Buffalo Creek
IUCN VWildlife Management Area · 1985
16 km²
County · USA
Scotts Bluff
United States
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)
Species observed
2 139
Observations
152 699
Area
1 937,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Scotts Bluff : 25 espèces reliées par 69 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 14.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
69
Connectance
0.148
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
2 139 distinct species · 152 699 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,9°C
Annual rain
410mm
Warmest m°
31,3°C
Coldest m°
-6,0°C
Elevation: 1 261 m on average (min 1 146 m, max 1 484 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,9°C
Annual rain
410mm
Warmest month
31,3°C
Coldest month
-6,0°C
Mean alt.
1 261m
Min
1 146m
Max
1 484m
Std. dev.
73m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
13,4g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
45,2%
Silt
33,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
21,5g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
45,9%
Silt
34,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
10,9g/kg
Clay
21,1%
Sand
45,3%
Silt
33,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
7,8g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
44,5%
Silt
33,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.6%
Crops38.0%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil3.1%
Other (grassland, water…)55.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 7 lakes · 21 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
425,0km
Lake surface here
11,04km²
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
63 253km²
Discharge in basins
137,1m³/s
Mean precip.
385mm/an
Mean T°
8,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,66
Max snow
11%
Mean runoff
21mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 279m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de North Platte Riversub-area664,8 km²overlap582.30 km²30%
- Bassin de Tri-State Canalsub-area370,8 km²overlap335.13 km²17%
- Bassin de North Platte Riversub-area626,4 km²overlap310.85 km²16%
- Bassin de South House Creek Lateralsub-area358,1 km²overlap271.07 km²14%
- Bassin de Pumpkin Creeksub-area2 655,5 km²overlap147.51 km²8%
- Bassin de Castle Rock Canalsub-area316,2 km²overlap105.27 km²5%
- Bassin de Interstate Canalsub-area234,5 km²overlap98.60 km²5%
- Bassin de North Platte Riversub-area51,5 km²overlap36.71 km²2%
- Bassin de Sheep Creeksub-area950,1 km²overlap22.16 km²1%
Lakes (7, top by area)
Rivers / streams (21, ord ≥ 4)
- North Platte Riverord 6len here82.53 km5%total1796 km
- Tri-State Canalord 3len here54.15 km93%total58 km
- Mitchell-Gering Canalord 2len here35.09 km100%total35 km
- South House Creek Lateralord 2len here34.84 km100%total35 km
- Fort Laramie Canalord 3len here32.71 km31%total105 km
- Enterprise Canalord 3len here23.20 km87%total27 km
- Nine Mile Creekord 3len here19.65 km33%total59 km
- Interstate Canalord 3len here19.26 km15%total127 km
- Castle Rock Canalord 2len here16.52 km86%total19 km
- Low Line Canalord 2len here16.18 km24%total66 km
- Tri State Canalord 1len here13.79 km87%total16 km
- Winters Creek Canalord 2len here13.06 km100%total13 km
9 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Ninemile Canalord 4len here11.94 km28%total42 km
- Supply Canalord 2len here9.36 km100%total9 km
- Sheep Creekord 4len here8.51 km3%total296 km
- Horse Creekord 7len here8.33 km1%total1158 km
- Minatare Canalord 2len here7.97 km100%total8 km
- Highline Canalord 1len here7.52 km100%total8 km
- High Line Canalord 3len here6.06 km19%total31 km
- Owl Creekord 8len here3.01 km1%total358 km
- Chimney Rock Canalord 6len here1.31 km9%total15 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,8nW
Built-up
40,3%
Pesticides
21,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas22
IUCN Not Assigned · 12IUCN V · 8IUCN III · 1IUCN IV · 1
Scotts Bluff
IUCN IIINational Monument · 1919
13 km²
North Platte
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge · 1916
12 km²
Cedar Canyon
IUCN VWildlife Management Area · 2004
9 km²
Wildcat Hills (Pumpkin Creek) Fee
IUCN VPrivate Conservation Land · 2007
7 km²
Montz Point
IUCN VWildlife Management Area · 2009
4 km²
Complete list22 protected areas
- Buffalo CreekWildlife Management AreaIUCN V198516 km²
- Scotts BluffNational MonumentIUCN III191913 km²
- North PlatteNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV191612 km²
- Cedar CanyonWildlife Management AreaIUCN V20049 km²
- Wildcat Hills (Pumpkin Creek) FeePrivate Conservation LandIUCN V20077 km²
- Montz PointWildlife Management AreaIUCN V20094 km²
- Us-Ne-314-1Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20133 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Scotts Bluff, NEReserve ProgramIUCN V20043 km²
- Us-Ne-315-1Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20132 km²
- Us-Ne-334-1Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20152 km²
- KiowaWildlife Management AreaIUCN V19932 km²
- Us-Ne-231-1Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20132 km²
- Us-Ne-237-1Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20102 km²
- Us-Ne-314-2Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20151 km²
- Us-Ne-35-9Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20151 km²
- Us-Ne-254-1Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20131 km²
- Nine Mile CreekWildlife Management AreaIUCN V19691 km²
- Buffalo CreekWildlife Management AreaIUCN V19921 km²
- Us-Ne-150-2Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20130 km²
- Us-Ne-329-1Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20150 km²
- Us-Ne-256-1Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20130 km²
- Us-Ne-255-1Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20130 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN