New River Gorge National Park
IUCN IINational Park
214 km²
County · USA
Raleigh
United States
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(49 %)
Species observed
2 306
Observations
102 457
Area
1 581,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 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 Raleigh : 31 espèces reliées par 82 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 9.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
42
Interactions affichées
82
Connectance
0.095
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
2 306 distinct species · 102 457 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
11,0°C
Annual rain
1 200mm
Warmest m°
25,8°C
Coldest m°
-4,6°C
Elevation: 697 m on average (min 373 m, max 1 003 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,0°C
Annual rain
1 200mm
Warmest month
25,8°C
Coldest month
-4,6°C
Mean alt.
697m
Min
373m
Max
1 003m
Std. dev.
117m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(49 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
72,5g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
32,2%
Silt
45,7%
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
4,9
Org. C
160,4g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
33,5%
Silt
46,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
41,8g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
32,0%
Silt
46,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
15,3g/kg
Clay
23,5%
Sand
31,2%
Silt
45,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest84.0%
Crops3.5%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)11.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 4 lakes · 19 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
326,0km
Lake surface here
2,44km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
22 582km²
Discharge in basins
143,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 127mm/an
Mean T°
10,8°C
Moisture idx
0,03
Max snow
5%
Mean runoff
432mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
600m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de New Riversub-area1 772,6 km²overlap646.77 km²41%
- Bassin de Big Coal Riversub-area2 308,6 km²overlap596.55 km²38%
- Bassin de Guyandotte Riversub-area523,7 km²overlap249.88 km²16%
- Bassin de Kanawha Riversub-area1 356 km²overlap68.57 km²4%
- Bassin de Laurel Forksub-area337,2 km²overlap9.88 km²1%
- Bassin de Bluestone Riversub-area1 141,7 km²overlap9.83 km²1%
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)
- Marsh Forkord 3len here53.41 km98%total54 km
- Guyandotte Riverord 5len here52.29 km13%total400 km
- Piney Creekord 6len here41.72 km11%total369 km
- New Riverord 5len here35.51 km6%total554 km
- Beaver Creekord 6len here26.49 km1%total3076 km
- Glade Creekord 3len here20.69 km22%total94 km
- Sandlick Creekord 3len here16.29 km87%total19 km
- Millers Camp Branchord 2len here15.09 km100%total15 km
- Paint Creekord 4len here10.36 km3%total361 km
- Clear Forkord 5len here10.21 km3%total319 km
- Peachtree Creekord 4len here8.50 km51%total17 km
- Meadow Creekord 5len here8.45 km4%total225 km
7 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Hazy Creekord 1len here7.50 km100%total8 km
- Whitestick Creekord 2len here5.50 km100%total5 km
- Dunloup Creekord 3len here3.96 km15%total27 km
- Dry Creekord 8len here3.88 km0%total1337 km
- Slab Forkord 2len here3.61 km18%total20 km
- Mill Creekord 7len here1.75 km0%total1839 km
- Big Coal Riverord 3len here0.75 km1%total95 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
1,8nW
Built-up
69,4%
Pesticides
0,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN III · 1
Little Beaver
IUCN IIIState Park · 1971
2 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN