Recommended Wilderness · usa
Yellowstone Proposed or Recom
- Area
- 7 952 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Ib
- Year
- 1978
Overview
- Designation
- Recommended Wilderness
- IUCN category
- Ib · Zone de nature sauvage
Aire protégée pour la wilderness, faible accès humain
- Established
- 1978
- Managing authority
- National Park Service
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
1 213 distinct species · 24 382 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 43 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Yellowstone Proposed or Recom : 35 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 93 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 9.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology32 basins · 36 lakes · 100 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 356,5km
Lake surface here
136,07km²
Basins crossed
32
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 112km²
Discharge in basins
178,6m³/s
Mean precip.
628mm/an
Mean T°
-0,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,16
Max snow
61%
Mean runoff
288mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 422m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Lamar Riversub-area1 738,3 km²overlap1202.97 km²15%
- Bassin de Yellowstone Riversub-area1 019,5 km²overlap880.28 km²11%
- Bassin de Firehole Riversub-area717,2 km²overlap653.02 km²8%
- Bassin de Fall Riversub-area1 481,5 km²overlap649.58 km²8%
- Bassin de Snake Riversub-area741,4 km²overlap512.59 km²6%
- Bassin de Yellowstone Riversub-area610,9 km²overlap503.89 km²6%
- Bassin de Grayling Creeksub-area656,8 km²overlap469.62 km²6%
- Bassin de Gardner Riversub-area520,4 km²overlap438.20 km²6%
- Bassin de Lewis Riversub-area444,2 km²overlap389.36 km²5%
23 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Gallatin Riversub-area4 797,6 km²overlap335.51 km²4%
- Bassin de Gibbon Riversub-area346 km²overlap264.18 km²3%
- Bassin de Arnica Creeksub-area410,3 km²overlap222.55 km²3%
- Bassin de Chipmunk Creeksub-area232,8 km²overlap213.04 km²3%
- Bassin de Yellowstone Riversub-area389 km²overlap188.08 km²2%
- Bassin de Pelican Creeksub-area177 km²overlap157.80 km²2%
- Bassin de South Fork Madison Riversub-area399,5 km²overlap136.44 km²2%
- Bassin de Henrys Fork Snake Riversub-area1 704 km²overlap87.91 km²1%
- Bassin de Yellowstone Riversub-area1 496,8 km²overlap83.58 km²1%
- Bassin de Shoshone River (North Fork)sub-area2 201,5 km²overlap82.96 km²1%
- Bassin de Madison Riversub-area142,3 km²overlap78.67 km²1%
- Bassin de Snake Riversub-area942,5 km²overlap65.93 km²1%
- Bassin de Clear Creeksub-area87,3 km²overlap54.36 km²1%
- Bassin de Henrys Fork Snake Riversub-area780,2 km²overlap53.86 km²1%
- Bassin de Yellowstone Riversub-area121 km²overlap50.94 km²1%
- Bassin de Hellroaring Creeksub-area388,9 km²overlap48.21 km²1%
- Bassin de Yellowstone Riversub-area60,6 km²overlap45.65 km²1%
- Bassin de Thorofare Creeksub-area496 km²overlap43.29 km²1%
- Bassin de Yellowstone Riversub-area362,8 km²overlap34.78 km²0%
- Bassin de North Fork Crandall Creeksub-area461 km²overlap3.98 km²0%
- Bassin de Sunlight Creeksub-area420,7 km²overlap0.51 km²0%
- Bassin de Clarks Fork Yellowstone Riversub-area644,3 km²overlap0.19 km²0%
- Bassin de Stillwater Riversub-area543,4 km²overlap0.05 km²0%
Lakes (36, top by area)
- Yellowstone Lakearea340,5 km²avg depth42.9 m
- Shoshone Lakearea28,5 km²avg depth31.7 m
- Lewis Lakearea11,6 km²avg depth9.4 m
- Heart Lakearea8,5 km²avg depth11.5 m
- Delusion Lakearea2,2 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Madison Lakearea1,5 km²avg depth12.7 m
- Riddle Lakearea1,4 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Cygnet Lakesarea1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1041665area0,9 km²avg depth7.7 m
27 more lakes
- Lac 1046360area0,8 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1043987area0,7 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Lac 1042798area0,6 km²avg depth7.7 m
- Lac 1044585area0,6 km²avg depth6.1 m
- Lac 1043345area0,5 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 1046280area0,5 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 1045553area0,5 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Lac 1043897area0,4 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1045573area0,4 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 1044632area0,4 km²avg depth6.4 m
- Lac 1046260area0,4 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1043384area0,4 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Lac 1045316area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1045314area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1043841area0,3 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1044625area0,3 km²avg depth6.6 m
- Lac 1045803area0,3 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1046198area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1043550area0,2 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1046344area0,2 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1046140area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1046037area0,2 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1045764area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1045348area0,2 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1046292area0,1 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1046265area0,1 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1045990area0,1 km²avg depth3.0 m
Rivers / streams (100, ord ≥ 4)
- Yellowstone Riverord 7len here107.16 km5%total2004 km
- Snake Riverord 7len here53.06 km2%total2867 km
- Lamar Riverord 4len here52.40 km76%total69 km
- Boundary Creekord 6len here43.53 km24%total179 km
- Fall Riverord 4len here43.11 km34%total126 km
- Gardner Riverord 3len here29.76 km67%total45 km
- Duck Creekord 5len here25.74 km5%total505 km
- Cache Creekord 2len here24.84 km21%total118 km
- Cougar Creekord 2len here24.01 km91%total26 km
- Bechler Riverord 3len here23.87 km99%total24 km
- Gibbon Riverord 3len here23.38 km47%total50 km
- Sour Creekord 2len here22.07 km100%total22 km
88 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Broad Creekord 3len here21.60 km100%total22 km
- Lewis Riverord 5len here21.43 km9%total229 km
- South Cache Creekord 3len here20.18 km100%total20 km
- Gallatin Riverord 6len here20.01 km12%total160 km
- Pelican Creekord 3len here19.97 km34%total59 km
- Grayling Creekord 3len here19.56 km32%total62 km
- Deep Creekord 5len here18.33 km4%total411 km
- Miller Creekord 3len here17.33 km11%total161 km
- Tower Creekord 2len here17.15 km81%total21 km
- Lava Creekord 2len here16.98 km98%total17 km
- Pebble Creekord 4len here16.29 km17%total99 km
- Chipmunk Creekord 2len here15.83 km100%total16 km
- Moose Creekord 3len here15.82 km11%total142 km
- Ouzel Creekord 2len here15.01 km100%total15 km
- Mountain Creekord 4len here14.77 km24%total62 km
- Escarpment Creekord 4len here14.48 km100%total14 km
- Indian Creekord 7len here14.46 km1%total2180 km
- Blacktail Deer Creekord 5len here14.41 km61%total24 km
- Raven Creekord 2len here14.38 km34%total43 km
- Winter Creekord 2len here14.29 km97%total15 km
- Firehole Riverord 4len here14.24 km37%total38 km
- Slough Creekord 3len here13.82 km10%total140 km
- Madison Riverord 4len here13.56 km6%total211 km
- Surprise Creekord 2len here13.13 km49%total27 km
- Shoshone Creekord 4len here13.09 km10%total130 km
- Hellroaring Creekord 5len here12.99 km26%total50 km
- Forest Creekord 3len here12.78 km65%total20 km
- Wrong Creekord 2len here12.15 km100%total12 km
- Fan Creekord 2len here12.01 km100%total12 km
- Nez Perce Creekord 4len here11.97 km64%total19 km
- Buffalo Creekord 7len here11.63 km1%total1209 km
- Robinson Creekord 5len here11.39 km15%total75 km
- De Lacy Creekord 2len here11.37 km91%total13 km
- Gneiss Creekord 1len here11.27 km100%total11 km
- Beaverdam Creekord 7len here11.17 km6%total200 km
- Trout Creekord 4len here10.97 km6%total196 km
- Buffalo Forkord 2len here10.79 km35%total31 km
- Magpie Creekord 2len here10.48 km22%total48 km
- Campanula Creekord 1len here10.13 km100%total10 km
- Little Firehole Riverord 2len here9.88 km100%total10 km
- Cold Creekord 2len here9.86 km31%total32 km
- Polecat Creekord 2len here9.66 km63%total15 km
- Clear Creekord 6len here9.56 km1%total1466 km
- Juniper Creekord 2len here9.42 km100%total9 km
- Solution Creekord 1len here9.11 km81%total11 km
- Specimen Creekord 2len here9.06 km63%total14 km
- Little Lamar Riverord 1len here9.03 km100%total9 km
- Spruce Creekord 3len here8.98 km14%total67 km
- Howell Creekord 2len here8.32 km22%total37 km
- Sentinel Creekord 2len here8.15 km46%total18 km
- Grouse Creekord 3len here8.13 km6%total147 km
- Mountain Ash Creekord 2len here7.82 km100%total8 km
- Trappers Creekord 1len here7.67 km38%total20 km
- Fawn Creekord 1len here7.46 km100%total7 km
- East Fork Specimen Creekord 1len here7.24 km100%total7 km
- Coyote Creekord 2len here7.15 km9%total77 km
- Passage Creekord 2len here7.09 km40%total18 km
- Calfee Creekord 1len here6.82 km100%total7 km
- Reese Creekord 2len here6.70 km41%total16 km
- Thorofare Creekord 3len here6.50 km19%total35 km
- Rocky Creekord 3len here6.16 km9%total72 km
- Panther Creekord 6len here6.15 km2%total253 km
- Crooked Creekord 5len here5.97 km4%total133 km
- Mist Creekord 1len here5.89 km88%total7 km
- Middle Creekord 4len here5.71 km1%total488 km
- Otter Creekord 4len here5.70 km0%total1381 km
- Carnelian Creekord 1len here5.64 km100%total6 km
- Witch Creekord 1len here5.38 km98%total6 km
- Beaver Creekord 5len here5.24 km1%total403 km
- Thistle Creekord 4len here5.16 km60%total9 km
- Amphitheater Creekord 1len here5.14 km94%total6 km
- Plateau Creekord 2len here4.98 km66%total8 km
- Mallard Creekord 1len here4.96 km87%total6 km
- Basin Creekord 6len here4.95 km5%total92 km
- Arnica Creekord 2len here4.84 km33%total14 km
- Littles Forkord 1len here4.81 km100%total5 km
- Ferris Creekord 1len here4.80 km49%total10 km
- Stellaria Creekord 1len here4.78 km100%total5 km
- Maple Creekord 7len here4.63 km6%total79 km
- Hornaday Creekord 1len here4.52 km81%total6 km
- Solfatara Creekord 2len here4.50 km43%total10 km
- White Creekord 5len here4.36 km5%total87 km
- Lupine Creekord 1len here4.25 km86%total5 km
- Cliff Creekord 1len here4.21 km47%total9 km
- Sickle Creekord 1len here4.21 km100%total4 km
- Antelope Creekord 6len here3.94 km1%total485 km
- Dailey Creekord 1len here3.93 km92%total4 km
- Aster Creekord 1len here3.91 km65%total6 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
Fond cartographique : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Géométrie : nos sources (GADM/HydroBASINS/HydroLAKES/HydroRIVERS/WDPA)
- Centroid
- 44.73257, -110.16503
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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.