Bassin de la Lufira
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
43 408 km²
Territory · COD
Kasenga
Democratic Republic of the Congo
AwTropical, savannah(82 %)
Species observed
2 277
Observations
7 797
Area
23 427,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 16 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Kasenga : 10 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 21 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 13.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
18
Interactions affichées
21
Connectance
0.137
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
2 277 distinct species · 7 797 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,1°C
Annual rain
1 275mm
Warmest m°
31,8°C
Coldest m°
13,2°C
Elevation: 1 142 m on average (min 876 m, max 1 736 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,1°C
Annual rain
1 275mm
Warmest month
31,8°C
Coldest month
13,2°C
Mean alt.
1 142m
Min
876m
Max
1 736m
Std. dev.
231m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(82 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
43,6%
Silt
25,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
21,9g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
45,4%
Silt
25,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
14,0g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
43,8%
Silt
25,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
10,2g/kg
Clay
33,9%
Sand
41,6%
Silt
24,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest47.4%
Crops4.3%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)48.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology51 basins · 50 lakes · 21 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 367,8km
Lake surface here
127,65km²
Basins crossed
51
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
173 709km²
Discharge in basins
2 547,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 111mm/an
Mean T°
21,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,36
Mean runoff
212mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 152m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Luizisub-area2 229,3 km²overlap2220.26 km²9%
- Bassin de Lutshipukasub-area2 186,8 km²overlap2177.73 km²9%
- Bassin de Kibalashisub-area1 908,1 km²overlap1828.35 km²8%
- Bassin de Lofoyisub-area1 532,1 km²overlap1518.21 km²6%
- Bassin de Lufirasub-area3 285,1 km²overlap1443.05 km²6%
- Bassin de Lufirasub-area1 272,1 km²overlap1266.82 km²5%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area1 229,2 km²overlap1223.98 km²5%
- Bassin de Lufurizisub-area1 181 km²overlap1176.14 km²5%
- Basin #48590sub-area1 018,1 km²overlap1009.30 km²4%
42 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #34420sub-area852 km²overlap847.88 km²4%
- Basin #30060sub-area856 km²overlap806.57 km²3%
- Bassin de Wiswilasub-area1 469,6 km²overlap636.85 km²3%
- Bassin de Disubwesub-area916,5 km²overlap631.92 km²3%
- Basin #49610sub-area621,2 km²overlap618.75 km²3%
- Bassin de Mununshisub-area1 579 km²overlap590.69 km²3%
- Bassin de Lufirasub-area563,2 km²overlap479.91 km²2%
- Bassin de Lufirasub-area451,5 km²overlap449.71 km²2%
- Bassin de Bunkeyasub-area1 556,2 km²overlap435.87 km²2%
- Bassin de Lufirasub-area427,4 km²overlap425.69 km²2%
- Basin #30140sub-area423,3 km²overlap421.53 km²2%
- Basin #34320sub-area387,5 km²overlap370.37 km²2%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area1 181,1 km²overlap344.94 km²1%
- Basin #30520sub-area273,1 km²overlap271.95 km²1%
- Basin #46590sub-area254,2 km²overlap253.15 km²1%
- Basin #49550sub-area204,2 km²overlap203.37 km²1%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area856,7 km²overlap188.58 km²1%
- Basin #48490sub-area186,4 km²overlap185.64 km²1%
- Basin #47410sub-area178,1 km²overlap177.34 km²1%
- Basin #33450sub-area169,2 km²overlap168.55 km²1%
- Bassin de Lufukwesub-area1 165 km²overlap153.25 km²1%
- Basin #33420sub-area124,4 km²overlap123.86 km²1%
- Basin #24830sub-area222 km²overlap112.37 km²0%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area100,7 km²overlap99.45 km²0%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area423,6 km²overlap95.15 km²0%
- Basin #47470sub-area67 km²overlap66.78 km²0%
- Basin #46710sub-area65 km²overlap64.75 km²0%
- Bassin de Kasengasub-area392,9 km²overlap64.73 km²0%
- Basin #30390sub-area60,5 km²overlap60.29 km²0%
- Bassin de Lufirasub-area1 353,4 km²overlap56.26 km²0%
- Bassin de Lufubusub-area672,8 km²overlap53.01 km²0%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area352 km²overlap29.73 km²0%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area489 km²overlap26.77 km²0%
- Bassin de Lwiswishisub-area2 532,1 km²overlap15.82 km²0%
- Bassin de Mbereshisub-area683,1 km²overlap13.34 km²0%
- Basin #25770sub-area336,8 km²overlap8.41 km²0%
- Bassin de Dikuluwesub-area1 124,4 km²overlap4.88 km²0%
- Bassin de Luizisub-area1 935,9 km²overlap2.39 km²0%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area801 km²overlap1.89 km²0%
- Bassin de Lufirasub-area416,6 km²overlap0.85 km²0%
- Bassin de Luapulasub-area22,9 km²overlap0.01 km²0%
- Bassin de Luongosub-area730,2 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Mweruarea5 042,6 km²avg depth7.6 m
- Lake #16120area41,9 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac Mwipotondoarea20 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #16121area12,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #81767area8,4 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lake #81779area8,1 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac Showaarea7,4 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lake #81777area7,1 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac Kitopontiarea5,9 km²avg depth1.6 m
41 more lakes
- Lake #81814area5,1 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lake #81751area4,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac Kifukulaarea3,9 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lake #81743area3,9 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lake #81776area3,8 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lake #81778area3,7 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lake #81761area1,9 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lake #81772area1,6 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lake #81747area1,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lake #81782area1,1 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lake #81775area1,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #81773area1 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1411068area0,9 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1411076area0,8 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1411075area0,8 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1411093area0,8 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1411127area0,7 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1411105area0,7 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1411055area0,7 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1411060area0,6 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1411072area0,6 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1411003area0,6 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1411089area0,6 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1411101area0,5 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1411099area0,4 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1411035area0,4 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1411079area0,4 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1411146area0,4 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1411084area0,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1411027area0,3 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1411026area0,3 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1411056area0,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1411077area0,3 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1411048area0,3 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1411073area0,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1411091area0,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1411088area0,3 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1411097area0,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1411100area0,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1411047area0,2 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1411083area0,2 km²avg depth1.0 m
Rivers / streams (21, ord ≥ 4)
- Lufiraord 7len here227.90 km17%total1314 km
- Lofoyiord 4len here176.37 km100%total177 km
- Luiziord 5len here145.97 km35%total422 km
- Lutshipukaord 3len here134.60 km100%total135 km
- Luapulaord 6len here125.54 km10%total1305 km
- Lufuriziord 3len here116.85 km99%total118 km
- Kibalashiord 4len here80.44 km80%total100 km
- Luanzaord 3len here66.79 km100%total67 km
- Wiswilaord 5len here54.80 km36%total152 km
- Disubweord 3len here42.28 km61%total70 km
- Lweleshiord 3len here36.41 km100%total37 km
- Bunkeyaord 3len here33.52 km23%total144 km
9 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Lufukweord 4len here33.16 km18%total187 km
- Lwangombeord 4len here26.67 km62%total43 km
- Mwatiord 3len here24.60 km23%total108 km
- Lupweshiord 2len here20.98 km62%total34 km
- Lwembeord 5len here17.19 km2%total719 km
- Miluluord 1len here3.08 km100%total3 km
- Kasengaord 2len here0.39 km1%total44 km
- Luongoord 5len here0.15 km0%total354 km
- Kafushaord 1len here0.06 km0%total22 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
4,8%
Pesticides
34,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN II · 2IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN