Basse Vallée de l'Ouémé, Lagune de Porto-Novo, Lac Nokoué
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
6 532 km²
Commune · BEN
Massi
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Area
259,2km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
27,1°C
Annual rain
1 089mm
Warmest m°
34,8°C
Coldest m°
22,3°C
Elevation: 42 m on average (min 9 m, max 77 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,1°C
Annual rain
1 089mm
Warmest month
34,8°C
Coldest month
22,3°C
Mean alt.
42m
Min
9m
Max
77m
Std. dev.
18m
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
6,3
Org. C
21,6g/kg
Clay
37,9%
Sand
36,9%
Silt
25,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Zogbodomey
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
31,6g/kg
Clay
39,1%
Sand
35,9%
Silt
25,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
20,2g/kg
Clay
37,2%
Sand
37,3%
Silt
25,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
13,1g/kg
Clay
37,3%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
25,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest30.4%
Crops16.7%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)52.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
10,1km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
3 664km²
Discharge in basins
2,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 086mm/an
Mean T°
27,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,35
Mean runoff
271mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
74m
Watersheds crossing here
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
28,8%
Pesticides
13,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN V · 2IUCN Not Reported · 2🌊 Marine · 2
Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
5 245 km²
La Lama Nord
IUCN Not ReportedClassified Forest · 1946
106 km²
Agrimey
IUCN Not ReportedClassified Forest · 1945
31 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN