Flat Tops
IUCN IbWilderness · 1975
935 km²
County · USA
Rio Blanco
United States
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(56 %)
Species observed
2 541
Observations
74 678
Area
8 313,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 Rio Blanco : 26 espèces reliées par 96 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 15.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
36
Interactions affichées
96
Connectance
0.152
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
2 541 distinct species · 74 678 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
6,0°C
Annual rain
519mm
Warmest m°
27,6°C
Coldest m°
-12,7°C
Elevation: 2 201 m on average (min 1 574 m, max 3 487 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
6,0°C
Annual rain
519mm
Warmest month
27,6°C
Coldest month
-12,7°C
Mean alt.
2 201m
Min
1 574m
Max
3 487m
Std. dev.
369m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(56 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
30,7g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
33,4%
Silt
40,2%
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
7,1
Org. C
50,5g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
40,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
26,0g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
33,3%
Silt
40,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
15,6g/kg
Clay
27,6%
Sand
32,9%
Silt
39,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest30.6%
Crops1.3%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil5.6%
Other (grassland, water…)62.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology24 basins · 9 lakes · 28 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
856,8km
Lake surface here
4,06km²
Basins crossed
24
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
16 515km²
Discharge in basins
65,8m³/s
Mean precip.
417mm/an
Mean T°
5,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,59
Max snow
54%
Mean runoff
78mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 203m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de White Riversub-area2 613,9 km²overlap1509.81 km²18%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area1 679,6 km²overlap1444.39 km²17%
- Bassin de Douglas Creeksub-area1 101,7 km²overlap998.05 km²12%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area988,7 km²overlap737.76 km²9%
- Bassin de North Fork White Riversub-area666,9 km²overlap489.63 km²6%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area426 km²overlap418.52 km²5%
- Bassin de Williams Forksub-area1 141,6 km²overlap396.64 km²5%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area386,3 km²overlap386.59 km²5%
- Bassin de Evacuation Creeksub-area745,9 km²overlap354.54 km²4%
15 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Yampa Riversub-area620,4 km²overlap301.66 km²4%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area315,7 km²overlap294.98 km²4%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area257,9 km²overlap258.21 km²3%
- Bassin de South Fork White Riversub-area468,5 km²overlap198.78 km²2%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area199,3 km²overlap181.18 km²2%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area149,4 km²overlap100.33 km²1%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area77,5 km²overlap77.62 km²1%
- Bassin de Elkhead Creeksub-area1 932,9 km²overlap71.18 km²1%
- Bassin de Yampa Riversub-area1 639,3 km²overlap67.67 km²1%
- Bassin de Carr Creeksub-area1 299,9 km²overlap16.11 km²0%
- Bassin de Main Elk Creeksub-area961,9 km²overlap4.79 km²0%
- Bassin de Yampa Riversub-area691,8 km²overlap1.68 km²0%
- Bassin de White Riversub-area1 324,8 km²overlap1.11 km²0%
- Bassin de East Rifle Creeksub-area523,3 km²overlap0.97 km²0%
- Bassin de Green Riversub-area441,9 km²overlap0.32 km²0%
Lakes (9, top by area)
- Kenney Reservoirarea1,5 km²avg depth18.2 m
- Lac 1056044area0,9 km²avg depth6.7 m
- Lac 1055941area0,4 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1055848area0,3 km²avg depth6.1 m
- Lac 1056083area0,2 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Lac 1055832area0,2 km²avg depth7.3 m
- Lac 1056082area0,2 km²avg depth5.9 m
- Lac 1055828area0,2 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1055859area0,2 km²avg depth6.7 m
Rivers / streams (28, ord ≥ 4)
- White Riverord 5len here414.44 km39%total1066 km
- Douglas Creekord 3len here75.48 km100%total75 km
- East Douglas Creekord 3len here58.86 km99%total59 km
- North Fork White Riverord 3len here38.06 km47%total81 km
- West Douglas Creekord 2len here37.60 km90%total42 km
- South Fork White Riverord 2len here33.84 km49%total69 km
- Marvine Creekord 2len here27.45 km100%total27 km
- Missouri Creekord 3len here21.29 km66%total32 km
- Evacuation Creekord 3len here18.22 km25%total72 km
- Cathedral Creekord 2len here17.18 km100%total17 km
- Sulphur Creekord 4len here11.74 km14%total82 km
- Strawberry Creekord 2len here11.17 km39%total29 km
16 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- East Marvine Creekord 2len here9.59 km100%total10 km
- Texas Creekord 2len here9.21 km27%total34 km
- Meeker Ditchord 4len here8.64 km100%total9 km
- Left Fork Lake Creekord 1len here8.58 km100%total9 km
- East Evacuation Creekord 1len here6.88 km52%total13 km
- South Fork Texas Creekord 2len here6.84 km100%total7 km
- East Fork Strawberry Creekord 1len here5.79 km81%total7 km
- Whiskey Creekord 2len here5.68 km11%total53 km
- West Evacuation Creekord 1len here5.29 km44%total12 km
- Snell Creekord 1len here5.07 km100%total5 km
- Nort Fork Texas Creekord 1len here4.40 km100%total4 km
- Crystak Creekord 3len here4.10 km80%total5 km
- Ripple Creekord 2len here3.86 km62%total6 km
- Willow Creekord 4len here3.43 km1%total458 km
- Park Creekord 2len here2.88 km11%total26 km
- Fourmile Gulchord 1len here1.23 km100%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
2,4%
Pesticides
1,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas15
IUCN Not Assigned · 7IUCN Ib · 4IUCN V · 4
Oil Springs Mountain
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1993
74 km²
Windy Gulch
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1993
50 km²
Black Mountain
IUCN IbWilderness Study Area · 1993
41 km²
LK Ranch LK/Grady
IUCN Not AssignedState Wildlife Area · 2011
22 km²
Jensen
IUCN Not AssignedState Wildlife Area
19 km²
Complete list15 protected areas
- Flat TopsWildernessIUCN Ib1975935 km²
- Oil Springs MountainWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199374 km²
- Windy GulchWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199350 km²
- Black MountainWilderness Study AreaIUCN Ib199341 km²
- LK Ranch LK/GradyState Wildlife AreaIUCN Not Assigned201122 km²
- JensenState Wildlife AreaIUCN Not Assigned19 km²
- Klinglesmith/Berryman SHAConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned200712 km²
- BerthelsonConservation EasementIUCN V20096 km²
- Lunney Mountain Ranch SHAConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned4 km²
- Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), Rio Blanco, COReserve ProgramIUCN V20113 km²
- Wenschhof Ranch SHAConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20082 km²
- PiceanceState Wildlife AreaIUCN V20072 km²
- Nelson/Prather EasementState Wildlife AreaIUCN V19990 km²
- Sleepy Cat FishingEasementIUCN Not Assigned20080 km²
- Swede LakeState Wildlife AreaIUCN Not Assigned19530 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN