Gauri-Shankar
IUCN VIConservation Area · 2010
2 206 km²
Subdivision · NPL
Bigu
Nepal
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(67 %)
Species observed
33
Observations
41
Area
37,1km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
33 distinct species · 41 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,9°C
Annual rain
3 158mm
Warmest m°
18,0°C
Coldest m°
-4,0°C
Elevation: 2 700 m on average (min 1 809 m, max 3 721 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,9°C
Annual rain
3 158mm
Warmest month
18,0°C
Coldest month
-4,0°C
Mean alt.
2 700m
Min
1 809m
Max
3 721m
Std. dev.
434m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(67 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
58,9g/kg
Clay
16,4%
Sand
51,5%
Silt
32,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Janakpur
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
83,8g/kg
Clay
16,4%
Sand
51,7%
Silt
31,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
57,5g/kg
Clay
16,6%
Sand
51,2%
Silt
32,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
35,4g/kg
Clay
16,1%
Sand
51,6%
Silt
32,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest67.0%
Crops6.1%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)25.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
8,7km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
2 629km²
Discharge in basins
1,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 667mm/an
Mean T°
10,3°C
Moisture idx
0,30
Max snow
11%
Mean runoff
1 258mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 727m
Watersheds crossing here
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
39,0%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN