Broken Kettle Grasslands Fee
IUCN VPrivate Conservation Land · 1992
13 km²
County · USA
Plymouth
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 234
Observations
18 817
Area
2 238,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 Plymouth : 28 espèces reliées par 100 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 12.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
100
Connectance
0.128
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
1 234 distinct species · 18 817 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
8,9°C
Annual rain
758mm
Warmest m°
28,9°C
Coldest m°
-10,9°C
Elevation: 403 m on average (min 335 m, max 443 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
8,9°C
Annual rain
758mm
Warmest month
28,9°C
Coldest month
-10,9°C
Mean alt.
403m
Min
335m
Max
443m
Std. dev.
22m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
22,9g/kg
Clay
35,1%
Sand
10,7%
Silt
54,2%
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
6,4
Org. C
32,3g/kg
Clay
34,9%
Sand
10,9%
Silt
54,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
21,8g/kg
Clay
35,2%
Sand
10,6%
Silt
54,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
14,8g/kg
Clay
35,3%
Sand
10,5%
Silt
54,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest4.6%
Crops80.3%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)14.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 1 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
268,2km
Lake surface here
0,73km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
789 734km²
Discharge in basins
816,0m³/s
Mean precip.
692mm/an
Mean T°
8,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,33
Max snow
16%
Mean runoff
152mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
400m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Floyd Riversub-area2 379,5 km²overlap871.05 km²39%
- Bassin de West Fork Little Sioux Riversub-area2 218,1 km²overlap623.86 km²28%
- Bassin de Big Sioux Riversub-area2 352,1 km²overlap581.50 km²26%
- Bassin de Perry Creeksub-area201,9 km²overlap149.62 km²7%
- Bassin de Little Sioux Riversub-area1 506,2 km²overlap12.65 km²1%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Floyd Riverord 4len here60.56 km38%total160 km
- Big Sioux Riverord 6len here41.89 km6%total730 km
- Johns Creekord 3len here25.42 km14%total178 km
- Deep Creekord 5len here24.46 km6%total411 km
- Perry Creekord 6len here22.55 km44%total51 km
- West Fork Little Sioux Riverord 3len here21.07 km31%total68 km
- West Branch Floyd Riverord 3len here17.43 km100%total17 km
- Mink Creekord 3len here16.84 km25%total66 km
- Big Whisky Creekord 3len here16.53 km36%total46 km
- Whiskey Creekord 2len here9.58 km18%total54 km
- Indian Creekord 7len here5.91 km0%total2180 km
- Deer Creekord 6len here5.83 km0%total1337 km
1 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,6nW
Built-up
34,5%
Pesticides
7,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas29
IUCN V · 29
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Union, SD
IUCN VReserve Program · 1998
9 km²
Emergency Wetlands Reserve Program (EWetlands Reserve Program (WRP)), Plymouth, IA
IUCN VReserve Program · 1995
6 km²
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Plymouth, IA
IUCN VReserve Program · 2010
5 km²
Deer Creek
IUCN VWildlife Management Area
4 km²
Five Ridge Prairie
IUCN VState Preserve
3 km²
Complete list29 protected areas
- Broken Kettle Grasslands FeePrivate Conservation LandIUCN V199213 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Union, SDReserve ProgramIUCN V19989 km²
- Emergency Wetlands Reserve Program (EWetlands Reserve Program (WRP)), Plymouth, IAReserve ProgramIUCN V19956 km²
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Plymouth, IAReserve ProgramIUCN V20105 km²
- Deer CreekWildlife Management AreaIUCN V4 km²
- Five Ridge PrairieState PreserveIUCN V3 km²
- Emergency Wetlands Reserve Program (EWetlands Reserve Program (WRP)), Union, SDReserve ProgramIUCN V19952 km²
- Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Floodplain Easement (EWPP-FPE), Plymouth, IAWatershed ProtectionIUCN V19992 km²
- Loess HillsEasementIUCN V20091 km²
- Broken Kettle GrasslandsEasementIUCN V20091 km²
- EC LippkeWetlandIUCN V1 km²
- Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Floodplain Easement (EWPP-FPE), Union, SDWatershed ProtectionIUCN V20021 km²
- Emergency Wetlands Reserve Program (EWetlands Reserve Program (WRP)), Union, SDReserve ProgramIUCN V19941 km²
- RyanState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Doorenbos-Ford TractLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Plymouth, IAReserve ProgramIUCN V19951 km²
- Boyd's BendLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Tracy TractsLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Mount TalbotState PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Floodplain Easement (EWPP-FPE), Union, SDWatershed ProtectionIUCN V20030 km²
- Willow RunState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V19970 km²
- Broken Kettle GrasslandsPrivate Conservation LandIUCN V20140 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Plymouth, IAReserve ProgramIUCN V19990 km²
- Stone StateRecreation AreaIUCN V20130 km²
- O'Brien PrairieLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Rufus B. Hatch Memorial GrasslandLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Herb & Eileen Kohler FamilyWildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Oyens Shooting RangeWildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- MeadowWildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN