Upper Mississippi River Floodplain Wetlands
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2010
972 km²
County · USA
Whiteside
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 686
Observations
73 781
Area
1 808,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 Whiteside : 31 espèces reliées par 78 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 10.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
78
Connectance
0.100
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
1 686 distinct species · 73 781 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,0°C
Annual rain
990mm
Warmest m°
28,6°C
Coldest m°
-9,4°C
Elevation: 199 m on average (min 174 m, max 257 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,0°C
Annual rain
990mm
Warmest month
28,6°C
Coldest month
-9,4°C
Mean alt.
199m
Min
174m
Max
257m
Std. dev.
17m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
25,2g/kg
Clay
28,4%
Sand
14,6%
Silt
57,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
34,1g/kg
Clay
28,2%
Sand
14,7%
Silt
57,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
23,8g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
14,7%
Silt
57,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
17,8g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
14,3%
Silt
56,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.1%
Crops67.0%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)17.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 6 lakes · 28 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
413,3km
Lake surface here
1,23km²
Basins crossed
14
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
222 015km²
Discharge in basins
1 777,5m³/s
Mean precip.
910mm/an
Mean T°
9,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,09
Max snow
17%
Mean runoff
281mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
210m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Rock Creeksub-area560,1 km²overlap313.83 km²17%
- Bassin de Rock Riversub-area553,2 km²overlap245.67 km²14%
- Bassin de Mississippi Riversub-area488,2 km²overlap236.66 km²13%
- Bassin de Coon Creeksub-area349,2 km²overlap228.03 km²13%
- Bassin de Elkhorn Creeksub-area634,8 km²overlap220.72 km²12%
- Bassin de Rock Riversub-area171,8 km²overlap172.09 km²10%
- Bassin de Rock Riversub-area841 km²overlap109.37 km²6%
- Bassin de Sand Creeksub-area243 km²overlap74.13 km²4%
- Bassin de Big Slough Ditchsub-area67,7 km²overlap67.82 km²4%
5 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (6, top by area)
Rivers / streams (28, ord ≥ 4)
- Rock Riverord 6len here82.11 km11%total776 km
- Coon Creekord 6len here45.66 km7%total697 km
- Rock Creekord 8len here45.26 km2%total2074 km
- Meredosia Ditchord 3len here28.66 km73%total39 km
- Mississippi Riverord 9len here27.90 km1%total5243 km
- Elkhorn Creekord 4len here22.18 km9%total241 km
- Green Riverord 6len here19.22 km2%total1176 km
- Lynn Creekord 3len here19.02 km56%total34 km
- Spring Creekord 5len here16.79 km1%total2668 km
- Hennepin Feeder Canalord 1len here12.23 km51%total24 km
- Otter Creekord 4len here11.48 km1%total1381 km
- Little Rock Creekord 6len here10.56 km7%total150 km
16 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Jordan Creekord 5len here10.46 km10%total102 km
- Deer Creekord 6len here10.12 km1%total1337 km
- Sugar Creekord 6len here6.87 km0%total1414 km
- French Creekord 4len here6.59 km1%total443 km
- Spring Brookord 3len here6.18 km5%total121 km
- Big Slough Ditchord 3len here6.07 km5%total123 km
- Lock Canal No. 13ord 3len here4.64 km98%total5 km
- West Branch Ditchord 1len here4.51 km100%total5 km
- Little Spring Creekord 1len here3.98 km100%total4 km
- Sand Creekord 5len here3.53 km0%total1636 km
- Buffalo Creekord 7len here3.18 km0%total1209 km
- Skunk Creekord 3len here2.37 km1%total173 km
- County Ditchord 1len here1.79 km100%total2 km
- Goose Creekord 5len here1.62 km0%total664 km
- Main Union Special Ditchord 2len here0.19 km1%total15 km
- Canoe Creekord 3len here0.11 km1%total21 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,8nW
Built-up
59,4%
Pesticides
25,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas15
IUCN V · 8IUCN IV · 4IUCN Not Assigned · 3
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish
IUCN IVRefuge
250 km²
Ms Rv Pools 11-22
IUCN VRecreation Area
186 km²
Upper Mississippi River National
IUCN IVWildlife And Fish Refuge · 1924
166 km²
Upper Mississippi River National
IUCN IVWildlife And Fish Refuge · 1924
50 km²
Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Floodplain Easement (EWPP-FPE), Whiteside, IL
IUCN VWatershed Protection · 2001
6 km²
Complete list15 protected areas
- Upper Mississippi River Floodplain WetlandsWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV2010972 km²
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and FishRefugeIUCN IV250 km²
- Ms Rv Pools 11-22Recreation AreaIUCN V186 km²
- Upper Mississippi River NationalWildlife And Fish RefugeIUCN IV1924166 km²
- Upper Mississippi River NationalWildlife And Fish RefugeIUCN IV192450 km²
- Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Floodplain Easement (EWPP-FPE), Whiteside, ILWatershed ProtectionIUCN V20016 km²
- Springs SloughNatural AreaIUCN Not Assigned2 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Rock Island, ILReserve ProgramIUCN V19971 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Whiteside, ILReserve ProgramIUCN V19961 km²
- Lyndon PrairieNature PreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Millroad Marsh StateHabitat AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Foley Sand PrairieState Natural AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Coleta Ponds State Fish andWildlife AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Prairie PotholeNatural AreaIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
- Clyde Cemetery PrairieCemeteryIUCN Not Assigned0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN