Volta Rouge
IUCN Not ReportedClassified Forest · 1953
314 km²
Commune · BFA
Bakata
Burkina Faso
AwTropical, savannah(95 %)
Species observed
22
Observations
22
Area
623,1km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
22 distinct species · 22 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,0°C
Annual rain
856mm
Warmest m°
38,8°C
Coldest m°
18,4°C
Elevation: 331 m on average (min 290 m, max 359 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,0°C
Annual rain
856mm
Warmest month
38,8°C
Coldest month
18,4°C
Mean alt.
331m
Min
290m
Max
359m
Std. dev.
15m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(95 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
8,5g/kg
Clay
16,5%
Sand
55,3%
Silt
28,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Ziro
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
12,0g/kg
Clay
13,2%
Sand
57,9%
Silt
28,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
7,7g/kg
Clay
15,1%
Sand
56,4%
Silt
28,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
5,8g/kg
Clay
21,3%
Sand
51,5%
Silt
27,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest9.1%
Crops35.5%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)55.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
27,6km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
5 213km²
Discharge in basins
2,6m³/s
Mean precip.
813mm/an
Mean T°
27,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,59
Mean runoff
52mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
327m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #42660sub-area362,3 km²overlap309.38 km²50%
- Bassin de Nazinonsub-area2 115,9 km²overlap155.60 km²25%
- Bassin de Nazinonsub-area1 230,5 km²overlap87.07 km²14%
- Bassin de Nazinonsub-area63,2 km²overlap29.72 km²5%
- Basin #62910sub-area1 416,4 km²overlap22.34 km²4%
- Bassin de Sissilisub-area2 580,2 km²overlap18.87 km²3%
- Bassin de Dawevelesub-area1 281,3 km²overlap0.09 km²0%
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
20,1%
Pesticides
1,9kg/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