Sankarani-Fié
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2002
16 494 km²
Commune · GIN
Boula
Guinea
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
9
Observations
33
Area
3 465,7km²
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 · 33 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,1°C
Annual rain
1 494mm
Warmest m°
36,0°C
Coldest m°
17,7°C
Elevation: 453 m on average (min 376 m, max 650 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,1°C
Annual rain
1 494mm
Warmest month
36,0°C
Coldest month
17,7°C
Mean alt.
453m
Min
376m
Max
650m
Std. dev.
53m
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
5,7
Org. C
17,6g/kg
Clay
29,3%
Sand
43,6%
Silt
27,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiMaggregated to Kankan
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
23,8g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
45,1%
Silt
27,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
19,1g/kg
Clay
28,3%
Sand
44,2%
Silt
27,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
9,9g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
41,5%
Silt
26,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest43.8%
Crops0.3%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)55.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
288,6km
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
11 396km²
Discharge in basins
227,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 560mm/an
Mean T°
25,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,21
Mean runoff
460mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
476m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de koulaïsub-area2 211,6 km²overlap1292.23 km²37%
- Bassin de Sankaranisub-area1 110,8 km²overlap757.36 km²22%
- Bassin de Dionsub-area1 038,6 km²overlap521.21 km²15%
- Bassin de Sankaranisub-area1 775 km²overlap429.72 km²12%
- Bassin de Gbanhalasub-area436,6 km²overlap173.28 km²5%
- Bassin de Dionsub-area1 017,9 km²overlap146.25 km²4%
- Bassin de Gbanhalasub-area208 km²overlap127.97 km²4%
- Bassin de Dionsub-area950,3 km²overlap17.69 km²1%
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
2,0%
Pesticides
1,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Reported · 1
Kankan-Foloningbè
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1925
5 335 km²
Gbanala
IUCN Not ReportedClassified Forest
186 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN