Chott Melrhir
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2003
5 386 km²
Commune · DZA
Babar
Algeria
BWhArid, desert, hot(84 %)
Species observed
9
Observations
10
Area
3 551,7km²
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
9 distinct species · 10 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,0°C
Annual rain
188mm
Warmest m°
37,7°C
Coldest m°
4,3°C
Elevation: 272 m on average (min -24 m, max 1 549 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,0°C
Annual rain
188mm
Warmest month
37,7°C
Coldest month
4,3°C
Mean alt.
272m
Min
-24m
Max
1 549m
Std. dev.
387m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(84 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
9,6g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
35,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
11,2g/kg
Clay
21,2%
Sand
43,4%
Silt
35,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
9,3g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
42,2%
Silt
35,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
8,3g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
42,4%
Silt
35,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.8%
Crops17.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil62.5%
Other (grassland, water…)19.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology20 basins · 1 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
6,5km
Lake surface here
0,07km²
Basins crossed
20
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
20 485km²
Discharge in basins
12,7m³/s
Mean precip.
197mm/an
Mean T°
18,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,86
Mean runoff
65mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
396m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #99160sub-area1 381,2 km²overlap1178.86 km²33%
- Basin #98540sub-area1 506,4 km²overlap630.77 km²18%
- Basin #97520sub-area662 km²overlap400.92 km²11%
- Basin #97530sub-area321 km²overlap316.83 km²9%
- Bassin de Oued Laghroursub-area811,6 km²overlap189.79 km²5%
- Basin #95120sub-area236,8 km²overlap178.35 km²5%
- Basin #99810sub-area1 122,2 km²overlap143.56 km²4%
- Basin #98420sub-area680,9 km²overlap112.82 km²3%
- Basin #98640sub-area111,8 km²overlap111.79 km²3%
11 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #95100sub-area216,8 km²overlap94.68 km²3%
- Basin #01040sub-area549,3 km²overlap77.72 km²2%
- Basin #92830sub-area526,6 km²overlap40.01 km²1%
- Basin #99060sub-area34,8 km²overlap34.83 km²1%
- Basin #01980sub-area1 138,6 km²overlap31.55 km²1%
- Basin #96320sub-area1 715,8 km²overlap4.53 km²0%
- Basin #01840sub-area470,3 km²overlap1.31 km²0%
- Basin #99220sub-area1 707,1 km²overlap1.30 km²0%
- Basin #99080sub-area1,6 km²overlap1.29 km²0%
- Basin #92880sub-area131,3 km²overlap0.62 km²0%
- Bassin de Oued Messianasub-area1 834,5 km²overlap0.15 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
4,6%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN