Sahel
IUCN IVSylvo-pastoral Reserve and Partial Wildlife Reserve · 1970
18 209 km²
Commune · NER
Gorouol
Niger
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
8
Observations
123
Area
4 673,8km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
8 distinct species · 123 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
29,7°C
Annual rain
335mm
Warmest m°
41,0°C
Coldest m°
15,3°C
Elevation: 262 m on average (min 214 m, max 318 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
29,7°C
Annual rain
335mm
Warmest month
41,0°C
Coldest month
15,3°C
Mean alt.
262m
Min
214m
Max
318m
Std. dev.
17m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
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
4,4g/kg
Clay
17,4%
Sand
64,8%
Silt
17,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Téra
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
5,8g/kg
Clay
16,4%
Sand
65,6%
Silt
18,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
4,2g/kg
Clay
17,8%
Sand
64,4%
Silt
17,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
3,1g/kg
Clay
18,0%
Sand
64,5%
Silt
17,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.3%
Crops26.4%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil19.4%
Other (grassland, water…)52.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology12 basins · 6 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
267,8km
Lake surface here
5,22km²
Basins crossed
12
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
611 575km²
Discharge in basins
899,0m³/s
Mean precip.
324mm/an
Mean T°
29,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,85
Mean runoff
14mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
265m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Gorouolsub-area2 602,6 km²overlap2445.01 km²52%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area1 228 km²overlap645.68 km²14%
- Bassin de Gorouolsub-area935,1 km²overlap586.52 km²13%
- Bassin de Bélisub-area575 km²overlap406.17 km²9%
- Bassin de Gorouolsub-area231,2 km²overlap229.97 km²5%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area1 595 km²overlap217.34 km²5%
- Bassin du Nigersub-area412,6 km²overlap44.77 km²1%
- Basin #27770sub-area1 112,9 km²overlap39.45 km²1%
- Bassin de Banizoumbousub-area592,1 km²overlap20.42 km²0%
Lakes (6, top by area)
Rivers / streams (4, 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
10,7%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN IV · 2IUCN Ib · 1
Kandadji
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 2017
12 011 km²
Hippopotamus Sanctuary
IUCN IbStrict Nature Reserve · 2017
99 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN