Basse Vallée de l'Ouémé, Lagune de Porto-Novo, Lac Nokoué
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
6 532 km²
Commune · BEN
Ikpinlè
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
331
Observations
1 063
Area
43km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
331 distinct species · 1 063 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,4°C
Annual rain
1 258mm
Warmest m°
33,8°C
Coldest m°
21,9°C
Elevation: 113 m on average (min 88 m, max 135 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,4°C
Annual rain
1 258mm
Warmest month
33,8°C
Coldest month
21,9°C
Mean alt.
113m
Min
88m
Max
135m
Std. dev.
12m
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
6,0
Org. C
21,9g/kg
Clay
17,7%
Sand
73,9%
Silt
8,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Adja-Ouèrè
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
32,4g/kg
Clay
17,5%
Sand
73,5%
Silt
9,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
20,5g/kg
Clay
16,0%
Sand
75,7%
Silt
8,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
19,6%
Sand
72,4%
Silt
8,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest17.5%
Crops35.1%
Built-up3.8%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)43.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
48 989km²
Discharge in basins
0,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 237mm/an
Mean T°
27,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,21
Mean runoff
480mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
64m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
10hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
376,6%
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