Falling Timber Nature Preserve (Falling Timber)
IUCN Not AssignedNature Preserve
0 km²
County · USA
Ripley
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 819
Observations
30 135
Area
1 153,4km²
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 Ripley : 32 espèces reliées par 64 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 8.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
64
Connectance
0.082
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
1 819 distinct species · 30 135 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
12,2°C
Annual rain
1 190mm
Warmest m°
28,8°C
Coldest m°
-4,4°C
Elevation: 286 m on average (min 205 m, max 312 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,2°C
Annual rain
1 190mm
Warmest month
28,8°C
Coldest month
-4,4°C
Mean alt.
286m
Min
205m
Max
312m
Std. dev.
15m
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
5,8
Org. C
21,8g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
13,8%
Silt
60,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
44,7g/kg
Clay
24,2%
Sand
14,2%
Silt
61,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
13,6g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
14,0%
Silt
61,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
7,1g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
13,2%
Silt
59,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest46.5%
Crops34.1%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)18.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 3 lakes · 20 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
218,7km
Lake surface here
1,42km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
3 829km²
Discharge in basins
19,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 104mm/an
Mean T°
11,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,03
Max snow
4%
Mean runoff
412mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
252m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Laughery Creeksub-area885,6 km²overlap511.92 km²44%
- Bassin de Vernon Fork Muscatatuck Riversub-area2 933,3 km²overlap419.18 km²36%
- Bassin de North Hogan Creeksub-area330,7 km²overlap87.30 km²8%
- Bassin de West Fork Indian-Kentuck Creeksub-area382 km²overlap80.55 km²7%
- Bassin de Pipe Creeksub-area309,8 km²overlap53.74 km²5%
- Bassin de Whitewater Riversub-area644,7 km²overlap0.68 km²0%
Lakes (3, top by area)
Rivers / streams (20, ord ≥ 4)
- Laughery Creekord 7len here76.00 km65%total117 km
- Graham Creekord 3len here31.40 km32%total99 km
- Otter Creekord 4len here23.84 km2%total1381 km
- Vernon Fork Muscatatuck Riverord 3len here15.32 km12%total133 km
- Little Laughery Creekord 2len here14.13 km74%total19 km
- Ripley Creekord 2len here11.71 km83%total14 km
- Big Creekord 8len here7.48 km0%total1608 km
- Pipe Creekord 5len here5.93 km3%total202 km
- East Prong Indian-Kentuck Creekord 3len here5.58 km41%total14 km
- North Fork Graham Creekord 1len here5.54 km100%total6 km
- Little Otter Forkord 1len here4.13 km65%total6 km
- Vestal Branchord 1len here3.59 km100%total4 km
8 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Fallen Timber Creekord 1len here3.49 km100%total3 km
- Benham Branchord 1len here2.18 km100%total2 km
- Walnut Fork Laughery Creekord 3len here1.76 km100%total2 km
- Black Creekord 4len here1.74 km1%total193 km
- Wilson Forkord 2len here1.69 km23%total7 km
- Little Otter Creekord 2len here1.62 km5%total32 km
- Square Runord 1len here0.81 km22%total4 km
- West Fork Indian-Kentuck Creekord 2len here0.70 km3%total25 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,7nW
Built-up
63,8%
Pesticides
8,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN Not Assigned · 6IUCN V · 3
Laughery Bluff
IUCN Not AssignedNature Preserve
0 km²
Falling Timber Nature Preserve (Henderson Bend)
IUCN Not AssignedNature Preserve
0 km²
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Ripley, IN
IUCN VReserve Program · 2008
0 km²
Versailles Flatwoods
IUCN Not AssignedNature Preserve
0 km²
Lubbe Woods
IUCN VConservation Area
0 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- Falling Timber Nature Preserve (Falling Timber)Nature PreserveIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Laughery BluffNature PreserveIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Falling Timber Nature Preserve (Henderson Bend)Nature PreserveIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Ripley, INReserve ProgramIUCN V20080 km²
- Versailles FlatwoodsNature PreserveIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Lubbe WoodsConservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- John Sunman's WoodsNature PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- DogwoodNature PreserveIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Falling Timber Nature Preserve (High Bluff)Nature PreserveIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN