Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
5 245 km²
Commune · TGO
Esse Godjin
Togo
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
37
Observations
106
Area
77,2km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
37 distinct species · 106 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,8°C
Annual rain
993mm
Warmest m°
34,2°C
Coldest m°
22,1°C
Elevation: 55 m on average (min 20 m, max 133 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,8°C
Annual rain
993mm
Warmest month
34,2°C
Coldest month
22,1°C
Mean alt.
55m
Min
20m
Max
133m
Std. dev.
28m
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
6,0
Org. C
24,0g/kg
Clay
23,2%
Sand
57,9%
Silt
18,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Yoto
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
34,8g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
57,9%
Silt
19,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
23,0g/kg
Clay
22,2%
Sand
58,9%
Silt
18,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
56,9%
Silt
18,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.6%
Crops55.4%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)28.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 2 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
12,1km
Lake surface here
0,33km²
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
22 260km²
Discharge in basins
6,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 015mm/an
Mean T°
27,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,41
Mean runoff
216mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
72m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
45,4%
Pesticides
6,0kg/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