Reserva de la Biosfera Itaipu
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2017
10 462 km²
District · PRY
Itakyry
Paraguay
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Species observed
82
Observations
175
Area
1 963km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
82 distinct species · 175 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,9°C
Annual rain
1 723mm
Warmest m°
30,6°C
Coldest m°
13,3°C
Elevation: 287 m on average (min 203 m, max 445 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,9°C
Annual rain
1 723mm
Warmest month
30,6°C
Coldest month
13,3°C
Mean alt.
287m
Min
203m
Max
445m
Std. dev.
47m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
24,0g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
43,7%
Silt
25,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
33,4g/kg
Clay
30,0%
Sand
44,5%
Silt
25,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
22,0g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
43,9%
Silt
25,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
16,7g/kg
Clay
32,6%
Sand
42,6%
Silt
24,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.9%
Crops49.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)24.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
135,2km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
3 893km²
Discharge in basins
44,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 581mm/an
Mean T°
21,5°C
Moisture idx
0,02
Mean runoff
666mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
274m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Acarayord 8len here47.65 km16%total293 km
- Rio Acarayord 4len here35.93 km47%total76 km
- Arroyo Itakyryord 3len here32.55 km98%total33 km
- Arroyo Sustoord 3len here7.22 km25%total29 km
- Río Itambeyord 4len here5.98 km3%total190 km
- Borde Canindeyú - Alto Paranáord 3len here3.44 km53%total6 km
- Arroyo Carumbeyord 3len here2.40 km5%total50 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
11,0%
Pesticides
89,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN IV · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN