Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
5 245 km²
Commune · BEN
Agamé
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
31
Observations
89
Area
39km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
31 distinct species · 89 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,6°C
Annual rain
1 138mm
Warmest m°
33,6°C
Coldest m°
22,1°C
Elevation: 68 m on average (min 18 m, max 103 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,6°C
Annual rain
1 138mm
Warmest month
33,6°C
Coldest month
22,1°C
Mean alt.
68m
Min
18m
Max
103m
Std. dev.
25m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
26,5g/kg
Clay
30,0%
Sand
46,7%
Silt
23,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Lokossa
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
33,5g/kg
Clay
29,0%
Sand
47,4%
Silt
23,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
24,0g/kg
Clay
29,7%
Sand
47,0%
Silt
23,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
22,0g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
45,7%
Silt
23,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest30.2%
Crops11.4%
Built-up1.8%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)56.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
922km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 012mm/an
Mean T°
27,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Mean runoff
210mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
64m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
183,6%
Pesticides
14,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN V · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN