Basse Vallée de l'Ouémé, Lagune de Porto-Novo, Lac Nokoué
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
6 532 km²
Commune · BEN
Cana II
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
28
Observations
62
Area
22,6km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
28 distinct species · 62 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,8°C
Annual rain
1 167mm
Warmest m°
34,9°C
Coldest m°
21,9°C
Elevation: 113 m on average (min 89 m, max 160 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,8°C
Annual rain
1 167mm
Warmest month
34,9°C
Coldest month
21,9°C
Mean alt.
113m
Min
89m
Max
160m
Std. dev.
12m
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
15,2g/kg
Clay
16,1%
Sand
70,6%
Silt
13,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Zogbodomey
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
25,6g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
67,1%
Silt
13,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
13,8%
Sand
72,8%
Silt
13,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
7,9g/kg
Clay
15,2%
Sand
71,9%
Silt
13,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.2%
Crops43.9%
Built-up2.2%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)38.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
2 064km²
Discharge in basins
0,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 090mm/an
Mean T°
27,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,35
Mean runoff
272mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
72m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
216,0%
Pesticides
13,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN V · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN