusta MountainsWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib1987357 km²
- Calico MountainsWilderness AreaIUCN Ib263 km²
- HumoldtWildlife Management AreaIUCN V131 km²
- Selenite MountainsWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib1992129 km²
- Mt. LimboWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib1992100 km²
- Tobin RangeWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199253 km²
- China MountainWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199241 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN