Bahr Salamat
IUCN IVFaunal reserve · 1964
21 028 km²
Commune · TCD
Autochtone
Chad
BShArid, steppe, hot(90 %)
Species observed
57
Observations
116
Area
4 981,9km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
57 distinct species · 116 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,1°C
Annual rain
661mm
Warmest m°
40,0°C
Coldest m°
17,6°C
Elevation: 466 m on average (min 425 m, max 739 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,1°C
Annual rain
661mm
Warmest month
40,0°C
Coldest month
17,6°C
Mean alt.
466m
Min
425m
Max
739m
Std. dev.
36m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(90 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
8,4g/kg
Clay
32,0%
Sand
37,0%
Silt
31,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Aboudeïa
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
9,9g/kg
Clay
30,3%
Sand
38,0%
Silt
31,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
8,5g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
37,6%
Silt
31,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,7
Org. C
6,8g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
35,3%
Silt
30,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.1%
Crops5.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)79.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology30 basins · 0 lakes · 14 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
257,5km
Basins crossed
30
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
10 498km²
Discharge in basins
40,7m³/s
Mean precip.
710mm/an
Mean T°
28,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,67
Mean runoff
51mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
470m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Ouadi Amaguétisub-area848 km²overlap844.70 km²17%
- Bassin de Ouadi Djiguendasub-area1 645,8 km²overlap699.71 km²14%
- Bassin de Rigil Imérasub-area597,8 km²overlap388.59 km²8%
- Bassin de Bahr Titanasub-area720,2 km²overlap326.69 km²7%
- Basin #64460sub-area301,8 km²overlap300.11 km²6%
- Basin #68550sub-area752,5 km²overlap273.04 km²5%
- Bassin de Garatsub-area270,6 km²overlap269.52 km²5%
- Bassin de Ouadi Am Damsub-area210,6 km²overlap209.82 km²4%
- Basin #54260sub-area343,3 km²overlap188.37 km²4%
21 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Ouadi Garatsub-area270,3 km²overlap162.31 km²3%
- Basin #57320sub-area152,5 km²overlap151.86 km²3%
- Bassin de Ouadi Zergbsub-area183,3 km²overlap150.80 km²3%
- Bassin de Bahr Sakaysub-area506,7 km²overlap148.54 km²3%
- Bassin de Rigil Imérasub-area329,6 km²overlap137.59 km²3%
- Bassin de Garatsub-area2 064,4 km²overlap94.58 km²2%
- Bassin de Bahr Sakaysub-area426,6 km²overlap85.15 km²2%
- Basin #41510sub-area482,1 km²overlap83.62 km²2%
- Basin #54250sub-area230,8 km²overlap80.46 km²2%
- Basin #54740sub-area1 076,9 km²overlap76.60 km²2%
- Bassin de Bahr Sakaysub-area125,5 km²overlap72.23 km²1%
- Basin #57310sub-area66,5 km²overlap66.22 km²1%
- Basin #64600sub-area572,8 km²overlap57.82 km²1%
- Bassin de Garatsub-area67,7 km²overlap37.15 km²1%
- Bassin de Kitébilsub-area129,1 km²overlap22.00 km²0%
- Bassin de Golgomsub-area1 492,9 km²overlap17.03 km²0%
- Bassin de Bahr Rososub-area2 420,8 km²overlap14.66 km²0%
- Bassin de Kitébilsub-area104,1 km²overlap12.11 km²0%
- Basin #54870sub-area10,2 km²overlap10.15 km²0%
- Bassin de Ouadi Aouissub-area604,5 km²overlap0.38 km²0%
- Basin #35880sub-area233,2 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
Rivers / streams (14, ord ≥ 4)
- Ouadi Djiguendaord 5len here53.28 km100%total53 km
- Garatord 5len here53.23 km93%total57 km
- Rigil Iméraord 4len here24.10 km59%total41 km
- Ouadi Am Damord 2len here23.36 km100%total23 km
- Ouadi Garatord 2len here20.28 km64%total32 km
- Rigil Djerguemord 2len here19.12 km69%total28 km
- Ouadi Gimriord 3len here16.13 km90%total18 km
- Ouadi Amaguétiord 5len here13.13 km100%total13 km
- Bahr Titanaord 3len here11.65 km30%total39 km
- Ouadi Zergbord 4len here7.46 km60%total13 km
- Ouadi Aouisord 4len here7.42 km7%total112 km
- Bahr Sakayord 5len here4.83 km6%total75 km
2 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
0,4%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN IV · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Melfi (Roukoum)
IUCN Not ReportedHunting Area · 2004
7 872 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN