Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2011
331 km²
Commune · KEN
Gilgil
Kenya
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(97 %)
Species observed
485
Observations
3 239
Area
122,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 33 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 Gilgil : 28 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 30 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 5.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
33
Interactions affichées
30
Connectance
0.057
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
485 distinct species · 3 239 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,4°C
Annual rain
983mm
Warmest m°
25,1°C
Coldest m°
11,0°C
Elevation: 2 005 m on average (min 1 778 m, max 2 267 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,4°C
Annual rain
983mm
Warmest month
25,1°C
Coldest month
11,0°C
Mean alt.
2 005m
Min
1 778m
Max
2 267m
Std. dev.
92m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(97 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
25,0g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
40,2%
Silt
28,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Gilgil
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
36,2g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
40,9%
Silt
28,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
22,5g/kg
Clay
31,3%
Sand
40,5%
Silt
28,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
16,3g/kg
Clay
33,3%
Sand
39,0%
Silt
27,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest16.8%
Crops27.4%
Built-up2.7%
Bare soil1.9%
Other (grassland, water…)51.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
26,3km
Lake surface here
0,22km²
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
3 253km²
Discharge in basins
0,7m³/s
Mean precip.
877mm/an
Mean T°
15,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,43
Mean runoff
250mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 208m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
1,4nW
Built-up
269,2%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Lake Elmenteita
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2005
109 km²
Lake Elementaita
IUCN Not ReportedNational Sanctuary · 2010
26 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN