Charles M. Russell
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge
1 596 km²
County · USA
Petroleum
United States
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)
Species observed
826
Observations
12 460
Area
4 330,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 Petroleum : 16 espèces reliées par 104 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 23.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
30
Interactions affichées
104
Connectance
0.239
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
826 distinct species · 12 460 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
8,4°C
Annual rain
363mm
Warmest m°
30,2°C
Coldest m°
-8,7°C
Elevation: 898 m on average (min 682 m, max 1 179 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
8,4°C
Annual rain
363mm
Warmest month
30,2°C
Coldest month
-8,7°C
Mean alt.
898m
Min
682m
Max
1 179m
Std. dev.
83m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
38,5%
Sand
20,9%
Silt
40,5%
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
7,1
Org. C
21,1g/kg
Clay
36,5%
Sand
22,0%
Silt
41,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
38,7%
Sand
20,9%
Silt
40,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
40,5%
Sand
19,9%
Silt
39,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest3.4%
Crops6.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil2.5%
Other (grassland, water…)87.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology21 basins · 12 lakes · 20 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
574,7km
Lake surface here
29,99km²
Basins crossed
21
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
107 619km²
Discharge in basins
71,2m³/s
Mean precip.
365mm/an
Mean T°
7,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,64
Max snow
16%
Mean runoff
11mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
967m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Box Elder Creeksub-area3 024,6 km²overlap1063.03 km²25%
- Bassin de Blood Creeksub-area625,3 km²overlap489.13 km²11%
- Bassin de Musselshell Riversub-area713,3 km²overlap405.37 km²9%
- Bassin de North Willow Creeksub-area1 513,4 km²overlap394.20 km²9%
- Bassin de Sacagawea Riversub-area1 031,6 km²overlap367.53 km²8%
- Basin #59010sub-area555,6 km²overlap296.15 km²7%
- Bassin de Missouri Riversub-area2 213,9 km²overlap216.38 km²5%
- Basin #59250sub-area203 km²overlap203.50 km²5%
- Bassin de Musselshell Riversub-area306,8 km²overlap202.88 km²5%
12 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Dovetail Creeksub-area262,3 km²overlap200.19 km²5%
- Basin #61500sub-area227,9 km²overlap106.55 km²2%
- Basin #58760sub-area88,5 km²overlap88.72 km²2%
- Bassin de Box Elder Creeksub-area82,9 km²overlap83.03 km²2%
- Basin #61250sub-area241,1 km²overlap78.84 km²2%
- Bassin de Musselshell Riversub-area100,2 km²overlap70.06 km²2%
- Bassin de Musselshell Riversub-area62,8 km²overlap34.58 km²1%
- Bassin de Musselshell Riversub-area864,4 km²overlap16.01 km²0%
- Bassin de Musselshell Riversub-area36 km²overlap11.22 km²0%
- Bassin de Musselshell Riversub-area7,1 km²overlap3.50 km²0%
- Bassin de South Fork Lodgepole Creeksub-area769 km²overlap0.05 km²0%
- Bassin de Calf Creeksub-area584,4 km²overlap0.03 km²0%
Lakes (12, top by area)
- Fort Peckarea814,1 km²avg depth28.9 m
- Wild Horse Lakearea5,8 km²avg depth3.4 m
- War Horse Lakearea3,6 km²avg depth7.4 m
- Yellow Water Reservoirarea1,5 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Petrolia Lakearea1,3 km²avg depth13.9 m
- Fort Peck Lakearea1,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1016893area0,5 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1015789area0,4 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1011638area0,4 km²avg depth3.9 m
Rivers / streams (20, ord ≥ 4)
- Box Elder Creekord 5len here113.67 km32%total360 km
- Musselshell Riverord 6len here110.34 km16%total689 km
- Sacagawea Riverord 6len here68.71 km43%total161 km
- Blood Creekord 5len here46.42 km42%total111 km
- Mc Donald Creekord 3len here44.88 km58%total77 km
- Dovetail Creekord 2len here41.75 km93%total45 km
- Missouri Riverord 8len here27.87 km0%total6197 km
- Drag Creekord 6len here23.08 km95%total24 km
- Cottonwood Creekord 5len here22.75 km2%total1014 km
- Sage Creekord 4len here16.72 km12%total140 km
- South Fork Bear Creekord 2len here14.88 km17%total89 km
- Soda Creekord 1len here10.84 km78%total14 km
8 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Bear Creekord 6len here10.18 km0%total2230 km
- Brush Creekord 5len here8.50 km1%total890 km
- North Willow Creekord 4len here5.22 km91%total6 km
- Fords Creekord 3len here4.46 km29%total15 km
- Alkali Creekord 3len here4.07 km2%total211 km
- Calf Creekord 4len here0.23 km0%total114 km
- Jim Wells Creekord 1len here0.15 km4%total4 km
- Lodgepole Creekord 5len here0.00 km0%total557 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
2,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN Ib · 5IUCN IV · 2IUCN VI · 1IUCN V · 1
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge_
IUCN IbNational Wildlife Refuge
639 km²
Montana
IUCN VIState Trust Lands
204 km²
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Study Area
IUCN IbNational Wildlife Refuge
79 km²
Ul Bend National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area
IUCN IbNational Wildlife Refuge · 1976
77 km²
Musselshell Breaks
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1992
35 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- Charles M. RussellNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV1 596 km²
- Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge_National Wildlife RefugeIUCN Ib639 km²
- MontanaState Trust LandsIUCN VI204 km²
- Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Study AreaNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN Ib79 km²
- Ul Bend National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness AreaNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN Ib197677 km²
- Musselshell BreaksWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199235 km²
- Bridge CouleeWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199224 km²
- War HorseNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV195812 km²
- Petroleum CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V20032 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN