Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
5 245 km²
Commune · BEN
Honhoué
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
58
Observations
126
Area
47,8km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
58 distinct species · 126 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,6°C
Annual rain
1 143mm
Warmest m°
32,4°C
Coldest m°
22,5°C
Elevation: 61 m on average (min 46 m, max 79 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,6°C
Annual rain
1 143mm
Warmest month
32,4°C
Coldest month
22,5°C
Mean alt.
61m
Min
46m
Max
79m
Std. dev.
6m
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
5,9
Org. C
22,8g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
64,4%
Silt
13,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Houéyogbé
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
38,8g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
64,3%
Silt
14,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
17,4g/kg
Clay
21,6%
Sand
64,8%
Silt
13,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
12,2g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
64,0%
Silt
12,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest21.8%
Crops12.4%
Built-up2.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)63.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
4,3km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
3 664km²
Discharge in basins
0,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 018mm/an
Mean T°
27,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Mean runoff
249mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
89m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
211,9%
Pesticides
13,4kg/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