Upper Mississippi River Floodplain Wetlands
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2010
972 km²
County · USA
Winona
United States
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(82 %)
Species observed
3 569
Observations
180 170
Area
1 647km²
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 Winona : 31 espèces reliées par 82 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 10.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
82
Connectance
0.105
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
3 569 distinct species · 180 170 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
7,7°C
Annual rain
933mm
Warmest m°
27,0°C
Coldest m°
-12,4°C
Elevation: 328 m on average (min 193 m, max 402 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
7,7°C
Annual rain
933mm
Warmest month
27,0°C
Coldest month
-12,4°C
Mean alt.
328m
Min
193m
Max
402m
Std. dev.
47m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfaCold, no dry season, hot summer(82 %)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
28,6g/kg
Clay
25,6%
Sand
20,0%
Silt
54,5%
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
6,2
Org. C
50,2g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
20,4%
Silt
55,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
23,5g/kg
Clay
25,2%
Sand
20,0%
Silt
54,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
26,9%
Sand
19,6%
Silt
53,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest38.4%
Crops34.3%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)26.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 11 lakes · 27 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
355,0km
Lake surface here
3,05km²
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
163 627km²
Discharge in basins
2 004,1m³/s
Mean precip.
829mm/an
Mean T°
6,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,12
Max snow
21%
Mean runoff
260mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
318m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de South Fork Whitewater Riversub-area961,4 km²overlap390.05 km²24%
- Bassin de Rush Creeksub-area343,4 km²overlap278.66 km²17%
- Bassin de Garvin Brooksub-area274,7 km²overlap275.25 km²17%
- Bassin de Mississippi Riversub-area210 km²overlap163.13 km²10%
- Bassin de Money Creeksub-area323,3 km²overlap144.82 km²9%
- Bassin de la Crosse Riversub-area1 683,1 km²overlap139.30 km²8%
- Bassin de Tamarack Creeksub-area348,8 km²overlap137.34 km²8%
- Bassin de Root Riversub-area374,3 km²overlap65.53 km²4%
- Bassin de Mississippi Riversub-area73,6 km²overlap40.49 km²2%
Lakes (11, top by area)
- Lac 1046729area0,8 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1046751area0,4 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1046489area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1046716area0,3 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1046588area0,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1046635area0,2 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1046557area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1046139area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1046570area0,1 km²avg depth1.6 m
Rivers / streams (27, ord ≥ 4)
- Rush Creekord 4len here40.91 km6%total669 km
- South Fork Whitewater Riverord 3len here31.85 km69%total46 km
- Pine Creekord 4len here31.73 km6%total522 km
- Mississippi Riverord 9len here27.73 km1%total5243 km
- Money Creekord 2len here25.75 km30%total86 km
- Garvin Brookord 3len here24.65 km100%total25 km
- Rollingstone Creekord 2len here19.62 km100%total20 km
- Whitewater Riverord 4len here18.57 km4%total425 km
- Big Trout Creekord 7len here16.37 km100%total16 km
- Trout Runord 3len here14.59 km20%total72 km
- Cedar Creekord 6len here12.51 km1%total2026 km
- Middle Fork Whitewater Riverord 2len here9.19 km44%total21 km
15 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Gilmore Creekord 2len here8.48 km44%total19 km
- East Burns Valley Creekord 2len here8.14 km100%total8 km
- Beaver Creekord 6len here7.16 km0%total3076 km
- Stockton Valley Creekord 2len here7.13 km100%total7 km
- Pleasant Valley Creekord 2len here7.06 km45%total16 km
- Dresbach Sloughord 7len here6.97 km100%total7 km
- Corey Creekord 1len here6.19 km100%total6 km
- North Fork Whitewater Riverord 3len here5.92 km18%total33 km
- Trout Creekord 4len here5.89 km3%total196 km
- Bear Creekord 6len here5.69 km0%total2230 km
- Straight Sloughord 7len here5.00 km15%total33 km
- Speltz Creekord 1len here4.58 km100%total5 km
- Dakota Creekord 1len here2.65 km100%total3 km
- Pap Sloughord 7len here0.73 km14%total5 km
- Trempealeau Riverord 4len here≈ tangenttotal112 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,7nW
Built-up
53,7%
Pesticides
16,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas40
IUCN V · 36IUCN IV · 4
Martin County
IUCN VWaterfowl Production Area
405 km²
Upper Mississippi River National
IUCN IVWildlife And Fish Refuge
213 km²
Upper Mississippi River National
IUCN IVWildlife And Fish Refuge · 1924
166 km²
Whitewater
IUCN VState Wildlife Management Area
111 km²
Reinvest in Minnesota Reserve Partnership
IUCN VEasement · 1987
99 km²
Complete list40 protected areas
- Upper Mississippi River Floodplain WetlandsWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV2010972 km²
- Martin CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V405 km²
- Upper Mississippi River NationalWildlife And Fish RefugeIUCN IV213 km²
- Upper Mississippi River NationalWildlife And Fish RefugeIUCN IV1924166 km²
- WhitewaterState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V111 km²
- Reinvest in Minnesota Reserve PartnershipEasementIUCN V198799 km²
- Big Stone CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V198766 km²
- Pope CountyWaterfowl Production AreaIUCN V41 km²
- Scattered WildlifeWildlife AreaIUCN V196235 km²
- PermanentWetland PreserveIUCN V24 km²
- PermanentWetland PreserveIUCN V22 km²
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge - Winona DistrictRefugeIUCN IV15 km²
- Other - PerpetualConservation EasementIUCN V198915 km²
- Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program IIEasementIUCN V20063 km²
- Prairie IslandParkIUCN V1 km²
- Rush Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- VermilyaState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Trout Run Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Fillmore/Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- ThorpeState Wildlife Management AreaIUCN V1 km²
- King's BluffState Research AreaIUCN V1 km²
- Coolidge, Hemmingway, PineCreek State Aquatic Management Area (Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Queen's BluffState Research AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Money Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Middle Branch Whitewater State Aquatic Management Area (Olmsted)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Pickwick Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Coolridge Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Garvin Brook State Aquatic Management Area (Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Cedar Valley Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Pine Creek II State Aquatic Management Area (Houston/Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Ahrensfeld Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Latsch IslandLocal Conservation AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Winona, MNReserve ProgramIUCN V19990 km²
- Little Pickwick Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Ferguson Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Pleasant Valley Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Trout Valley Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Lower Garvin Brook State Aquatic Management Area (Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- E. Burns Valley Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- Main Burns Valley Cr State Aquatic Management Area (Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
- North Branch Whitewater River State Aquatic Management Area (Winona)Aquatic Management AreaIUCN V0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN