Kilombero Valley Floodplain
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2002
7 956 km²
Commune · TZA
Malinyi
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
12
Observations
17
Area
441,3km²
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
12 distinct species · 17 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
25,3°C
Annual rain
1 212mm
Warmest m°
33,5°C
Coldest m°
16,1°C
Elevation: 283 m on average (min 268 m, max 383 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
25,3°C
Annual rain
1 212mm
Warmest month
33,5°C
Coldest month
16,1°C
Mean alt.
283m
Min
268m
Max
383m
Std. dev.
15m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
53,0%
Silt
18,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Ulanga
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
17,1g/kg
Clay
26,4%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
18,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
26,8%
Sand
54,1%
Silt
19,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
32,2%
Sand
50,1%
Silt
17,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.4%
Crops35.1%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)51.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
8
Max drainage
23 680km²
Discharge in basins
326,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 353mm/an
Mean T°
25,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,12
Mean runoff
589mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
388m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #15300sub-area596,4 km²overlap197.67 km²45%
- Basin #10380sub-area700,3 km²overlap86.00 km²19%
- Basin #14830sub-area1 434,9 km²overlap51.00 km²12%
- Bassin de Kilombero Riversub-area581,6 km²overlap49.44 km²11%
- Basin #15290sub-area94,3 km²overlap32.83 km²7%
- Basin #14820sub-area11,7 km²overlap11.68 km²3%
- Basin #13770sub-area94,1 km²overlap11.60 km²3%
- Basin #05700sub-area2 751,6 km²overlap1.03 km²0%
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
54,9%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 3
Kilombero GCA
IUCN Not ReportedGame controlled area
5 780 km²
Mwantisi O.A. (N) and Furua
IUCN Not ReportedOpen area
1 822 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN