Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2003
21 054 km²
Commune · CHN
Bijiang
China
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(69 %)
Species observed
3 262
Observations
19 165
Area
2 747,6km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
3 262 distinct species · 19 165 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,4°C
Annual rain
1 890mm
Warmest m°
18,6°C
Coldest m°
-5,4°C
Elevation: 2 681 m on average (min 1 281 m, max 4 006 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,4°C
Annual rain
1 890mm
Warmest month
18,6°C
Coldest month
-5,4°C
Mean alt.
2 681m
Min
1 281m
Max
4 006m
Std. dev.
700m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(69 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
58,9g/kg
Clay
21,6%
Sand
39,1%
Silt
39,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiMaggregated to Nujiang Lisu
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
79,9g/kg
Clay
20,8%
Sand
39,6%
Silt
39,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
58,0g/kg
Clay
21,3%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
39,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
38,8g/kg
Clay
22,7%
Sand
38,5%
Silt
38,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest71.1%
Crops1.6%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil3.5%
Other (grassland, water…)23.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
483,8km
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
110 914km²
Discharge in basins
709,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 262mm/an
Mean T°
11,7°C
Moisture idx
0,15
Max snow
16%
Mean runoff
861mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 627m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de 怒江sub-area5 559,3 km²overlap2684.65 km²98%
- Bassin de N'mai tributarysub-area2 189,2 km²overlap28.09 km²1%
- Bassin de N'Mai Hkasub-area1 442,3 km²overlap20.24 km²1%
- Bassin de 澜沧江sub-area865,6 km²overlap5.29 km²0%
- Bassin de 澜沧江sub-area525,8 km²overlap4.29 km²0%
- Bassin de 澜沧江sub-area410,4 km²overlap3.14 km²0%
- Bassin de 澜沧江sub-area2 313,1 km²overlap1.18 km²0%
- Bassin de 澜沧江sub-area185,9 km²overlap0.75 km²0%
Rivers / streams (5, 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
3,5%
Pesticides
53,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Emawbum National Park
IUCN IINational Park · 2020
1 535 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN