Elk Island National Park Of Canada
IUCN IINational Park · 1913
195 km²
Commune · CAN
Strathcona County
Canada
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 352
Observations
354 586
Area
1 262,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Strathcona County : 17 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 75 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 23.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
75
Connectance
0.231
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
2 352 distinct species · 354 586 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
2,9°C
Annual rain
468mm
Warmest m°
22,5°C
Coldest m°
-15,4°C
Elevation: 706 m on average (min 598 m, max 788 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
2,9°C
Annual rain
468mm
Warmest month
22,5°C
Coldest month
-15,4°C
Mean alt.
706m
Min
598m
Max
788m
Std. dev.
47m
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
6,4
Org. C
35,6g/kg
Clay
25,4%
Sand
39,5%
Silt
35,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Division No. 11
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
59,8g/kg
Clay
23,2%
Sand
40,6%
Silt
36,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
29,2g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
40,2%
Silt
35,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
17,7g/kg
Clay
28,6%
Sand
37,7%
Silt
33,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest23.6%
Crops33.5%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil1.2%
Other (grassland, water…)40.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 41 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
165,9km
Lake surface here
62,51km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
34 464km²
Discharge in basins
191,2m³/s
Mean precip.
453mm/an
Mean T°
2,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,36
Max snow
35%
Mean runoff
30mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
698m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de North Saskatchewan Riversub-area1 234,2 km²overlap632.51 km²50%
- Bassin de Hastings Creeksub-area613,3 km²overlap281.02 km²22%
- Bassin de Astotin Creeksub-area308,8 km²overlap237.91 km²19%
- Bassin de Whitemud Creeksub-area1 090,7 km²overlap52.49 km²4%
- Bassin de North Saskatchewan Riversub-area228,3 km²overlap28.23 km²2%
- Bassin de Beaverhill Creeksub-area750 km²overlap13.08 km²1%
- Bassin de Norris Creeksub-area395 km²overlap9.41 km²1%
- Bassin de Katchemut Creeksub-area183,9 km²overlap4.94 km²0%
- Bassin de Beaverhill Creeksub-area10,5 km²overlap2.55 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (41, top by area)
- Cooking Lakearea37 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Hastings Lakearea8,2 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Wanisan Lakearea2,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Antler Lakearea1,8 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Ministik Lakearea1,5 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lake #88091area1,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Trappers Lakearea1,4 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Big Island Lakearea1,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 862521area1 km²avg depth3.9 m
32 more lakes
- Lac 862971area0,9 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 864542area0,8 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 866636area0,7 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 866582area0,5 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 865908area0,4 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 868231area0,4 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 865120area0,4 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 858858area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 864828area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 864506area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 858611area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 867876area0,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 863543area0,3 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 865605area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 864773area0,3 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 858950area0,2 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 861939area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 866368area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 865943area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 860381area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 864228area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 858568area0,2 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 860220area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 860380area0,2 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 862688area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 858457area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 864864area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 859237area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 863628area0,1 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 866538area0,1 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 864939area0,1 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 860881area0,1 km²avg depth1.8 m
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- Astotin Creekord 2len here36.65 km89%total41 km
- Pointe-aux-Pins Creekord 2len here35.37 km100%total35 km
- Ross Creekord 4len here28.00 km33%total85 km
- Oldman Creekord 2len here19.64 km55%total36 km
- Mill Creekord 2len here14.74 km18%total83 km
- Irvine Creekord 3len here14.23 km28%total50 km
- North Saskatchewan Riverord 7len here7.12 km0%total2304 km
- Beaverhill Creekord 4len here5.14 km5%total95 km
- Hastings Creekord 3len here3.30 km16%total20 km
- Gold Bar Creekord 1len here1.71 km27%total6 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
5,4nW
Built-up
89,0%
Pesticides
18,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas16
IUCN IV · 11IUCN VI · 3IUCN II · 2
Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area
IUCN IIProvincial Recreation Area · 1987
19 km²
Parkland Natural Area
IUCN IVNatural Area · 1969
3 km²
North Cooking Lake Natural Area
IUCN IVNatural Area · 1971
2 km²
Golden Ranches
IUCN VIFee simple – Ownership by land trust or conservancy · 2024
2 km²
Golden Ranches (Home Half / Area 8)
IUCN VIFee Simple Property · 2023
1 km²
Complete list16 protected areas
- Elk Island National Park Of CanadaNational ParkIUCN II1913195 km²
- Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation AreaProvincial Recreation AreaIUCN II198719 km²
- Parkland Natural AreaNatural AreaIUCN IV19693 km²
- North Cooking Lake Natural AreaNatural AreaIUCN IV19712 km²
- Golden RanchesFee simple – Ownership by land trust or conservancyIUCN VI20242 km²
- Golden Ranches (Home Half / Area 8)Fee Simple PropertyIUCN VI20231 km²
- Edgar T. Jones Natural AreaNatural AreaIUCN IV19951 km²
- Sherwood Park Natural AreaNatural AreaIUCN IV19711 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 20004)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20231 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 1001106)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20241 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 20005)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20231 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 143546)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20231 km²
- Cameron Development CorporationFee Simple PropertyIUCN VI20230 km²
- Privately Protected Area (NCC 20484)Privately Protected AreaIUCN IV20230 km²
- Hastings Lake Islands Natural AreaNatural AreaIUCN IV19950 km²
- Antler Lake Island Natural AreaNatural AreaIUCN IV19870 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN