Pierce County
IUCN VWaterfowl Production Area
214 km²
County · USA
Ward
United States
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(95 %)
Species observed
1 047
Observations
168 105
Area
5 326,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Ward : 20 espèces reliées par 61 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 17.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
61
Connectance
0.174
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
1 047 distinct species · 168 105 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
4,6°C
Annual rain
465mm
Warmest m°
26,4°C
Coldest m°
-15,5°C
Elevation: 592 m on average (min 463 m, max 709 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
4,6°C
Annual rain
465mm
Warmest month
26,4°C
Coldest month
-15,5°C
Mean alt.
592m
Min
463m
Max
709m
Std. dev.
63m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(95 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
35,2g/kg
Clay
30,4%
Sand
32,1%
Silt
37,5%
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
6,9
Org. C
60,4g/kg
Clay
29,8%
Sand
32,1%
Silt
38,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
28,5g/kg
Clay
30,2%
Sand
32,4%
Silt
37,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
16,8g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
31,8%
Silt
36,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.9%
Crops60.3%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil1.1%
Other (grassland, water…)35.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology19 basins · 50 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
251,6km
Lake surface here
34,01km²
Basins crossed
19
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
472 028km²
Discharge in basins
37,8m³/s
Mean precip.
430mm/an
Mean T°
4,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,51
Max snow
29%
Mean runoff
44mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
580m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Souris Riversub-area2 245,5 km²overlap1597.10 km²30%
- Bassin de Des Lacs Riversub-area2 577,9 km²overlap1170.41 km²22%
- Bassin de Bank Creeksub-area1 865,5 km²overlap595.55 km²11%
- Bassin de Missouri Riversub-area1 232 km²overlap424.96 km²8%
- Basin #31820sub-area369,2 km²overlap368.89 km²7%
- Basin #32070sub-area292,9 km²overlap292.01 km²5%
- Bassin de Souris Riversub-area578 km²overlap208.21 km²4%
- Basin #33830sub-area1 270,8 km²overlap192.83 km²4%
- Bassin de Souris Riversub-area150,6 km²overlap141.97 km²3%
10 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #32450sub-area147,3 km²overlap72.05 km²1%
- Bassin de Little Deep Creeksub-area661 km²overlap61.66 km²1%
- Bassin de Missouri Riversub-area306,9 km²overlap49.35 km²1%
- Basin #32250sub-area46,5 km²overlap46.59 km²1%
- Bassin de Missouri Riversub-area783,6 km²overlap33.26 km²1%
- Bassin de Missouri Riversub-area2 363,2 km²overlap30.86 km²1%
- Bassin de East Fork Shell Creeksub-area393,2 km²overlap17.40 km²0%
- Bassin de Spring Couleesub-area500,8 km²overlap14.56 km²0%
- Basin #79120sub-area1 014,6 km²overlap9.11 km²0%
- Bassin de Missouri Riversub-area982,5 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Lake Darlingarea21,3 km²avg depth13.2 m
- Upper Des Lacs Lakearea16,7 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Middle Des Lacs Lakearea2,5 km²avg depth6.7 m
- Pool Five Reservoirarea2,3 km²avg depth9.7 m
- Carpenter Lakearea1,7 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lake #04597area1,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lake #04001area1,1 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #03977area1,1 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1003882area0,8 km²avg depth2.5 m
41 more lakes
- Lac 999437area0,8 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1003617area0,8 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 992825area0,8 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1001344area0,8 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1003796area0,7 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1002031area0,7 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1001108area0,7 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1004028area0,7 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 999494area0,7 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1002957area0,7 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 992811area0,6 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 992812area0,5 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 997271area0,4 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1004116area0,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 998762area0,4 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 992659area0,4 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1004308area0,4 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 993765area0,4 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1003133area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 997395area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1001447area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1002932area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 999439area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1001223area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1000904area0,3 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 999270area0,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1002154area0,3 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1002326area0,3 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 995993area0,3 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1001437area0,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1002830area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1003016area0,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1000983area0,3 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 988429area0,3 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1003772area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1003564area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 999996area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1002428area0,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1003738area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1003031area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1003032area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,7nW
Built-up
18,3%
Pesticides
29,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas17
IUCN V · 13IUCN IV · 2IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Assigned · 1
Mountrail County
IUCN VWaterfowl Production Area
154 km²
Upper Souris
IUCN IVNational Wildlife Refuge
128 km²
Mclean County
IUCN VWaterfowl Production Area
119 km²
Ward County
IUCN VIWaterfowl Production Area
115 km²
Mountrail County
IUCN VWaterfowl Production Area
84 km²
Complete list17 protected areas
- Pierce CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V214 km²
- Mountrail CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V154 km²
- Upper SourisNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV128 km²
- Mclean CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V119 km²
- Ward CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN VI115 km²
- Mountrail CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V84 km²
- Des LacsNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN IV193557 km²
- Ward CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V19 km²
- Ward CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V4 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Ward, NDReserve ProgramIUCN V20023 km²
- HiddenwoodNational Wildlife RefugeIUCN Not Assigned2 km²
- Ward CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Ward CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Ward CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Ward CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Ward CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V1 km²
- FoxholmState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN