Sault Ste. Marie Water Lot
IUCN Not ApplicableTransport Canada Conservation Area · 2024
1 km²
Commune · CAN
Sault Ste. Marie
Canada
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
3 325
Observations
337 756
Area
245,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Sault Ste. Marie : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 79 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 13.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
79
Connectance
0.133
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
3 325 distinct species · 337 756 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
5,0°C
Annual rain
934mm
Warmest m°
22,6°C
Coldest m°
-13,7°C
Elevation: 238 m on average (min 175 m, max 357 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
5,0°C
Annual rain
934mm
Warmest month
22,6°C
Coldest month
-13,7°C
Mean alt.
238m
Min
175m
Max
357m
Std. dev.
58m
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
5,5
Org. C
56,9g/kg
Clay
17,4%
Sand
53,9%
Silt
28,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiMaggregated to Algoma
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
88,1g/kg
Clay
17,3%
Sand
53,1%
Silt
29,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
54,7g/kg
Clay
17,3%
Sand
53,5%
Silt
29,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
27,9g/kg
Clay
17,6%
Sand
55,2%
Silt
27,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest44.8%
Crops3.8%
Built-up3.1%
Bare soil2.8%
Other (grassland, water…)45.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 6 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
89,6km
Lake surface here
7,44km²
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
209 636km²
Discharge in basins
634,5m³/s
Mean precip.
893mm/an
Mean T°
4,0°C
Moisture idx
0,14
Max snow
36%
Mean runoff
477mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
251m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (6, top by area)
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Bennett Creekord 1len here13.19 km69%total19 km
- Root Riverord 3len here12.63 km17%total72 km
- East Davignon Creekord 1len here12.11 km100%total12 km
- West Davignon Creekord 1len here8.91 km100%total9 km
- Little Carp Riverord 1len here6.95 km18%total40 km
- Fort Creekord 7len here6.14 km51%total12 km
- Crystal Creekord 3len here5.95 km11%total52 km
- Kennon Creekord 1len here5.84 km94%total6 km
- St. Marys Riverord 7len here5.15 km3%total153 km
- West Root Riverord 1len here4.55 km47%total10 km
- Big Carp Riverord 7len here4.01 km7%total59 km
- McFarland Creekord 2len here3.26 km26%total13 km
1 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
11,8nW
Built-up
314,2%
Pesticides
1,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN