Rideau Canal National Historic Site
IUCN Not ApplicableNational Historic Site · 2023
203 km²
Commune · CAN
Rideau Lakes
Canada
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
4 876
Observations
327 563
Area
881,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 30 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 Rideau Lakes : 20 espèces reliées par 67 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 13.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
67
Connectance
0.135
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
4 876 distinct species · 327 563 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
7,1°C
Annual rain
902mm
Warmest m°
25,1°C
Coldest m°
-11,9°C
Elevation: 135 m on average (min 92 m, max 201 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
7,1°C
Annual rain
902mm
Warmest month
25,1°C
Coldest month
-11,9°C
Mean alt.
135m
Min
92m
Max
201m
Std. dev.
22m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
45,3g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
39,8%
Silt
31,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Leeds and Grenville
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
69,5g/kg
Clay
27,6%
Sand
40,4%
Silt
32,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
43,0g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
39,7%
Silt
31,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
23,4g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
39,4%
Silt
31,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest52.4%
Crops8.1%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)38.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 50 lakes · 24 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
159,1km
Lake surface here
153,56km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
6 153km²
Discharge in basins
10,8m³/s
Mean precip.
878mm/an
Mean T°
6,0°C
Moisture idx
0,07
Max snow
25%
Mean runoff
387mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
149m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Adams Lakearea74,3 km²avg depth10.2 m
- Cranberry Lakearea24 km²avg depth11.1 m
- Clear Lakearea23,7 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Opinicon Lakearea17,1 km²avg depth9.9 m
- Wolfe Lakearea10 km²avg depth15.8 m
- Lower Beverley Lakearea8,6 km²avg depth6.5 m
- Upper Beverley Lakearea6,1 km²avg depth7.2 m
- Otter Lakearea5,8 km²avg depth5.9 m
- Benson Lakearea4,1 km²avg depth5.8 m
41 more lakes
- Pike Lakearea3,4 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Bass Lakearea3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Crosby Lakearea2,7 km²avg depth7.7 m
- Westport Sand Lakearea2,3 km²avg depth10.2 m
- Bellamys Lakearea2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Big Rideau Lakearea1,7 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Crow Lakearea1,4 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Troy Lakearea1,3 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Mill Pondarea1,1 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1043498area0,7 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1044766area0,7 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1044622area0,6 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1043372area0,6 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1044227area0,6 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1043306area0,6 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1043448area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1044647area0,3 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1043236area0,3 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1043492area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1043536area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1043577area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1043976area0,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1044283area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1044057area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1043922area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1043723area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1042362area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1043499area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1043085area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1043546area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1043206area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1043509area0,2 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1043311area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1043197area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1043616area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1042382area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1044207area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1043067area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1043622area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1043092area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1043478area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
Rivers / streams (24, ord ≥ 4)
- Otter Creekord 4len here16.29 km3%total489 km
- Delta Creekord 2len here12.21 km93%total13 km
- Cooligan Creekord 1len here12.11 km100%total12 km
- The Streamord 2len here11.85 km89%total13 km
- Sucker Creekord 3len here11.77 km6%total207 km
- Rideau Canalord 5len here11.16 km54%total21 km
- Rideau Riverord 5len here9.57 km6%total151 km
- Black Creekord 5len here9.02 km1%total960 km
- Grants Creekord 2len here8.38 km18%total47 km
- Massassauga Creekord 1len here7.47 km92%total8 km
- Cowans Creekord 1len here6.83 km100%total7 km
- Corbett Creekord 2len here6.62 km20%total33 km
12 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Dead Creekord 3len here6.26 km11%total58 km
- Jones Falls Locksord 3len here5.78 km100%total6 km
- North Branch Plum Hollow Creekord 2len here4.58 km100%total5 km
- Farnham Creekord 1len here4.24 km100%total4 km
- South Branch Plum Hollow Creekord 1len here3.82 km71%total5 km
- Cataraqui Riverord 4len here2.30 km5%total45 km
- Southwest Branch Plum Hollow Creekord 1len here2.18 km60%total4 km
- Hutton Creekord 1len here1.73 km8%total23 km
- Barrs Creekord 1len here1.37 km22%total6 km
- Adrains Creekord 1len here1.32 km100%total1 km
- Marshalls Creekord 2len here1.28 km14%total9 km
- Tay Riverord 3len here0.94 km1%total66 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
14,0%
Pesticides
12,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas30
IUCN IV · 15IUCN Ia · 9IUCN Not Applicable · 2IUCN II · 2IUCN III · 1IUCN V · 1
Queen's University Biological Station
IUCN Not ApplicableResearch Station/Outdoor Education · 2018
33 km²
Thousand Islands National Park Of Canada
IUCN IINational Park · 1904
25 km²
Murphys Point Provincial Park (Natural Environment Class)
IUCN IIProvincial Park · 1967
11 km²
Bastard Conservation Lands
IUCN IVConservation Area · 2024
1 km²
Rock Dunder Nature Reserve
IUCN IIINGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple Property · 2022
1 km²
Complete list30 protected areas
- Rideau Canal National Historic SiteNational Historic SiteIUCN Not Applicable2023203 km²
- Queen's University Biological StationResearch Station/Outdoor EducationIUCN Not Applicable201833 km²
- Thousand Islands National Park Of CanadaNational ParkIUCN II190425 km²
- Murphys Point Provincial Park (Natural Environment Class)Provincial ParkIUCN II196711 km²
- Bastard Conservation LandsConservation AreaIUCN IV20241 km²
- Rock Dunder Nature ReserveNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN III20221 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 141205)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20241 km²
- NCC Fee Simple Property (141205)NGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN IV20191 km²
- NCC Fee Simple Property (143370)NGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN IV20211 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 143370)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20241 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 1000822)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20241 km²
- NCC Fee Simple Property (1000822)NGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN IV20231 km²
- Edward's Wetlands Nature ReserveNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN V20231 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 142804)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20240 km²
- NCC Fee Simple Property (142804)NGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN IV20190 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 143371)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20240 km²
- NCC Fee Simple Property (143371)NGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN IV20210 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 143338)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20240 km²
- NCC Fee Simple Property (143338)NGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN IV20210 km²
- Warren Nature ReserveNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN Ia20230 km²
- NCC Fee Simple Property (140024)NGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN IV20190 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 140024)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20240 km²
- Sherwood Bay Nature ReserveNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN Ia20230 km²
- MacDonald's Wetland Nature ReserveNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN Ia20230 km²
- Mosquito Lake Islands Nature ReserveNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN Ia20230 km²
- Islands in the Bog Nature ReserveNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN Ia20230 km²
- Lady Kingsmill Nature ReserveNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN Ia20230 km²
- Jack's Island Nature ReserveNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN Ia20230 km²
- Kate's Island Nature ReserveNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN Ia20230 km²
- Island 296 Nature ReserveNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN Ia20230 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN