Bahr Salamat
IUCN IVFaunal reserve · 1964
21 028 km²
Commune · TCD
Alako
Chad
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
2
Observations
2
Area
1 330,2km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
2 distinct species · 2 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,7°C
Annual rain
919mm
Warmest m°
38,7°C
Coldest m°
19,0°C
Elevation: 383 m on average (min 376 m, max 403 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,7°C
Annual rain
919mm
Warmest month
38,7°C
Coldest month
19,0°C
Mean alt.
383m
Min
376m
Max
403m
Std. dev.
4m
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
6,3
Org. C
9,8g/kg
Clay
28,7%
Sand
39,0%
Silt
32,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Lac Iro
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
13,2g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
41,9%
Silt
33,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
10,1g/kg
Clay
27,4%
Sand
39,9%
Silt
32,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
6,0g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
35,2%
Silt
30,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.3%
Crops7.4%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)77.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 5 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
69,0km
Lake surface here
2,51km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
144 860km²
Discharge in basins
165,1m³/s
Mean precip.
931mm/an
Mean T°
27,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,55
Mean runoff
93mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
392m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Miniasub-area1 615,5 km²overlap355.84 km²27%
- Bassin de Bahr Salamatsub-area300,6 km²overlap271.96 km²20%
- Bassin de Bahr Salamatsub-area837,9 km²overlap223.50 km²17%
- Bassin de Bahr Bolasub-area896,6 km²overlap177.54 km²13%
- Bassin de Denguésub-area347,1 km²overlap118.73 km²9%
- Basin #27810sub-area342,3 km²overlap82.13 km²6%
- Bassin de وادي أظومsub-area845,2 km²overlap58.72 km²4%
- Bassin de Bahr Salamatsub-area2 025,8 km²overlap41.81 km²3%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
2,4%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN