Plaine Inondable du Sourou
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2013
565 km²
Province · BFA
Kossi
Burkina Faso
BShArid, steppe, hot(95 %)
Species observed
388
Observations
4 573
Area
7 477,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 12 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 Kossi : 12 espèces reliées par 7 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
12
Interactions affichées
7
Connectance
0.106
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
388 distinct species · 4 573 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,7°C
Annual rain
754mm
Warmest m°
40,0°C
Coldest m°
16,9°C
Elevation: 289 m on average (min 252 m, max 458 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,7°C
Annual rain
754mm
Warmest month
40,0°C
Coldest month
16,9°C
Mean alt.
289m
Min
252m
Max
458m
Std. dev.
43m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(95 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
7,6g/kg
Clay
24,9%
Sand
52,5%
Silt
22,6%
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
6,3
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
54,7%
Silt
23,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
7,6g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
53,4%
Silt
22,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
5,7g/kg
Clay
28,8%
Sand
49,3%
Silt
21,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest6.2%
Crops36.5%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)56.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology23 basins · 9 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
151,7km
Lake surface here
32,34km²
Basins crossed
23
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
52 290km²
Discharge in basins
141,9m³/s
Mean precip.
716mm/an
Mean T°
27,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,64
Mean runoff
28mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
295m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #04400sub-area2 065,5 km²overlap1806.26 km²24%
- Basin #92590sub-area2 454,6 km²overlap1464.53 km²20%
- Bassin du Sourousub-area1 099,1 km²overlap1094.94 km²15%
- Basin #12750sub-area607,2 km²overlap604.92 km²8%
- Basin #14010sub-area1 915,2 km²overlap549.44 km²7%
- Basin #11680sub-area545,4 km²overlap404.99 km²5%
- Basin #11520sub-area238,4 km²overlap237.51 km²3%
- Basin #12920sub-area242,2 km²overlap235.92 km²3%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area546,8 km²overlap232.32 km²3%
14 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #84830sub-area2 229,1 km²overlap162.77 km²2%
- Bassin du Sourousub-area374,2 km²overlap130.72 km²2%
- Bassin du Sourousub-area143,7 km²overlap123.60 km²2%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area170,2 km²overlap121.49 km²2%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area120,2 km²overlap119.73 km²2%
- Bassin de Banisub-area1 343,9 km²overlap58.91 km²1%
- Bassin du Sourousub-area163 km²overlap51.95 km²1%
- Basin #12380sub-area256,8 km²overlap34.54 km²0%
- Bassin du Sourousub-area26,7 km²overlap14.71 km²0%
- Basin #12560sub-area1 065,2 km²overlap13.27 km²0%
- Basin #13820sub-area8,9 km²overlap8.82 km²0%
- Bassin du Sourousub-area449,2 km²overlap3.96 km²0%
- Basin #77530sub-area325,9 km²overlap1.92 km²0%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area574,9 km²overlap0.24 km²0%
Lakes (9, top by area)
- Lake #15788area83,4 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1399341area0,2 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1399159area0,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1399374area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1399183area0,2 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1399357area0,1 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1399603area0,1 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1399196area0,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1399375area0,1 km²avg depth0.9 m
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
28,4%
Pesticides
1,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN VI · 2IUCN Not Reported · 2
Zone de confluence Mouhoun-Sourou
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
232 km²
La Vallée du Sourou
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2009
212 km²
Confluent du Sourou-Volta Noire
IUCN Not ReportedClassified Forest · 1937
158 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN