Proposed Lac-Waswanipi Aquatic Reserve
IUCN IIProposed aquatic reserve · 2018
577 km²
Commune · CAN
Waswanipi
Canada
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
164
Observations
885
Area
452km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 21 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 Waswanipi : 14 espèces + 7 bulles famille, 24 interactions GloBI documentées sur 2 types (connectance 11.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 7 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Espèces affichées
21
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.114
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
164 distinct species · 885 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
0,6°C
Annual rain
1 097mm
Warmest m°
21,5°C
Coldest m°
-21,7°C
Elevation: 327 m on average (min 269 m, max 387 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
0,6°C
Annual rain
1 097mm
Warmest month
21,5°C
Coldest month
-21,7°C
Mean alt.
327m
Min
269m
Max
387m
Std. dev.
22m
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
5,3
Org. C
23,6g/kg
Clay
12,4%
Sand
54,1%
Silt
33,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Nord-du-Québec
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,2
Org. C
27,3g/kg
Clay
11,6%
Sand
54,9%
Silt
33,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
24,1g/kg
Clay
12,6%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
32,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
19,4g/kg
Clay
13,0%
Sand
52,8%
Silt
34,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest67.0%
Crops0.0%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)32.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 17 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
65,5km
Lake surface here
38,62km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
23 205km²
Discharge in basins
167,1m³/s
Mean precip.
909mm/an
Mean T°
-0,1°C
Moisture idx
0,29
Max snow
53%
Mean runoff
615mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
321m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rivière Nomanssub-area1 026,4 km²overlap203.03 km²45%
- Bassin de Rivière Waswanipisub-area391,9 km²overlap121.91 km²27%
- Bassin de Rivière Chibougamausub-area481,2 km²overlap103.98 km²23%
- Bassin de Rivière de la Trêvesub-area1 333,7 km²overlap16.73 km²4%
- Bassin de Rivière Opawicasub-area839,4 km²overlap2.83 km²1%
- Bassin de Rivière Waswanipisub-area100 km²overlap1.81 km²0%
- Bassin de Rivière Waswanipisub-area893,4 km²overlap1.62 km²0%
- Bassin de Rivière Maicasagisub-area685,8 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (17, top by area)
- Waswanipiarea204,1 km²avg depth16.1 m
- Lac Dainearea31,6 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac Renaultarea5,2 km²avg depth10.0 m
- Lac Colettearea2,5 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac Margiearea1,2 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac Branssatarea1,2 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 965443area0,6 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 967834area0,4 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 966519area0,4 km²avg depth2.6 m
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Rivière Waswanipiord 7len here38.79 km14%total285 km
- Ruisseau Renaultord 2len here10.91 km98%total11 km
- Ruisseau Coletteord 2len here10.12 km100%total10 km
- Rivière Chibougamauord 6len here1.71 km1%total329 km
- Rivière Opawicaord 6len here1.49 km0%total311 km
- Ruisseau Huguetteord 2len here1.47 km13%total11 km
- Ruisseau Branssatord 2len here0.87 km7%total12 km
- Rivière Inconnueord 3len here0.11 km1%total8 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
1,4%
Pesticides
1,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN II · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN