Chilika Lake
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1981
1 278 km²
District · IND
Ganjam
India
AwTropical, savannah(99 %)
Species observed
830
Observations
11 004
Area
8 380,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Ganjam : 17 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 48 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 12.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
48
Connectance
0.127
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
830 distinct species · 11 004 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,3°C
Annual rain
1 494mm
Warmest m°
36,7°C
Coldest m°
14,9°C
Elevation: 151 m on average (min -171 m, max 1 269 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,3°C
Annual rain
1 494mm
Warmest month
36,7°C
Coldest month
14,9°C
Mean alt.
151m
Min
-171m
Max
1 269m
Std. dev.
162m
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
6,2
Org. C
20,0g/kg
Clay
31,5%
Sand
37,9%
Silt
30,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: paGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
28,0g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
38,9%
Silt
31,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
19,6g/kg
Clay
31,1%
Sand
38,2%
Silt
30,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
12,4g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
30,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest43.8%
Crops35.1%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)20.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology21 basins · 50 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
458,5km
Lake surface here
46,46km²
Basins crossed
21
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
7 900km²
Discharge in basins
511,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 245mm/an
Mean T°
26,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,14
Mean runoff
559mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
188m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de LankaGada Dam Canalsub-area2 556,2 km²overlap2080.83 km²25%
- Bassin de Kherkharisub-area1 112,2 km²overlap1105.49 km²13%
- Bassin de River Ghodahadasub-area1 291,2 km²overlap974.98 km²12%
- Bassin de Bahudasub-area1 194,2 km²overlap879.43 km²10%
- Basin #51880sub-area793,9 km²overlap703.15 km²8%
- Bassin de River Rushikulyasub-area691,2 km²overlap589.51 km²7%
- Basin #27320sub-area439,8 km²overlap438.34 km²5%
- Bassin de River Rushikulyasub-area374,7 km²overlap371.61 km²4%
- Bassin de River Rushikulyasub-area919,6 km²overlap365.51 km²4%
12 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Salia Riversub-area2 322,4 km²overlap321.29 km²4%
- Basin #27310sub-area157,8 km²overlap146.43 km²2%
- Bassin de River Rushikulyasub-area145,3 km²overlap144.92 km²2%
- Bassin de Madalasub-area480,5 km²overlap97.99 km²1%
- Bassin de Dalur Canalsub-area155,3 km²overlap81.12 km²1%
- Bassin de Burtangasub-area1 026,9 km²overlap33.07 km²0%
- Bassin de Haribang Nadisub-area1 692,8 km²overlap19.20 km²0%
- Bassin de River Rushikulyasub-area16,4 km²overlap16.32 km²0%
- Basin #27330sub-area8,3 km²overlap6.09 km²0%
- Basin #27350sub-area215,3 km²overlap3.30 km²0%
- Bassin de Salkisub-area1 686,3 km²overlap1.36 km²0%
- Bassin de Daukasub-area2 105,6 km²overlap0.54 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Chilikaarea843,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lake #78248area6,5 km²avg depth5.4 m
- Sorada Reservoirarea5,8 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lake #78247area3,3 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lake #78332area3,2 km²avg depth8.0 m
- Raani Ghai Reservoirarea2,9 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Tampara Lakearea2,8 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lake #78260area2,1 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Baghalati Reservoirarea1,4 km²avg depth8.8 m
41 more lakes
- Lake #78348area1,1 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1392643area0,9 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1392782area0,6 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1393053area0,5 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1392796area0,5 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1392403area0,4 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1392730area0,4 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1392868area0,4 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1392861area0,3 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1392517area0,3 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1393079area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1392555area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1393034area0,3 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1392846area0,3 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1392812area0,2 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1392708area0,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1392867area0,2 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1393038area0,2 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1392590area0,2 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1392734area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1392793area0,2 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1392905area0,2 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1392803area0,2 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1392610area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1392646area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1392333area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1392742area0,1 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1392647area0,1 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1392625area0,1 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 1392957area0,1 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1393068area0,1 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1393089area0,1 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1392986area0,1 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1392770area0,1 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1392587area0,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1392760area0,1 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1392618area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1392817area0,1 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1392738area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1392715area0,1 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1392291area0,1 km²avg depth3.0 m
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- River Ghodahadaord 4len here110.93 km100%total111 km
- River Rushikulyaord 5len here89.35 km100%total90 km
- Bahudaord 4len here86.89 km72%total121 km
- Kherkhariord 3len here63.16 km100%total63 km
- Rushikulyaord 5len here50.04 km100%total50 km
- Jayamangala Nalaord 5len here24.69 km100%total25 km
- Madalaord 3len here16.08 km26%total63 km
- LankaGada Dam Canalord 3len here9.64 km100%total10 km
- irrigationord 1len here5.71 km100%total6 km
- Dalur Canalord 2len here2.00 km100%total2 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
0,7nW
Built-up
61,0%
Pesticides
3,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 2🌊 Marine · 1
Tampara Lake
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2021
3 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN