Esteros de Farrapos e Islas del Río Uruguay
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2004
168 km²
Department · ARG
Uruguay
Argentina
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 643
Observations
39 801
Area
5 199,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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 Uruguay : 22 espèces reliées par 31 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
31
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
1 643 distinct species · 39 801 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,1°C
Annual rain
1 183mm
Warmest m°
30,3°C
Coldest m°
7,5°C
Elevation: 36 m on average (min 2 m, max 69 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,1°C
Annual rain
1 183mm
Warmest month
30,3°C
Coldest month
7,5°C
Mean alt.
36m
Min
2m
Max
69m
Std. dev.
17m
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
6,5
Org. C
26,3g/kg
Clay
37,2%
Sand
16,7%
Silt
46,1%
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
6,5
Org. C
36,1g/kg
Clay
36,3%
Sand
17,1%
Silt
46,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
25,3g/kg
Clay
36,4%
Sand
16,9%
Silt
46,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
17,5g/kg
Clay
39,0%
Sand
16,0%
Silt
45,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.0%
Crops38.7%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)49.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology23 basins · 5 lakes · 38 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
799,5km
Lake surface here
0,89km²
Basins crossed
23
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
266 132km²
Discharge in basins
7 404,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 084mm/an
Mean T°
18,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,23
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
393mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
37m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Arroyo Genásub-area1 313,1 km²overlap968.68 km²19%
- Bassin de Río Gualeguaychúsub-area701,2 km²overlap700.79 km²13%
- Bassin de Arroyo del Molinosub-area593 km²overlap591.63 km²11%
- Bassin de Brazo de la Chinasub-area482 km²overlap481.73 km²9%
- Bassin de Arroyo Las Moscassub-area394,1 km²overlap360.00 km²7%
- Bassin de Arroyo Calasub-area354,9 km²overlap330.42 km²6%
- Bassin de Arroyo Potrerosub-area617,6 km²overlap290.93 km²6%
- Bassin de Arroyo Ciudadsub-area526,6 km²overlap284.28 km²5%
- Bassin de Arroyo San Antoniosub-area521,9 km²overlap229.03 km²4%
14 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Arroyo Talasub-area595,2 km²overlap222.38 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Gualeguaychúsub-area437,5 km²overlap220.60 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Uruguaysub-area655,1 km²overlap208.45 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Gualeguaychúsub-area1 013,8 km²overlap103.26 km²2%
- Bassin de Río Uruguaysub-area559,7 km²overlap77.74 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Gualeguaysub-area445,5 km²overlap68.28 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Gualeguaysub-area87,8 km²overlap32.73 km²1%
- Bassin de Río Gualeguaysub-area3 023,6 km²overlap14.38 km²0%
- Bassin de Canal del Mediosub-area9,2 km²overlap5.55 km²0%
- Bassin de Arroyo El Gatosub-area553,5 km²overlap2.77 km²0%
- Bassin de Arroyo El Obisposub-area509,3 km²overlap2.67 km²0%
- Bassin de Arroyo Negrosub-area5,8 km²overlap0.32 km²0%
- Bassin de Arroyo Villaguaysub-area1 926,3 km²overlap0.28 km²0%
- Bassin de Arroyo Yaguareté Grandesub-area495,6 km²overlap0.15 km²0%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (38, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Gualeguaychúord 5len here125.09 km52%total239 km
- Arroyo Genáord 3len here76.97 km99%total78 km
- Brazo de la Chinaord 7len here67.40 km98%total69 km
- Arroyo Ciudadord 3len here63.44 km80%total79 km
- Río Gualeguayord 5len here46.58 km6%total741 km
- Arroyo del Molinoord 2len here37.16 km100%total37 km
- Arroyo Las Moscasord 2len here32.35 km94%total34 km
- Arroyo Potreroord 3len here31.14 km84%total37 km
- Arroyo Calaord 3len here30.14 km100%total30 km
- Río Uruguayord 7len here27.18 km2%total1292 km
- Arroyo de los Pozosord 2len here24.05 km100%total24 km
- Arroyo Ovispoord 2len here18.61 km97%total19 km
26 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Arroyo Urquizaord 4len here17.90 km72%total25 km
- Cañada La Esperanzaord 2len here16.73 km100%total17 km
- Arroyo Isletaord 2len here16.12 km74%total22 km
- Arroyo Osunaord 2len here15.90 km100%total16 km
- Arroyo El Talaord 2len here15.61 km100%total16 km
- Arroyo de las Achirasord 2len here15.53 km100%total15 km
- Arroyo La Chinaord 2len here15.42 km100%total15 km
- Arroyo El Sauceord 2len here14.59 km100%total15 km
- Arroyo de la Chinaord 2len here11.06 km100%total11 km
- Arroyo El Cordobésord 2len here10.05 km63%total16 km
- Arroyo Pintoord 3len here9.55 km59%total16 km
- Arroyo San Pedroord 1len here9.12 km100%total9 km
- Arroyo Santa Anaord 3len here8.60 km100%total9 km
- Arroyo Colmanord 1len here7.57 km100%total8 km
- Arroyo de la Cruzord 2len here6.77 km100%total7 km
- Arroyo de los Chanchosord 1len here4.54 km100%total5 km
- Canal del Medioord 7len here4.27 km100%total4 km
- Arroyo Zapateroord 3len here3.66 km13%total29 km
- Arroyo Clavelord 1len here3.57 km100%total4 km
- Canal del Medioord 1len here3.50 km100%total4 km
- Arroyo Genacitoord 3len here2.98 km7%total45 km
- Arroyo Isletasord 7len here2.38 km19%total12 km
- Arroyo El Peladoord 3len here2.02 km11%total18 km
- Arroyo El Obispoord 3len here1.96 km4%total48 km
- Arroyo Talaord 5len here≈ tangenttotal45 km
- Riacho Románord 3len here≈ tangenttotal8 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
23,7%
Pesticides
85,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Esteros de Farrapos e Islas del Río Uruguay
IUCN IINational Park · 2008
164 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN