Hamoun
IUCN VProtected Area · 1968
3 013 km²
District · AFG
Lash Wa Juwayn
Afghanistan
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
6
Observations
13
Area
6 446,9km²
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
6 distinct species · 13 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,3°C
Annual rain
72mm
Warmest m°
41,7°C
Coldest m°
2,2°C
Elevation: 586 m on average (min 468 m, max 1 146 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,3°C
Annual rain
72mm
Warmest month
41,7°C
Coldest month
2,2°C
Mean alt.
586m
Min
468m
Max
1 146m
Std. dev.
124m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
3,2g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
45,1%
Silt
29,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
4,1g/kg
Clay
24,5%
Sand
45,4%
Silt
30,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
3,0g/kg
Clay
24,5%
Sand
45,4%
Silt
30,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,1
Org. C
2,5g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
44,5%
Silt
29,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.1%
Crops1.9%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil95.5%
Other (grassland, water…)2.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology22 basins · 2 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
217,5km
Lake surface here
278,35km²
Basins crossed
22
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
204 445km²
Discharge in basins
481,6m³/s
Mean precip.
70mm/an
Mean T°
20,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,96
Mean runoff
13mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
629m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de ماه رودsub-area2 549,6 km²overlap2166.59 km²34%
- Basin #07590sub-area1 475,5 km²overlap879.68 km²14%
- Basin #02810sub-area560 km²overlap518.29 km²8%
- Bassin de فراه رودsub-area1 113,2 km²overlap471.35 km²7%
- Basin #85640sub-area438,2 km²overlap437.85 km²7%
- Basin #99340sub-area505,3 km²overlap421.91 km²7%
- Bassin de فراه رودsub-area350,5 km²overlap350.25 km²5%
- Basin #85530sub-area578,4 km²overlap272.30 km²4%
- Basin #99100sub-area1 248,5 km²overlap233.23 km²4%
13 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #04430sub-area1 025,1 km²overlap118.43 km²2%
- Bassin de ماه رودsub-area743 km²overlap115.75 km²2%
- Bassin de فراه رودsub-area102,8 km²overlap102.71 km²2%
- Basin #98210sub-area248,3 km²overlap86.69 km²1%
- Bassin de فراه رودsub-area98,8 km²overlap69.58 km²1%
- Basin #98150sub-area85,3 km²overlap55.44 km²1%
- Bassin de هلمند رودsub-area2 619,5 km²overlap51.74 km²1%
- Basin #07200sub-area782,7 km²overlap43.44 km²1%
- Basin #97670sub-area253,7 km²overlap18.04 km²0%
- Basin #07190sub-area12 km²overlap12.01 km²0%
- Basin #07690sub-area791,6 km²overlap11.93 km²0%
- Bassin de فراه رودsub-area8,4 km²overlap8.39 km²0%
- Basin #07600sub-area1,5 km²overlap1.53 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
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
0,1%
Pesticides
5,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN V · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN