Lake Chad Wetlands in Nigeria
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2008
6 038 km²
Water body · NGA
Lake Chad
Nigeria
BWhArid, desert, hot(85 %)
Species observed
104
Observations
223
Area
5 207,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 9 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 Lake Chad : 7 espèces reliées par 7 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 19.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
9
Interactions affichées
7
Connectance
0.194
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
104 distinct species · 223 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
29,3°C
Annual rain
359mm
Warmest m°
41,1°C
Coldest m°
14,6°C
Elevation: 279 m on average (min 272 m, max 286 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
29,3°C
Annual rain
359mm
Warmest month
41,1°C
Coldest month
14,6°C
Mean alt.
279m
Min
272m
Max
286m
Std. dev.
2m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(85 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
11,4g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
48,3%
Silt
22,9%
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
7,0
Org. C
14,2g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
49,3%
Silt
23,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
11,9g/kg
Clay
28,4%
Sand
48,5%
Silt
23,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
8,0g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
46,9%
Silt
22,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest4.4%
Crops21.5%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)72.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology21 basins · 14 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2,5km
Lake surface here
4 096,92km²
Basins crossed
21
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
248 079km²
Discharge in basins
204,7m³/s
Mean precip.
328mm/an
Mean T°
27,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,84
Mean runoff
36mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
283m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #91580sub-area914,3 km²overlap695.21 km²13%
- Basin #84200sub-area950,9 km²overlap567.59 km²11%
- Basin #07270sub-area567,7 km²overlap486.90 km²9%
- Basin #84210sub-area448,3 km²overlap444.46 km²9%
- Basin #03530sub-area715,2 km²overlap385.72 km²7%
- Basin #07490sub-area2 303,9 km²overlap348.27 km²7%
- Bassin de Charisub-area939 km²overlap347.72 km²7%
- Basin #93080sub-area1 028,4 km²overlap324.31 km²6%
- Basin #92200sub-area645,3 km²overlap311.05 km²6%
12 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #79820sub-area1 306,3 km²overlap272.20 km²5%
- Basin #95540sub-area2 003,3 km²overlap254.58 km²5%
- Basin #72000sub-area611,5 km²overlap240.49 km²5%
- Basin #91820sub-area305,4 km²overlap111.63 km²2%
- Basin #20160sub-area1 717,9 km²overlap98.06 km²2%
- Basin #15650sub-area86,7 km²overlap86.33 km²2%
- Basin #79950sub-area464,6 km²overlap65.76 km²1%
- Bassin de El Béidsub-area832,3 km²overlap59.89 km²1%
- Basin #71990sub-area95,5 km²overlap59.02 km²1%
- Basin #92030sub-area24,4 km²overlap24.33 km²0%
- Bassin de Mbuli Riversub-area177,1 km²overlap22.40 km²0%
- Basin #70570sub-area89,5 km²overlap1.42 km²0%
Lakes (14, top by area)
- Chadarea18 751,5 km²avg depth0.1 m
- Lac 1399855area0,5 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1400230area0,5 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1399411area0,4 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1400212area0,4 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1400189area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1399481area0,3 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1399348area0,3 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1399351area0,2 km²avg depth1.3 m
Rivers / streams (1, 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
4,4%
Pesticides
9,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN