Fleuve· 35 segments
Río Colorado
Crosses 3 administrative regions : Mexicali, San Luis Río Colorado, Yuma
Total length
2 927km
Max discharge
127,5m³/s
Max Strahler
8
Segments matched
35
River geography3 admin regions · 0 communes
3 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- MexicaliBaja California · México123.6 kmin this dpt
- San Luis Río ColoradoSonora · México37.4 kmin this dpt
- YumaArizona · United States0.7 kmin this dpt
5 intersecting protected areas
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
Alto Golfo de California y El Pinacate
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
Biosphere Reserve
Humedales del Delta del Río Colorado
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Sistema de Humedales Remanentes del Delta del Río Colorado
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 35 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
259 distinct species · 10 293 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Río Colorado : 28 espèces reliées par 100 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 14.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
2 927km
Max discharge
127,5m³/s
Max Strahler
8
Segments matched
35
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.