National Park · can
Wood Buffalo National Park Of Canada
II · Parc national36 275 km²Established 1922
Key facts
- Area
- 36 275 km²
- IUCN cat.
- II
- Year
- 1922
Overview
- Designation
- National Park
- IUCN category
- II · Parc national
Écosystèmes préservés + récréation grand public
- Established
- 1922
- Managing authority
- Parks Canada Agency
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
1 858 distinct species · 17 018 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 39 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 Wood Buffalo National Park Of Canada : 33 espèces reliées par 76 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 10.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
39
Interactions affichées
76
Connectance
0.103
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology76 basins · 50 lakes · 42 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2 828,4km
Lake surface here
1 990,77km²
Basins crossed
76
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
596 979km²
Discharge in basins
17 691,8m³/s
Mean precip.
381mm/an
Mean T°
-2,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,35
Max snow
55%
Mean runoff
30mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
310m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area2 508,1 km²overlap2468.52 km²7%
- Bassin de Birch Riversub-area2 280,2 km²overlap2292.41 km²6%
- Basin #11330sub-area1 965,9 km²overlap1974.56 km²5%
- Basin #12630sub-area1 625,5 km²overlap1634.15 km²5%
- Bassin de Little Buffalo Riversub-area1 562,4 km²overlap1571.12 km²4%
- Bassin de Buffalo Riversub-area1 718,3 km²overlap1567.53 km²4%
- Bassin de Slave Riversub-area2 199,5 km²overlap1318.74 km²4%
- Bassin de Buffalo Riversub-area2 211 km²overlap1219.04 km²3%
- Bassin de Buffalo Riversub-area2 199,8 km²overlap1046.23 km²3%
67 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Murdock Creeksub-area1 002,5 km²overlap1007.79 km²3%
- Bassin de Jackfish Riversub-area1 135 km²overlap996.20 km²3%
- Bassin de Birch Riversub-area978,8 km²overlap983.93 km²3%
- Bassin de Whitesand Riversub-area3 691,3 km²overlap953.95 km²3%
- Bassin de Buckton Creeksub-area1 332,6 km²overlap689.62 km²2%
- Bassin de Knights Creeksub-area647,5 km²overlap651.05 km²2%
- Bassin de Swift Current Creeksub-area664 km²overlap620.01 km²2%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area609,3 km²overlap611.97 km²2%
- Bassin de Birch Riversub-area604,8 km²overlap602.46 km²2%
- Bassin de Edra Creeksub-area1 603,8 km²overlap585.93 km²2%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area518,1 km²overlap515.69 km²1%
- Bassin de Salt Riversub-area910,3 km²overlap513.22 km²1%
- Bassin de Ruis Creeksub-area511,4 km²overlap499.55 km²1%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area492,1 km²overlap494.84 km²1%
- Bassin de Jodoin Creeksub-area460,5 km²overlap462.99 km²1%
- Bassin de Gravel Creeksub-area443,8 km²overlap446.23 km²1%
- Basin #15820sub-area441,6 km²overlap443.90 km²1%
- Bassin de Little Buffalo Riversub-area427,8 km²overlap430.16 km²1%
- Bassin de Sass Riversub-area2 701,3 km²overlap422.62 km²1%
- Bassin de Salt Riversub-area398 km²overlap397.78 km²1%
- Bassin de Little Buffalo Riversub-area393,6 km²overlap395.76 km²1%
- Bassin de Salt Riversub-area396,7 km²overlap388.99 km²1%
- Bassin de Rivière des Rocherssub-area1 008,8 km²overlap381.88 km²1%
- Bassin de Brine Creeksub-area376,2 km²overlap378.31 km²1%
- Bassin de Little Buffalo Riversub-area373,5 km²overlap375.60 km²1%
- Basin #99330sub-area357,4 km²overlap359.39 km²1%
- Bassin de Berry Creeksub-area738,9 km²overlap354.95 km²1%
- Bassin de Garden Creeksub-area1 225,9 km²overlap344.33 km²1%
- Bassin de Birch Riversub-area1 221,6 km²overlap339.58 km²1%
- Basin #15310sub-area329,5 km²overlap325.12 km²1%
- Basin #05870sub-area318,6 km²overlap320.34 km²1%
- Bassin de Seton Creeksub-area558,5 km²overlap303.02 km²1%
- Bassin de Beaver Indian Riversub-area296,3 km²overlap297.94 km²1%
- Bassin de Athabasca Riversub-area2 190,6 km²overlap292.85 km²1%
- Bassin de McIvor Riversub-area1 191,2 km²overlap290.97 km²1%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area279,3 km²overlap280.84 km²1%
- Bassin de Peel Creeksub-area365,4 km²overlap257.37 km²1%
- Bassin de Little Buffalo Riversub-area234,3 km²overlap235.60 km²1%
- Bassin de Little Buffalo Riversub-area330,5 km²overlap195.88 km²1%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area192,9 km²overlap193.98 km²1%
- Bassin de Jackfish Riversub-area546,9 km²overlap187.38 km²1%
- Bassin de Little Buffalo Riversub-area336 km²overlap186.05 km²1%
- Bassin de Alice Creeksub-area727,8 km²overlap180.27 km²0%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area176,9 km²overlap177.82 km²0%
- Bassin de Copp Riversub-area1 385,6 km²overlap170.94 km²0%
- Bassin de Knights Creeksub-area168,3 km²overlap169.21 km²0%
- Basin #99170sub-area161,2 km²overlap162.10 km²0%
- Bassin de Salt Riversub-area158,9 km²overlap159.78 km²0%
- Basin #14210sub-area145,9 km²overlap146.65 km²0%
- Bassin de Embarras Riversub-area1 314,3 km²overlap145.86 km²0%
- Bassin de Slave Riversub-area1 439,7 km²overlap135.30 km²0%
- Bassin de Birch Riversub-area132,9 km²overlap133.58 km²0%
- Bassin de Little Buffalo Riversub-area128,6 km²overlap129.29 km²0%
- Bassin de Birch Riversub-area2 602,2 km²overlap71.06 km²0%
- Bassin de Birch Riversub-area55,4 km²overlap55.65 km²0%
- Bassin de Jackfish Riversub-area47,6 km²overlap47.89 km²0%
- Basin #13270sub-area45,8 km²overlap46.04 km²0%
- Basin #12270sub-area39,8 km²overlap39.99 km²0%
- Bassin de Nanuche Creeksub-area148,9 km²overlap35.89 km²0%
- Bassin de McIvor Riversub-area29,3 km²overlap29.48 km²0%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area735 km²overlap28.06 km²0%
- Bassin de Brine Creeksub-area71,9 km²overlap21.50 km²0%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area11,3 km²overlap11.33 km²0%
- Bassin de Salt Riversub-area123,4 km²overlap4.74 km²0%
- Bassin de Slave Riversub-area3,9 km²overlap1.45 km²0%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area1,1 km²overlap1.15 km²0%
- Bassin de Yates Riversub-area1 121 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Athabascaarea7 528,7 km²avg depth20.6 m
- Clairearea1 332,9 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Mamawi Lakearea145,6 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Baril Lakearea56,5 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake Clairearea22,5 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lake Clairearea21,6 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Hilda Lakearea21,5 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Thultue Lakearea21,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lake #4889area20,6 km²avg depth2.3 m
41 more lakes
- Welstead Lakearea17,8 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Otter Lakearea17,4 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Merryweather Lakearea14,8 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lake #5235area13,6 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Buchan Lakearea13,4 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Hilda Lakearea13,1 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Robertson Lakearea12,9 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lake #4898area12,6 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Ruis Lakearea11,4 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Conibear Lakearea11,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Kilome Lakearea11,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Snake Lakearea11 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lake #66152area10 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lake #66795area9,4 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #61993area9,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Sass Lakearea9,1 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lake #67876area9 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lake #61653area8,4 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Bowhay Lakearea8,3 km²avg depth6.6 m
- Lake #61603area8,3 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Upland Lakearea8 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lake #62343area7,9 km²avg depth5.0 m
- Arrowhead Lakearea7,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Vermilion Lakearea6,4 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lake #63143area6,1 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Kennedy Lakearea5,6 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lake #61544area5,5 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lake #65818area5,4 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lake #62252area5,4 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lake #62435area5,2 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lake #66867area5,2 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #61827area5,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lake #61981area5 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lake #61530area4,9 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #61893area4,7 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Davidson Lakearea4,7 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lake #63383area4,6 km²avg depth6.5 m
- McNeil Lakearea4,6 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #61284area4,5 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lake #62342area4,4 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Square Lakearea4,4 km²avg depth2.6 m
Rivers / streams (42, ord ≥ 4)
- Peace Riverord 7len here448.52 km18%total2497 km
- Birch Riverord 7len here361.56 km50%total720 km
- Little Buffalo Riverord 5len here309.66 km41%total754 km
- Buffalo Riverord 6len here175.38 km20%total886 km
- Salt Riverord 4len here133.58 km59%total225 km
- Hornaday Riverord 3len here89.08 km100%total89 km
- Murdock Creekord 3len here87.24 km100%total87 km
- Trident Creekord 3len here74.10 km100%total74 km
- Tourangeau Creekord 3len here69.39 km83%total83 km
- Beaver Indian Riverord 2len here68.28 km100%total68 km
- Knights Creekord 4len here67.49 km100%total67 km
- Berry Creekord 4len here63.96 km54%total120 km
30 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Jackfish Riverord 4len here61.48 km37%total168 km
- Whitesand Riverord 4len here58.80 km19%total315 km
- Peel Creekord 2len here56.22 km62%total91 km
- Ruis Creekord 3len here53.34 km100%total53 km
- Slave Riverord 8len here47.99 km6%total863 km
- Swift Current Creekord 3len here47.48 km100%total47 km
- Garden Creekord 5len here45.43 km42%total108 km
- Carolyn Creekord 3len here43.98 km100%total44 km
- Jodoin Creekord 3len here42.28 km100%total42 km
- Modere Creekord 3len here41.74 km100%total42 km
- Buckton Creekord 4len here39.70 km45%total87 km
- Alice Creekord 3len here39.23 km36%total110 km
- McIvor Riverord 3len here34.44 km19%total184 km
- Brine Creekord 4len here29.83 km83%total36 km
- Rivière des Rochersord 8len here28.57 km18%total160 km
- Bolton Creekord 2len here26.21 km19%total139 km
- Edra Creekord 2len here23.24 km20%total118 km
- Athabasca Riverord 7len here22.09 km1%total2433 km
- Preble Creekord 3len here20.62 km43%total48 km
- Embarras Riverord 3len here20.60 km12%total168 km
- Copp Riverord 1len here20.03 km74%total27 km
- Chalifaux Creekord 2len here17.25 km100%total17 km
- Drolet Creekord 2len here12.93 km100%total13 km
- Gravel Creekord 4len here11.53 km100%total12 km
- Sucker Creekord 2len here9.42 km100%total9 km
- Brousseau Creekord 3len here9.29 km100%total9 km
- Rivière de la Paixord 7len here7.33 km100%total7 km
- Dempsey Creekord 1len here6.52 km99%total7 km
- Nanuche Creekord 5len here1.31 km9%total14 km
- Vermilion Riverord 1len here1.25 km100%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
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- 59.03845, -112.72036
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Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.