Choctawhatchee River Delta
IUCN VPreserve · 1980
13 km²
County · USA
Walton
United States
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
3 847
Observations
139 677
Area
2 776,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 44 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 Walton : 31 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 110 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 10.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 15 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
46
Interactions affichées
110
Connectance
0.106
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
3 847 distinct species · 139 677 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,4°C
Annual rain
1 628mm
Warmest m°
31,2°C
Coldest m°
6,8°C
Elevation: 42 m on average (min -16 m, max 96 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,4°C
Annual rain
1 628mm
Warmest month
31,2°C
Coldest month
6,8°C
Mean alt.
42m
Min
-16m
Max
96m
Std. dev.
26m
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
4,9
Org. C
28,6g/kg
Clay
9,4%
Sand
78,0%
Silt
12,6%
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
4,9
Org. C
53,1g/kg
Clay
8,9%
Sand
78,5%
Silt
12,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
16,2g/kg
Clay
8,8%
Sand
78,5%
Silt
12,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
16,5g/kg
Clay
10,5%
Sand
76,9%
Silt
12,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest65.6%
Crops4.9%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)28.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 15 lakes · 18 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
197,2km
Lake surface here
7,94km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
11 891km²
Discharge in basins
132,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 540mm/an
Mean T°
19,1°C
Moisture idx
0,09
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
666mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
44m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de East Bay Riversub-area2 150,1 km²overlap976.47 km²35%
- Bassin de Shoal Riversub-area1 242,6 km²overlap614.35 km²22%
- Bassin de Choctawhatchee Riversub-area2 090,3 km²overlap556.73 km²20%
- Bassin de Gulf Intracoastal Waterwaysub-area940,4 km²overlap240.51 km²9%
- Bassin de Eightmile Creeksub-area565,4 km²overlap134.34 km²5%
- Bassin de Pine Log Creeksub-area552,5 km²overlap133.45 km²5%
- Bassin de Pea Riversub-area379,6 km²overlap119.93 km²4%
Lakes (15, top by area)
- Holly Lakearea2 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Juniper Lakearea2 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lake Jackson, Alabamaarea1,5 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lake Cassidyarea1,2 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1065651area0,7 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1065410area0,6 km²avg depth5.0 m
- Lac 1065756area0,5 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1065731area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1065728area0,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
Rivers / streams (18, ord ≥ 4)
- Choctawhatchee Riverord 6len here59.76 km22%total266 km
- Shoal Riverord 4len here26.38 km34%total79 km
- Gum Creekord 3len here26.37 km100%total26 km
- Gulf Intracoastal Waterwayord 2len here15.85 km99%total16 km
- Pea Riverord 5len here15.29 km5%total328 km
- Black Riverord 3len here13.44 km99%total14 km
- Little Alaqua Creekord 2len here11.95 km100%total12 km
- Eightmile Creekord 3len here9.38 km25%total37 km
- Sandy Creekord 3len here6.27 km20%total32 km
- Camp Creekord 2len here2.61 km100%total3 km
- Juniper Creekord 1len here2.30 km100%total2 km
- Natural Bridge Creekord 1len here1.76 km100%total2 km
6 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,9nW
Built-up
61,6%
Pesticides
20,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas10
IUCN V · 5IUCN IV · 4IUCN III · 1🌊 Marine · 4
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Fl
IUCN VConservation Easement
11 km²
Grayton Beach State Park
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1964
9 km²
Deer Lake
IUCN IIIState Park · 1996
8 km²
Deer Lake State Park
IUCN IVMarine Protected Area · 1996
8 km²
Topsail Hill
IUCN VPreserve State Park · 1992
7 km²
Complete list10 protected areas
- Choctawhatchee River DeltaPreserveIUCN V198013 km²
- Farm Service Agency Interest Of FlConservation EasementIUCN V11 km²
- Grayton Beach State ParkMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV19649 km²
- Deer LakeState ParkIUCN III19968 km²
- Deer Lake State ParkMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV19968 km²
- Topsail HillPreserve State ParkIUCN V19927 km²
- Topsail Hill Preserve State ParkMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV19927 km²
- CoffeenNature PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Camp Helen State ParkMarine Protected AreaIUCN IV19961 km²
- Stallworth LakePreserveIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN