Lake Natron Basin
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2001
2 239 km²
Commune · KEN
Magadi
Kenya
BShArid, steppe, hot(91 %)
Species observed
951
Observations
17 971
Area
2 384,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 17 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 Magadi : 14 espèces reliées par 14 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 10.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
17
Interactions affichées
14
Connectance
0.103
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
951 distinct species · 17 971 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,8°C
Annual rain
538mm
Warmest m°
34,5°C
Coldest m°
18,9°C
Elevation: 751 m on average (min 601 m, max 1 562 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,8°C
Annual rain
538mm
Warmest month
34,5°C
Coldest month
18,9°C
Mean alt.
751m
Min
601m
Max
1 562m
Std. dev.
138m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(91 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
15,3g/kg
Clay
30,8%
Sand
47,4%
Silt
21,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: viGLiMaggregated to Kajiado West
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
19,0g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
48,5%
Silt
22,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
14,4g/kg
Clay
30,0%
Sand
48,0%
Silt
22,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
12,4g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
45,8%
Silt
21,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest7.4%
Crops16.4%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil4.2%
Other (grassland, water…)72.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 11 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
94,0km
Lake surface here
48,76km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
8 916km²
Discharge in basins
25,4m³/s
Mean precip.
582mm/an
Mean T°
22,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,67
Mean runoff
74mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 099m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #46470sub-area2 029,2 km²overlap856.96 km²36%
- Bassin de Southern Ewaso Ng'irosub-area1 242,7 km²overlap660.20 km²28%
- Bassin de Southern Ewaso Ng'irosub-area510,1 km²overlap244.97 km²10%
- Basin #57390sub-area473,5 km²overlap207.93 km²9%
- Bassin de Nasampolaisub-area3 657,4 km²overlap146.84 km²6%
- Basin #48510sub-area1 432,9 km²overlap109.55 km²5%
- Basin #86320sub-area422,6 km²overlap78.26 km²3%
- Basin #96890sub-area304,4 km²overlap54.73 km²2%
- Bassin de Narosura Riversub-area725,1 km²overlap16.29 km²1%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (11, top by area)
- Natronarea886,3 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Nasikie Engidaarea9,9 km²avg depth19.9 m
- South-Western Lagoonarea4,6 km²avg depth6.2 m
- Lake Magadiarea1,9 km²avg depth15.8 m
- Lac 1407842area0,8 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1407830area0,8 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Lac 1407777area0,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1407739area0,4 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1407756area0,3 km²avg depth4.4 m
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
5,0%
Pesticides
1,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 2
Shompole
IUCN Not ReportedCommunity Conservancy · 2000
149 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN