Fletcher Creek Ecological Preserve
IUCN IaConservation Area · 2022
3 km²
County · CAN
Wellington
Canada
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
9 454
Observations
1 892 979
Area
2 699,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Wellington : 22 espèces reliées par 63 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 12.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
63
Connectance
0.127
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
9 454 distinct species · 1 892 979 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
6,8°C
Annual rain
1 011mm
Warmest m°
24,9°C
Coldest m°
-10,7°C
Elevation: 406 m on average (min 284 m, max 499 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
6,8°C
Annual rain
1 011mm
Warmest month
24,9°C
Coldest month
-10,7°C
Mean alt.
406m
Min
284m
Max
499m
Std. dev.
48m
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
6,6
Org. C
41,0g/kg
Clay
24,0%
Sand
33,0%
Silt
43,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
68,6g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
33,3%
Silt
43,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
36,8g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
33,1%
Silt
43,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
17,6g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
32,8%
Silt
42,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest31.4%
Crops35.4%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)31.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 17 lakes · 32 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
492,2km
Lake surface here
25,70km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
6 325km²
Discharge in basins
28,3m³/s
Mean precip.
944mm/an
Mean T°
6,2°C
Moisture idx
0,12
Max snow
30%
Mean runoff
227mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
379m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Speed Riversub-area782,9 km²overlap642.71 km²24%
- Bassin de Conestogo Riversub-area814,9 km²overlap627.06 km²23%
- Bassin de Grand Riversub-area1 390,9 km²overlap515.99 km²19%
- Bassin de Maitland Riversub-area628,8 km²overlap323.16 km²12%
- Bassin de Saugeen Riversub-area5 142,6 km²overlap199.80 km²7%
- Bassin de Credit Riversub-area6 324,9 km²overlap187.55 km²7%
- Bassin de Mill Creeksub-area266,9 km²overlap94.87 km²4%
- Bassin de Nith Riversub-area1 072,1 km²overlap40.75 km²2%
- Bassin de Grand Riversub-area374,1 km²overlap32.42 km²1%
Lakes (17, top by area)
- Luther Lakearea11,4 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Conestogo Lakearea5,9 km²avg depth9.5 m
- Lake Belwoodarea5,5 km²avg depth11.0 m
- Guelph Lakearea1,8 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Puslinch Lakearea1,6 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Mountsberg Reservoirarea1,5 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1047244area0,5 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1048101area0,5 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1047009area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
8 more lakes
Rivers / streams (32, ord ≥ 4)
- Conestogo Riverord 3len here66.84 km80%total83 km
- Speed Riverord 4len here63.28 km86%total74 km
- Eramosa Riverord 3len here45.65 km100%total46 km
- Grand Riverord 5len here42.73 km5%total889 km
- Irvine Creekord 2len here37.64 km100%total38 km
- Mallet Riverord 2len here23.98 km100%total24 km
- Four Mile Creekord 2len here21.80 km44%total50 km
- Lutteral Creekord 2len here18.75 km100%total19 km
- Bell's Creekord 1len here18.60 km100%total19 km
- Mill Creekord 4len here18.17 km3%total581 km
- South Saugeen Riverord 4len here15.71 km15%total102 km
- Credit River (Erin Branch)ord 2len here15.40 km74%total21 km
20 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Maitland Riverord 4len here15.33 km15%total102 km
- Cox Creekord 2len here11.79 km40%total29 km
- Smokey Creekord 1len here10.13 km100%total10 km
- Brandy Creekord 3len here10.06 km18%total55 km
- Meux Creekord 2len here7.95 km39%total20 km
- Irish Creekord 2len here7.21 km20%total37 km
- Coon Creekord 2len here5.88 km42%total14 km
- Bronte Creekord 3len here5.71 km9%total63 km
- Marden Creekord 1len here4.79 km100%total5 km
- Hopewell Creekord 2len here4.04 km20%total20 km
- Ellis Creekord 1len here3.58 km18%total20 km
- Fairbanks Creekord 3len here3.56 km12%total29 km
- Hanlon Creekord 1len here2.76 km100%total3 km
- Black Creekord 5len here2.38 km0%total960 km
- Farleys Creekord 1len here2.00 km100%total2 km
- Canagagigue Creekord 2len here1.96 km11%total18 km
- Maryborough No.2 Drainord 1len here1.69 km34%total5 km
- Little Maitland Riverord 3len here1.29 km2%total70 km
- Kirkland Creekord 3len here0.89 km14%total6 km
- Blue Springs Creekord 2len here0.65 km7%total9 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
2,0nW
Built-up
91,9%
Pesticides
36,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas13
IUCN V · 7IUCN Ia · 4IUCN IV · 1IUCN III · 1📍 Point sites · 1
Torrance Creek Complex
IUCN VMunicipal Heritage/Natural Area · 2023
1 km²
Hanlon Creek Tributary Lands
IUCN VMunicipal Heritage/Natural Area · 2023
1 km²
Watson-Hadati Headwater Lands
IUCN VMunicipal Heritage/Natural Area · 2023
0 km²
MacDonald
IUCN IaNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple Property · 2021
0 km²
Ignatius Jesuit Centre
IUCN IVNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Conservation Easement · 2020
0 km²
Complete list13 protected areas
- Fletcher Creek Ecological PreserveConservation AreaIUCN Ia20223 km²
- Torrance Creek ComplexMunicipal Heritage/Natural AreaIUCN V20231 km²
- Hanlon Creek Tributary LandsMunicipal Heritage/Natural AreaIUCN V20231 km²
- Watson-Hadati Headwater LandsMunicipal Heritage/Natural AreaIUCN V20230 km²
- MacDonaldNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN Ia20210 km²
- Ignatius Jesuit CentreNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Conservation EasementIUCN IV20200 km²
- Ellis Creek PSW ComplexMunicipal Heritage/Natural AreaIUCN V20230 km²
- Spriggs PropertyConservation AreaIUCN Ia20220 km²
- Credit River Pine EstatesConservation AreaIUCN V20220 km²
- Clythe and Watson Creeks ComplexMunicipal Heritage/Natural AreaIUCN V20230 km²
- Phillips PeelNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN Ia20210 km²
- Industrial Park WetlandMunicipal Heritage/Natural AreaIUCN V20230 km²
- Crieff Woods Nature SanctuaryNGO/Land Trust/Agency - Fee Simple PropertyIUCN III20240 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN