Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2011
331 km²
Commune · KEN
Emining
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(99 %)
Species observed
589
Observations
13 325
Area
489,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 23 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 Emining : 19 espèces reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 8.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
23
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.083
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
589 distinct species · 13 325 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,2°C
Annual rain
767mm
Warmest m°
30,3°C
Coldest m°
14,9°C
Elevation: 1 404 m on average (min 993 m, max 2 084 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,2°C
Annual rain
767mm
Warmest month
30,3°C
Coldest month
14,9°C
Mean alt.
1 404m
Min
993m
Max
2 084m
Std. dev.
177m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(99 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
25,3g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
27,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Mogotio
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
37,3g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
36,8%
Silt
27,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
22,1g/kg
Clay
35,4%
Sand
37,2%
Silt
27,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
16,4g/kg
Clay
37,0%
Sand
36,2%
Silt
26,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.8%
Crops20.5%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)53.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 1 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
77,4km
Lake surface here
11,81km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 356km²
Discharge in basins
10,2m³/s
Mean precip.
945mm/an
Mean T°
19,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,48
Mean runoff
306mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 650m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (6, 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
31,1%
Pesticides
1,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Lake Bogoria
IUCN IINational Reserve · 1970
107 km²
Lake Bogoria
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2001
99 km²
Perkerra Catchment
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1962
44 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN