Lake Opeta Wetland System
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2006
566 km²
Subdivision · UGA
Kamenu
Uganda
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
3
Observations
7
Area
54,1km²
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
3 distinct species · 7 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,6°C
Annual rain
949mm
Warmest m°
33,2°C
Coldest m°
18,4°C
Elevation: 1 052 m on average (min 1 043 m, max 1 075 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,6°C
Annual rain
949mm
Warmest month
33,2°C
Coldest month
18,4°C
Mean alt.
1 052m
Min
1 043m
Max
1 075m
Std. dev.
10m
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
6,2
Org. C
51,4g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
36,8%
Silt
27,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Usuk
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
68,8g/kg
Clay
35,5%
Sand
36,5%
Silt
28,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
45,6g/kg
Clay
35,0%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
27,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
40,0g/kg
Clay
36,5%
Sand
36,6%
Silt
27,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.7%
Crops22.0%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)61.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 2 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
12,74km²
Basins crossed
2
Max drainage
8 617km²
Discharge in basins
5,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 114mm/an
Mean T°
23,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,38
Mean runoff
58mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 074m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (2, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
68,2%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN