William R. Ireland, Sr. - Cahaba River
IUCN VWildlife Management Area
42 km²
County · USA
Shelby
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
4 561
Observations
357 177
Area
2 085,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 37 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 Shelby : 28 espèces + 9 bulles famille, 51 interactions GloBI documentées sur 4 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 9 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
51
Connectance
0.077
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
4 561 distinct species · 357 177 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,2°C
Annual rain
1 415mm
Warmest m°
31,6°C
Coldest m°
2,8°C
Elevation: 169 m on average (min 110 m, max 342 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,2°C
Annual rain
1 415mm
Warmest month
31,6°C
Coldest month
2,8°C
Mean alt.
169m
Min
110m
Max
342m
Std. dev.
35m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
23,4g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
37,3%
Silt
39,4%
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
5,3
Org. C
45,5g/kg
Clay
19,6%
Sand
39,5%
Silt
40,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
17,0g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
39,0%
Silt
40,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
7,7g/kg
Clay
29,9%
Sand
33,3%
Silt
36,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest70.2%
Crops2.9%
Built-up1.5%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)24.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 35 lakes · 19 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
224,3km
Lake surface here
18,27km²
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
23 955km²
Discharge in basins
631,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 438mm/an
Mean T°
16,6°C
Moisture idx
0,03
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
560mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
177m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Coosa Riversub-area1 063,4 km²overlap713.87 km²34%
- Bassin de Waxahatchee Creeksub-area511,3 km²overlap344.65 km²17%
- Bassin de Toe Riversub-area529,8 km²overlap220.89 km²11%
- Bassin de Buck Creeksub-area214,9 km²overlap214.81 km²10%
- Bassin de Sixmile Creeksub-area687,2 km²overlap214.52 km²10%
- Bassin de Cahaba Riversub-area193,6 km²overlap175.19 km²8%
- Bassin de Cahaba Riversub-area664,7 km²overlap99.46 km²5%
- Bassin de Coosa Riversub-area164,9 km²overlap85.80 km²4%
- Bassin de Shades Creeksub-area362,8 km²overlap15.79 km²1%
Lakes (35, top by area)
- Lay Lakearea32,4 km²avg depth10.1 m
- Lake Purdyarea3 km²avg depth10.9 m
- Lake #13394area1,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1062641area0,9 km²avg depth5.4 m
- Lac 1063100area0,8 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1062699area0,7 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1063114area0,6 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1062721area0,4 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1062632area0,4 km²avg depth5.8 m
26 more lakes
- Lac 1063076area0,4 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1062848area0,3 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 1062827area0,3 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1062802area0,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1062737area0,2 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1063057area0,2 km²avg depth6.6 m
- Lac 1062864area0,2 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Lac 1062912area0,2 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1063201area0,2 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Lac 1063019area0,2 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lac 1062924area0,2 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1062719area0,2 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1062746area0,1 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1062853area0,1 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1062728area0,1 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1062701area0,1 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1062862area0,1 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1062993area0,1 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1062852area0,1 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1062764area0,1 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1062854area0,1 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1063044area0,1 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1062720area0,1 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1062754area0,1 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1063041area0,1 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1063031area0,1 km²avg depth3.9 m
Rivers / streams (19, ord ≥ 4)
- Cahaba Riverord 5len here53.69 km17%total322 km
- Coosa Riverord 5len here44.16 km5%total810 km
- Buck Creekord 3len here22.65 km32%total70 km
- Waxahatchee Creekord 5len here21.55 km72%total30 km
- Spring Creekord 6len here18.06 km15%total121 km
- Cahaba Valley Creekord 3len here16.93 km100%total17 km
- Peavine Branchord 2len here10.94 km100%total11 km
- Shoal Creekord 3len here8.86 km12%total75 km
- Mayberry Creekord 1len here6.35 km78%total8 km
- Buxahatchee Creekord 3len here5.91 km50%total12 km
- Little Shades Creekord 4len here2.92 km18%total16 km
- Toe Riverord 3len here2.92 km24%total12 km
7 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Wash Creekord 4len here2.81 km100%total3 km
- Savage Creekord 1len here2.56 km50%total5 km
- Shades Creekord 3len here1.90 km2%total91 km
- Hogpen Creekord 1len here1.51 km100%total2 km
- Dry Brookord 1len here0.58 km100%total1 km
- School Branchord 1len here0.02 km2%total1 km
- Little Cahaba Riverord 4len here≈ tangenttotal22 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
3,0nW
Built-up
146,1%
Pesticides
8,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN V · 4IUCN Not Assigned · 3IUCN III · 1
Atlantic Coast Conservancy/Pelican Coast Conservancy Conservation Easement E201348P
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 2013
1 km²
Atlantic Coast Conservancy/Pelican Coast Conservancy Conservation Easement E2016112A
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 2016
1 km²
Atlantic Coast Conservancy/Pelican Coast Conservancy Conservation Easement E201247
IUCN Not AssignedConservation Easement · 2012
0 km²
Inverness Nature Park
IUCN IIINature Park
0 km²
Ebenezer Swamp Ecological
IUCN VPreserve
0 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- William R. Ireland, Sr. - Cahaba RiverWildlife Management AreaIUCN V42 km²
- Atlantic Coast Conservancy/Pelican Coast Conservancy Conservation Easement E201348PConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20131 km²
- Atlantic Coast Conservancy/Pelican Coast Conservancy Conservation Easement E2016112AConservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20161 km²
- Atlantic Coast Conservancy/Pelican Coast Conservancy Conservation Easement E201247Conservation EasementIUCN Not Assigned20120 km²
- Inverness Nature ParkNature ParkIUCN III0 km²
- Ebenezer Swamp EcologicalPreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Dunnavant ValleyGreenwayIUCN V0 km²
- Adams Scenic OverlookConservation LandIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN