Plank Road Meadow Boat Launch
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserve
268 km²
County · USA
Will
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
5 064
Observations
1 511 272
Area
2 202km²
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 Will : 23 espèces reliées par 72 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 14.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
72
Connectance
0.145
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
5 064 distinct species · 1 511 272 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,4°C
Annual rain
1 038mm
Warmest m°
28,5°C
Coldest m°
-7,8°C
Elevation: 201 m on average (min 154 m, max 242 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,4°C
Annual rain
1 038mm
Warmest month
28,5°C
Coldest month
-7,8°C
Mean alt.
201m
Min
154m
Max
242m
Std. dev.
20m
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
6,2
Org. C
33,9g/kg
Clay
32,9%
Sand
19,7%
Silt
47,4%
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
52,8g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
19,8%
Silt
47,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
28,5g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
19,8%
Silt
47,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
20,4g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
19,7%
Silt
47,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.6%
Crops39.5%
Built-up4.3%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)35.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 26 lakes · 29 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
396,2km
Lake surface here
18,35km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
17 499km²
Discharge in basins
228,1m³/s
Mean precip.
932mm/an
Mean T°
9,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,06
Max snow
13%
Mean runoff
345mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
206m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Des Plaines Riversub-area3 824,4 km²overlap1054.63 km²48%
- Bassin de Kankakee Riversub-area363,1 km²overlap329.57 km²15%
- Bassin de Kankakee Riversub-area1 158,2 km²overlap294.17 km²13%
- Bassin de Kankakee Riversub-area256,5 km²overlap218.74 km²10%
- Bassin de Calumet Riversub-area1 781,5 km²overlap115.29 km²5%
- Bassin de Kankakee Riversub-area452 km²overlap93.78 km²4%
- Bassin de Gooseberry Creeksub-area1 305,1 km²overlap44.24 km²2%
- Bassin de Singleton Ditchsub-area670,3 km²overlap38.79 km²2%
- Bassin de Aux Sable Creeksub-area444,3 km²overlap7.06 km²0%
Lakes (26, top by area)
- Braidwood Station Cooling Pondarea10,2 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Dresden Cooling Lakearea2,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lake Renwickarea1,4 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1053504area0,4 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1053984area0,4 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1053550area0,4 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1053441area0,4 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1053900area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1053481area0,3 km²avg depth1.9 m
17 more lakes
- Lac 1053548area0,2 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1053400area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1053581area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1054399area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1053899area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1054429area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1053562area0,2 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1053438area0,2 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1054028area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1054507area0,1 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1053649area0,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1054518area0,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1053853area0,1 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1053212area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1053976area0,1 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1053461area0,1 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1053602area0,1 km²avg depth1.4 m
Rivers / streams (29, ord ≥ 4)
- DuPage Riverord 3len here60.24 km100%total60 km
- Kankakee Riverord 6len here48.89 km16%total300 km
- Jackson Creekord 2len here39.42 km36%total109 km
- Hickory Creekord 4len here31.71 km10%total317 km
- Illinois and Michigan Canalord 6len here22.69 km45%total51 km
- Lily Cache Creekord 1len here20.36 km100%total20 km
- Des Plaines Riverord 4len here20.04 km13%total157 km
- Black Walnut Creekord 2len here14.55 km38%total39 km
- Sugar Runord 5len here13.33 km14%total96 km
- Rock Creekord 8len here12.58 km1%total2074 km
- Marley Creekord 2len here12.07 km68%total18 km
- Long Runord 3len here11.99 km19%total62 km
17 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Deer Creekord 4len here11.55 km5%total234 km
- Spring Creekord 5len here9.44 km0%total2668 km
- Baker Creekord 6len here9.25 km7%total135 km
- Mink Creekord 3len here8.97 km14%total66 km
- Plum Creekord 3len here8.40 km11%total77 km
- East Branch DuPage Riverord 2len here7.29 km21%total34 km
- Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canalord 4len here5.09 km18%total28 km
- West Branch DuPage Riverord 3len here4.81 km7%total65 km
- Spring Brookord 3len here4.15 km3%total121 km
- Cedar Creekord 6len here3.88 km0%total2026 km
- Fiddyment Creekord 1len here3.88 km100%total4 km
- Union Ditchord 2len here3.01 km18%total17 km
- Grant Creekord 3len here2.89 km10%total30 km
- Bull Runord 2len here2.75 km7%total40 km
- Fraction Runord 1len here2.26 km100%total2 km
- Thorn Creekord 3len here0.69 km3%total26 km
- Waubonsee Creekord 2len here≈ tangenttotal18 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
12,0nW
Built-up
434,8%
Pesticides
17,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas100
IUCN V · 92IUCN Not Assigned · 8
Des Plaines State Fish and
IUCN VWildlife Area
18 km²
Kankakee River
IUCN Not AssignedNature Preserve
15 km²
Springbrook Prairie
IUCN VForest Reserve
7 km²
Hickory Creek Barrens
IUCN Not AssignedNature Preserve
6 km²
Greene Valley
IUCN VForest Preserve
6 km²
Complete list100 protected areas
- Plank Road Meadow Boat LaunchForest ReserveIUCN Not Assigned268 km²
- Des Plaines State Fish andWildlife AreaIUCN V18 km²
- Kankakee RiverNature PreserveIUCN Not Assigned15 km²
- Springbrook PrairieForest ReserveIUCN V7 km²
- Hickory Creek BarrensNature PreserveIUCN Not Assigned6 km²
- Greene ValleyForest PreserveIUCN V6 km²
- Thorn CreekPreserveIUCN V4 km²
- Thorn Creek WoodsNature PreserveIUCN V4 km²
- Plum Valley RavinesLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V3 km²
- Hadley ValleyLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V3 km²
- Prairie Bluff Preserve 1PreserveIUCN V3 km²
- Forked Creek Preserve 8PreserveIUCN V3 km²
- Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve 1Nature PreserveIUCN V3 km²
- Messenger MarshLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Kankakee Sands Preserve 3PreserveIUCN V2 km²
- Hickory Creek Preserve 6PreserveIUCN V2 km²
- Mckinley WoodsLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Plum Valley Preserve 2PreserveIUCN V2 km²
- Hammel WoodsLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Lower Rock RunPreserveIUCN V2 km²
- Thorn Creek HeadwatersPreserveIUCN V2 km²
- Messenger WoodsNature PreserveIUCN V2 km²
- Wilmington Shrub PrairieState Natural AreaIUCN V2 km²
- Jackson Creek Preserve 3PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Riverview FarmsteadPreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Braidwood Dunes and SavannaNature PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Joliet JunctionTrailIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Rock RunPreserveIUCN V1 km²
- John J. DuffyPreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Sugar CreekPreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Lockport PrairieNature PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Fiddyment Creek Preserve 5PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- John Wesley Preserve 2PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- DuPage River ConfluencePreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Sand Ridge Savanna Preserve 3PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Hitts Siding PrairieState Natural AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Sand Ridge SavannaNature PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- MoneeReservoirIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- WhalonLakeIUCN V1 km²
- Sauk TrailReservoirIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Raccoon GroveNature PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- DGP Donohue Grove Preserve 2PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- KeepatawPreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Rock Run RookeryPreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Mistwood Golf CourGolf CourseIUCN V19981 km²
- Moeller Woods Preserve 1PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Evans-Judge Preserve 1PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Colvin GrovePreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Old Plank RoadTrailIUCN Not Assigned1 km²
- Lake Renwick EastLand And Water ReserveIUCN V1 km²
- TempleConservation EasementIUCN V20131 km²
- Thorn Grove Preserve 1PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Donohue Grove Preserve 5PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Hadley Valley Preserve 2PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- Hadley Valley Preserve 10PreserveIUCN V1 km²
- O'Hara WoodsLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Prairie CreekPreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Lake ChaminwoodPreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Potawatomi WoodsPreserveIUCN V0 km²
- Forsythe Woods CountyForest PreserveIUCN V0 km²
+ 40 protected areas (top 60 shown)
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN