Waza Logone Floodplain
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2012
7 744 km²
Department · CMR
Logone et Chari
Cameroon
BShArid, steppe, hot(80 %)
Species observed
1 220
Observations
15 258
Area
12 137,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Logone et Chari : 27 espèces reliées par 37 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 6.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
37
Connectance
0.062
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
1 220 distinct species · 15 258 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,8°C
Annual rain
529mm
Warmest m°
40,9°C
Coldest m°
16,4°C
Elevation: 293 m on average (min 280 m, max 320 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,8°C
Annual rain
529mm
Warmest month
40,9°C
Coldest month
16,4°C
Mean alt.
293m
Min
280m
Max
320m
Std. dev.
8m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(80 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
8,9g/kg
Clay
38,5%
Sand
33,8%
Silt
27,7%
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
6,9
Org. C
10,6g/kg
Clay
36,3%
Sand
35,1%
Silt
28,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,9
Org. C
8,7g/kg
Clay
37,8%
Sand
34,2%
Silt
27,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
7,4g/kg
Clay
41,3%
Sand
32,2%
Silt
26,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest3.5%
Crops28.4%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil5.3%
Other (grassland, water…)62.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology43 basins · 15 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
533,3km
Lake surface here
1 857,58km²
Basins crossed
43
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
609 864km²
Discharge in basins
3 175,2m³/s
Mean precip.
514mm/an
Mean T°
27,8°C
Moisture idx
-0,76
Mean runoff
47mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
298m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de El Béidsub-area1 952,3 km²overlap1944.64 km²16%
- Basin #95540sub-area2 003,3 km²overlap1692.42 km²14%
- Bassin de Charisub-area905,9 km²overlap902.37 km²7%
- Bassin de El Béidsub-area1 268,8 km²overlap797.50 km²7%
- Bassin de El Béidsub-area832,3 km²overlap613.88 km²5%
- Bassin de Charisub-area939 km²overlap586.97 km²5%
- Bassin de Logonesub-area1 218,8 km²overlap566.17 km²5%
- Basin #55300sub-area551,6 km²overlap549.39 km²5%
- Bassin de Logonesub-area807,7 km²overlap385.98 km²3%
34 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #64310sub-area334,7 km²overlap328.30 km²3%
- Bassin de Logomatyasub-area537,2 km²overlap319.59 km²3%
- Bassin de Chari شاريsub-area489 km²overlap317.26 km²3%
- Basin #45320sub-area310,2 km²overlap308.94 km²3%
- Basin #55130sub-area306,4 km²overlap305.24 km²3%
- Basin #61360sub-area290,6 km²overlap289.43 km²2%
- Bassin de Chari شاريsub-area499,5 km²overlap280.07 km²2%
- Basin #53320sub-area249,2 km²overlap248.19 km²2%
- Bassin de Mayo Motorsolosub-area787,8 km²overlap233.70 km²2%
- Bassin de Mayo Mémésub-area1 022,1 km²overlap202.78 km²2%
- Bassin de Mayo-Savasub-area888,5 km²overlap161.50 km²1%
- Basin #53200sub-area139,9 km²overlap139.31 km²1%
- Bassin de Kutelahasub-area306,8 km²overlap136.46 km²1%
- Bassin de Kutelahasub-area176 km²overlap96.22 km²1%
- Basin #68200sub-area119,6 km²overlap91.22 km²1%
- Bassin de Chari شاريsub-area182,2 km²overlap89.58 km²1%
- Bassin de Chari شاريsub-area208,6 km²overlap82.05 km²1%
- Bassin de Chari شاريsub-area168 km²overlap78.77 km²1%
- Basin #93080sub-area1 028,4 km²overlap70.52 km²1%
- Basin #32120sub-area131,5 km²overlap58.40 km²0%
- Bassin de Mayo Mangafésub-area633,4 km²overlap56.65 km²0%
- Bassin de Mayo Mogazansub-area733 km²overlap33.47 km²0%
- Bassin de Kutelahasub-area64,3 km²overlap29.99 km²0%
- Bassin de Kutelahasub-area71,7 km²overlap28.74 km²0%
- Bassin de Logonesub-area118,5 km²overlap23.23 km²0%
- Basin #59320sub-area22,5 km²overlap22.43 km²0%
- Basin #07270sub-area567,7 km²overlap19.83 km²0%
- Bassin de Mayo Ngassawésub-area1 647,9 km²overlap16.63 km²0%
- Basin #95300sub-area385,3 km²overlap11.77 km²0%
- Bassin de Mayo Tsanagasub-area956 km²overlap9.48 km²0%
- Basin #95700sub-area60,4 km²overlap7.93 km²0%
- Bassin de Chari شاريsub-area217 km²overlap0.50 km²0%
- Bassin de Kutelahasub-area103,5 km²overlap0.39 km²0%
- Bassin de Ba Illisub-area2 065,7 km²overlap0.05 km²0%
Lakes (15, top by area)
- Chadarea18 751,5 km²avg depth0.1 m
- Lac 1400000area0,7 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1400553area0,4 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1400535area0,3 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1399806area0,2 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1400350area0,2 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1400354area0,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1400685area0,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1401669area0,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- Logoneord 6len here197.52 km16%total1222 km
- El Béidord 6len here103.17 km66%total156 km
- Chari شاريord 8len here89.16 km8%total1083 km
- Chariord 3len here63.03 km100%total63 km
- Chariord 8len here33.64 km6%total585 km
- Logomatyaord 1len here20.03 km69%total29 km
- Kutelahaord 5len here12.92 km20%total63 km
- Mayo Motorsoloord 3len here7.19 km8%total86 km
- Diakheord 6len here6.23 km16%total40 km
- Koulambouord 5len here0.38 km1%total43 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
17,6%
Pesticides
1,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas7
IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN IV · 2IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Lake Chad Wetlands in Nigeria
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2008
6 038 km²
Lac Tchad
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2008
2 153 km²
Waza
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1979
1 407 km²
Waza
IUCN IINational Park · 1968
1 407 km²
Mandelia
IUCN IVFaunal Reserve · 1969
1 316 km²
Complete list7 protected areas
- Waza Logone FloodplainWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported20127 744 km²
- Lake Chad Wetlands in NigeriaWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported20086 038 km²
- Lac TchadWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV20082 153 km²
- WazaUNESCO-MAB Biosphere ReserveIUCN Not Applicable19791 407 km²
- WazaNational ParkIUCN II19681 407 km²
- MandeliaFaunal ReserveIUCN IV19691 316 km²
- KalamalouéNational ParkIUCN II196867 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN