Kainji Lake
IUCN IINational Park · 1979
5 824 km²
Local Authority · NGA
Borgu
Nigeria
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
670
Observations
4 058
Area
10 313,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 30 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Borgu : 24 espèces reliées par 28 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
28
Connectance
0.060
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
670 distinct species · 4 058 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,5°C
Annual rain
1 033mm
Warmest m°
38,5°C
Coldest m°
19,9°C
Elevation: 238 m on average (min 100 m, max 356 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,5°C
Annual rain
1 033mm
Warmest month
38,5°C
Coldest month
19,9°C
Mean alt.
238m
Min
100m
Max
356m
Std. dev.
55m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)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
9,2g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
56,8%
Silt
22,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
12,6g/kg
Clay
18,6%
Sand
57,8%
Silt
23,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
18,8%
Sand
58,2%
Silt
23,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
5,9g/kg
Clay
23,6%
Sand
54,3%
Silt
22,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.9%
Crops23.9%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)61.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology25 basins · 5 lakes · 11 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
398,5km
Lake surface here
338,14km²
Basins crossed
25
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
1 589 736km²
Discharge in basins
3 286,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 081mm/an
Mean T°
27,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,44
Mean runoff
203mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
238m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de River Zokunbrasub-area1 992,3 km²overlap1913.26 km²19%
- Bassin de River Kpansub-area2 231,9 km²overlap1360.52 km²13%
- Bassin de Wessasub-area1 334,1 km²overlap1285.26 km²12%
- Bassin de Djotinsub-area1 662 km²overlap1182.26 km²11%
- Bassin de Olisub-area900,7 km²overlap709.44 km²7%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area2 328,4 km²overlap661.27 km²6%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area1 061,9 km²overlap651.46 km²6%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area2 238,7 km²overlap640.98 km²6%
- Basin #13010sub-area597,1 km²overlap573.61 km²6%
16 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #73510sub-area380,2 km²overlap297.11 km²3%
- Basin #73520sub-area301,6 km²overlap282.29 km²3%
- Bassin de Gaosub-area372,9 km²overlap270.00 km²3%
- Bassin de Olisub-area563,2 km²overlap150.14 km²1%
- Basin #69680sub-area122,1 km²overlap69.33 km²1%
- Basin #80600sub-area324,1 km²overlap68.89 km²1%
- Bassin de Olisub-area1 142,3 km²overlap60.67 km²1%
- Bassin de Warasub-area1 087,3 km²overlap48.17 km²0%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area58,1 km²overlap36.86 km²0%
- Bassin de Olisub-area451,9 km²overlap26.94 km²0%
- Basin #10080sub-area187,7 km²overlap14.54 km²0%
- Bassin de Olisub-area14,1 km²overlap5.22 km²0%
- Basin #59930sub-area627,1 km²overlap2.05 km²0%
- Bassin de Olisub-area221,8 km²overlap1.66 km²0%
- Bassin de River Baraswanasub-area739,7 km²overlap1.14 km²0%
- Basin #44770sub-area1 357 km²overlap0.03 km²0%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (11, ord ≥ 4)
- Oliord 8len here101.63 km19%total533 km
- Le Nigerord 8len here90.27 km1%total7108 km
- River Zokunbraord 3len here87.56 km100%total88 km
- River Meguduord 3len here65.82 km100%total66 km
- River Zonaord 2len here19.66 km100%total20 km
- Wessaord 3len here13.65 km100%total14 km
- River Kpanord 4len here9.34 km18%total53 km
- Kpôssouoord 1len here5.23 km58%total9 km
- Tinkpèord 1len here2.74 km25%total11 km
- River Baraswanaord 3len here2.35 km29%total8 km
- Waraord 3len here0.28 km1%total42 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
14,9%
Pesticides
36,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN II · 2
Borgu
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
3 289 km²
Doro
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
457 km²
Puissa
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
102 km²
Foge Islands
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2008
42 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN