Lake Niassa and its Coastal Zone
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
15 843 km²
Commune · MOZ
Lione
Mozambique
AwTropical, savannah(59 %)
Species observed
17
Observations
24
Area
898,7km²
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
17 distinct species · 24 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,9°C
Annual rain
1 285mm
Warmest m°
29,8°C
Coldest m°
13,2°C
Elevation: 836 m on average (min 478 m, max 1 281 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,9°C
Annual rain
1 285mm
Warmest month
29,8°C
Coldest month
13,2°C
Mean alt.
836m
Min
478m
Max
1 281m
Std. dev.
218m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(59 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
13,4g/kg
Clay
23,1%
Sand
60,5%
Silt
16,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Lichinga
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
17,6g/kg
Clay
21,6%
Sand
61,7%
Silt
16,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
13,8g/kg
Clay
21,6%
Sand
61,8%
Silt
16,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
8,7g/kg
Clay
26,1%
Sand
57,9%
Silt
16,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest41.1%
Crops13.4%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)45.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 1 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
59,0km
Lake surface here
0,00km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
109 764km²
Discharge in basins
16,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 110mm/an
Mean T°
22,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,28
Mean runoff
282mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
763m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Liuekasub-area997,3 km²overlap573.69 km²64%
- Bassin de Mesinjsub-area1 384,7 km²overlap184.75 km²21%
- Bassin de Luambalasub-area966,4 km²overlap95.19 km²11%
- Bassin de Lugolasub-area584,1 km²overlap28.32 km²3%
- Basin #98880sub-area1 121,3 km²overlap16.38 km²2%
- Bassin de Luambalasub-area784,1 km²overlap0.34 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (3, 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
9,4%
Pesticides
1,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 2
Namizimu
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1924
889 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN