Awash West
IUCN VIControlled Hunting Area · 1973
11 822 km²
Commune · ETH
Dewe
Ethiopia
BShArid, steppe, hot(98 %)
Species observed
65
Observations
101
Area
1 043,3km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
65 distinct species · 101 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,4°C
Annual rain
545mm
Warmest m°
37,9°C
Coldest m°
17,3°C
Elevation: 809 m on average (min 545 m, max 1 407 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,4°C
Annual rain
545mm
Warmest month
37,9°C
Coldest month
17,3°C
Mean alt.
809m
Min
545m
Max
1 407m
Std. dev.
191m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(98 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
15,7g/kg
Clay
25,7%
Sand
38,4%
Silt
35,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Afar Zone 5
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
21,3g/kg
Clay
24,1%
Sand
39,2%
Silt
36,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
25,3%
Sand
38,4%
Silt
36,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
10,8g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
37,5%
Silt
34,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.7%
Crops1.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil16.3%
Other (grassland, water…)76.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
84,6km
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
46 617km²
Discharge in basins
35,6m³/s
Mean precip.
683mm/an
Mean T°
23,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,63
Mean runoff
101mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 029m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Awashsub-area1 875,6 km²overlap749.30 km²72%
- Bassin de Chelelekasub-area1 807,9 km²overlap241.12 km²23%
- Bassin de ቦርከና ወንዝsub-area757,8 km²overlap42.88 km²4%
- Bassin de Burkasub-area1 043,3 km²overlap9.75 km²1%
- Bassin de ቦርከና ወንዝsub-area166,3 km²overlap0.24 km²0%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area88,6 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
2,2%
Pesticides
2,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN VI · 2IUCN IV · 1
Gewane
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1973
3 007 km²
Telalak Dewe
IUCN VIControlled Hunting Area · 2012
503 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN