Fleuve· 263 segments

Le Mouhoun

Crosses 11 administrative regions : Balé, Banwa, Houet, Ioba, Kossi +6

fleuve

Total length

688km

Max discharge

66,6m³/s

Max Strahler

Segments matched

263

River geography11 admin regions · 0 communes

Parent watershed

hybas-10807399201566 km²

11 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)

Mouhoun
Boucle du Mouhoun · Burkina Faso
258.4 km
in this dpt
Houet
Haut-Bassins · Burkina Faso
238.6 km
in this dpt
Balé
Boucle du Mouhoun · Burkina Faso
169.2 km
in this dpt
Banwa
Boucle du Mouhoun · Burkina Faso
133.0 km
in this dpt
Nayala
Boucle du Mouhoun · Burkina Faso
127.0 km
in this dpt
Sanguié
Centre-Ouest · Burkina Faso
117.6 km
in this dpt
Kossi
Boucle du Mouhoun · Burkina Faso
74.5 km
in this dpt
Ioba
Sud-Ouest · Burkina Faso
73.8 km
in this dpt
Tuy
Haut-Bassins · Burkina Faso
34.9 km
in this dpt
Sissili
Centre-Ouest · Burkina Faso
4.5 km
in this dpt
Nandom
Upper West · Ghana
1.6 km
in this dpt

19 intersecting protected areas

Corridor forestier de la Boucle du Mouhoun
IUCN VI
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Deux Balé
IUCN II
Classified Forest
Kalio
IUCN Not Reported
Classified Forest
Tiogo
IUCN Not Reported
Classified Forest
Zone de confluence Mouhoun-Sourou
IUCN VI
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Dibon
IUCN Not Reported
Classified Forest
La Vallée du Sourou
IUCN Not Reported
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Tissé
IUCN Not Reported
Classified Forest
La Mare aux hippopotames
IUCN IV
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)

10 more protected areassorted by area

Laba
IUCN Not Reported
Classified Forest
Mare aux Hippopotames
IUCN Not Reported
Classified Forest
Confluent du Sourou-Volta Noire
IUCN Not Reported
Classified Forest
Sorobouli
IUCN Not Reported
Classified Forest
Kari
IUCN Not Reported
Classified Forest
Ouoro
IUCN Not Reported
Classified Forest
Baporo
IUCN Not Reported
Classified Forest
Nossébou
IUCN Not Reported
Classified Forest
Toroba
IUCN Not Reported
Classified Forest
Sa
IUCN Not Reported
Classified Forest

1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 263 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.

Species present

537 distinct species · 8 424 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Ecological tissue

Sample of 30 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

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie

RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation

StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

Indicateurs du tissu écologique

Tissu écologique de Le Mouhoun : 25 espèces + 5 bulles famille, 24 interactions GloBI documentées sur 3 types (connectance 5.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 5 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).

Espèces affichées

Interactions affichées

Connectance

0.055

Patrimoniales

Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)