Awash West
IUCN VIControlled Hunting Area · 1973
11 822 km²
Commune · ETH
Hadelela
Ethiopia
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
10
Observations
10
Area
1 249,9km²
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
10 distinct species · 10 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,7°C
Annual rain
454mm
Warmest m°
37,8°C
Coldest m°
18,0°C
Elevation: 772 m on average (min 560 m, max 1 238 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,7°C
Annual rain
454mm
Warmest month
37,8°C
Coldest month
18,0°C
Mean alt.
772m
Min
560m
Max
1 238m
Std. dev.
161m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
15,6g/kg
Clay
26,3%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
34,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Afar Zone 5
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
21,5g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
40,2%
Silt
35,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
14,7g/kg
Clay
25,8%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
35,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
28,6%
Sand
38,5%
Silt
32,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.4%
Crops1.2%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil9.3%
Other (grassland, water…)84.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
35,2km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
44 720km²
Discharge in basins
8,3m³/s
Mean precip.
745mm/an
Mean T°
23,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,61
Mean runoff
77mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
964m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Awashsub-area1 417,1 km²overlap723.82 km²58%
- Bassin de Meniter Riversub-area1 257,3 km²overlap330.81 km²26%
- Bassin de Jarasub-area868,9 km²overlap122.00 km²10%
- Bassin de ቦርከና ወንዝsub-area166,3 km²overlap62.47 km²5%
- Bassin de ቦርከና ወንዝsub-area757,8 km²overlap6.35 km²1%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area1 875,6 km²overlap2.72 km²0%
- Basin #18630sub-area1 643 km²overlap1.71 km²0%
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
1,4%
Pesticides
2,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN