World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · can
Wood Buffalo National Park
IUCN Not Applicable45 600 km²Established 1983
Key facts
- Area
- 45 600 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Applicable
- Year
- 1983
Overview
- Designation
- World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
- Established
- 1983
- Managing authority
- Not Reported
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
2 093 distinct species · 25 102 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
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 Wood Buffalo National Park : 31 espèces reliées par 75 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 9.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
75
Connectance
0.096
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology88 basins · 50 lakes · 49 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
3 579,2km
Lake surface here
2 483,87km²
Basins crossed
88
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
918 307km²
Discharge in basins
17 877,0m³/s
Mean precip.
374mm/an
Mean T°
-2,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,35
Max snow
55%
Mean runoff
32mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
299m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Sass Riversub-area2 701,3 km²overlap2716.34 km²6%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area2 508,1 km²overlap2472.86 km²5%
- Bassin de Birch Riversub-area2 280,2 km²overlap2292.41 km²5%
- Bassin de Buffalo Riversub-area2 211 km²overlap2223.39 km²5%
- Basin #11330sub-area1 965,9 km²overlap1974.56 km²4%
- Bassin de Nyarling Riversub-area2 035,9 km²overlap1725.83 km²4%
- Basin #12630sub-area1 625,5 km²overlap1634.15 km²4%
- Bassin de Little Buffalo Riversub-area1 562,4 km²overlap1571.12 km²3%
- Bassin de Buffalo Riversub-area1 718,3 km²overlap1568.32 km²3%
79 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Copp Riversub-area1 385,6 km²overlap1393.46 km²3%
- Bassin de Slave Riversub-area2 199,5 km²overlap1322.86 km²3%
- Bassin de Buffalo Riversub-area2 199,8 km²overlap1046.46 km²2%
- Bassin de Murdock Creeksub-area1 002,5 km²overlap1007.79 km²2%
- Bassin de Whitesand Riversub-area3 691,3 km²overlap996.71 km²2%
- Bassin de Jackfish Riversub-area1 135 km²overlap996.32 km²2%
- Bassin de Birch Riversub-area978,8 km²overlap983.93 km²2%
- Bassin de Little Buffalo Riversub-area948 km²overlap700.13 km²2%
- Bassin de Buckton Creeksub-area1 332,6 km²overlap689.67 km²2%
- Bassin de Knights Creeksub-area647,5 km²overlap651.05 km²1%
- Bassin de Swift Current Creeksub-area664 km²overlap620.02 km²1%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area609,3 km²overlap611.97 km²1%
- Bassin de Birch Riversub-area604,8 km²overlap602.46 km²1%
- Bassin de Edra Creeksub-area1 603,8 km²overlap585.93 km²1%
- Bassin de Seton Creeksub-area558,5 km²overlap561.59 km²1%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area518,1 km²overlap520.86 km²1%
- Bassin de Salt Riversub-area910,3 km²overlap513.74 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 Buffalo Riversub-area1 596,7 km²overlap424.90 km²1%
- Bassin de Salt Riversub-area398 km²overlap400.20 km²1%
- Bassin de Salt Riversub-area396,7 km²overlap398.85 km²1%
- Bassin de Little Buffalo Riversub-area393,6 km²overlap395.76 km²1%
- Bassin de Snake Creeksub-area923,8 km²overlap391.22 km²1%
- Bassin de Buffalo Riversub-area385,2 km²overlap387.36 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%
- Bassin de Garden Creeksub-area1 225,9 km²overlap372.07 km²1%
- Basin #99330sub-area357,4 km²overlap359.39 km²1%
- Bassin de Berry Creeksub-area738,9 km²overlap354.95 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 Beaver Indian Riversub-area296,3 km²overlap297.94 km²1%
- Bassin de Athabasca Riversub-area2 190,6 km²overlap292.97 km²1%
- Bassin de McIvor Riversub-area1 191,2 km²overlap291.06 km²1%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area279,3 km²overlap280.84 km²1%
- Bassin de Buffalo Riversub-area269,6 km²overlap271.15 km²1%
- Bassin de Little Buffalo Riversub-area330,5 km²overlap266.79 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-area414,8 km²overlap208.34 km²0%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area192,9 km²overlap193.98 km²0%
- Bassin de Jackfish Riversub-area546,9 km²overlap187.36 km²0%
- Bassin de Little Buffalo Riversub-area336 km²overlap184.86 km²0%
- Bassin de Alice Creeksub-area727,8 km²overlap180.26 km²0%
- Bassin de Yates Riversub-area287,2 km²overlap179.40 km²0%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area176,9 km²overlap177.82 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 Little Buffalo Riversub-area280,1 km²overlap93.73 km²0%
- Bassin de Birch Riversub-area2 602,2 km²overlap71.06 km²0%
- Bassin de Birch Creeksub-area536,1 km²overlap56.01 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 Peace Riversub-area735 km²overlap31.25 km²0%
- Bassin de McIvor Riversub-area29,3 km²overlap29.48 km²0%
- Bassin de Brine Creeksub-area71,9 km²overlap21.47 km²0%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area11,3 km²overlap11.33 km²0%
- Bassin de Salt Riversub-area123,4 km²overlap4.44 km²0%
- Bassin de Slave Riversub-area3,9 km²overlap1.45 km²0%
- Bassin de Peace Riversub-area1,1 km²overlap1.15 km²0%
- Bassin de Sandy Riversub-area540,6 km²overlap0.20 km²0%
- Bassin de Little Buffalo Riversub-area933,2 km²overlap0.06 km²0%
- Bassin de Yates Riversub-area1 121 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Athabascaarea7 528,7 km²avg depth20.6 m
- Clairearea1 332,9 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Buffaloarea553,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Mamawi Lakearea145,6 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Copp Lakearea74 km²avg depth5.4 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
41 more lakes
- Thultue Lakearea21,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lake #4889area20,6 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Welstead Lakearea17,8 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Otter Lakearea17,4 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Merryweather Lakearea14,8 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lake #4628area14,4 km²avg depth3.9 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 #59870area9,5 km²avg depth11.2 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
- Lake #59516area6,5 km²avg depth3.3 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
- Lake #61058area4,7 km²avg depth2.2 m
Rivers / streams (49, ord ≥ 4)
- Peace Riverord 7len here450.01 km18%total2497 km
- Little Buffalo Riverord 5len here439.11 km58%total754 km
- Birch Riverord 7len here361.56 km50%total720 km
- Buffalo Riverord 6len here348.39 km39%total886 km
- Nyarling Riverord 4len here139.74 km84%total166 km
- Salt Riverord 4len here134.81 km60%total225 km
- Sass Riverord 4len here107.76 km100%total107 km
- Hornaday Riverord 3len here89.08 km100%total89 km
- Murdock Creekord 3len here87.24 km100%total87 km
- Tourangeau Creekord 3len here83.41 km100%total83 km
- Whitesand Riverord 4len here74.77 km24%total315 km
- Trident Creekord 3len here74.10 km100%total74 km
37 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- 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
- Jackfish Riverord 4len here61.48 km37%total168 km
- Peel Creekord 2len here56.22 km62%total91 km
- Snake Creekord 3len here54.48 km55%total99 km
- Garden Creekord 5len here53.73 km50%total108 km
- Ruis Creekord 3len here53.34 km100%total53 km
- Slave Riverord 8len here49.27 km6%total863 km
- Preble Creekord 3len here47.71 km100%total48 km
- Swift Current Creekord 3len here47.48 km100%total47 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 here34.43 km19%total184 km
- Brine Creekord 4len here29.30 km82%total36 km
- Rivière des Rochersord 8len here28.57 km18%total160 km
- Seton Creekord 3len here27.53 km100%total27 km
- Copp Riverord 1len here27.08 km100%total27 km
- Bolton Creekord 2len here26.21 km19%total139 km
- Edra Creekord 2len here23.24 km20%total118 km
- Klewi Riverord 3len here22.18 km100%total22 km
- Athabasca Riverord 7len here22.09 km1%total2433 km
- Embarras Riverord 3len here20.60 km12%total168 km
- Chalifaux Creekord 2len here17.25 km100%total17 km
- Yates Riverord 4len here16.58 km5%total349 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
- Pakwanutik Riverord 4len here4.27 km8%total51 km
- Nanuche Creekord 5len here1.31 km9%total14 km
- Vermilion Riverord 1len here1.25 km100%total1 km
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Location
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- 59.38427, -112.73125
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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.