Lago de Maracaibo
IUCN VICritical Area with Treatment Priority (ACPT) · 1981
58 243 km²
Municipality · VEN
José Felipe Márquez Cañizalez
Venezuela
AwTropical, savannah(95 %)
Species observed
2
Observations
3
Area
571,1km²
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
2 distinct species · 3 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
23,6°C
Annual rain
1 437mm
Warmest m°
29,4°C
Coldest m°
17,8°C
Elevation: 787 m on average (min 258 m, max 1 339 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
23,6°C
Annual rain
1 437mm
Warmest month
29,4°C
Coldest month
17,8°C
Mean alt.
787m
Min
258m
Max
1 339m
Std. dev.
253m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(95 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
31,5g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
35,8%
Silt
32,1%
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
5,8
Org. C
45,2g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
35,9%
Silt
32,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
30,8g/kg
Clay
31,9%
Sand
35,8%
Silt
32,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
18,5g/kg
Clay
32,7%
Sand
35,8%
Silt
31,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest64.0%
Crops0.3%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)35.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
5
Max drainage
2 495km²
Discharge in basins
4,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 063mm/an
Mean T°
22,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,32
Mean runoff
271mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
849m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
3,0%
Pesticides
10,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN VI · 3🌊 Marine · 1
Piedemonte Norte Cordillera Andina y Serranía Misoa Trujillo
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
6 486 km²
Sur - Este del Lago de Maracaibo, Santo Domingo - Motatan
IUCN VIProtective Zone (ZP) · 1974
3 668 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN