Kafue Flats
IUCN VIGame Management Area · 1971
4 750 km²
District · ZMB
Mazabuka
Zambia
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(75 %)
Species observed
689
Observations
3 450
Area
3 833,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 43 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 Mazabuka : 36 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 37 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 4.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
43
Interactions affichées
37
Connectance
0.041
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
689 distinct species · 3 450 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,7°C
Annual rain
747mm
Warmest m°
31,9°C
Coldest m°
11,2°C
Elevation: 1 042 m on average (min 976 m, max 1 300 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
21,7°C
Annual rain
747mm
Warmest month
31,9°C
Coldest month
11,2°C
Mean alt.
1 042m
Min
976m
Max
1 300m
Std. dev.
75m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(75 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
16,6g/kg
Clay
33,1%
Sand
44,1%
Silt
22,9%
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
6,5
Org. C
24,2g/kg
Clay
30,3%
Sand
45,2%
Silt
24,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
44,9%
Silt
23,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
10,3g/kg
Clay
36,7%
Sand
42,2%
Silt
21,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest12.9%
Crops25.1%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)61.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology20 basins · 43 lakes · 16 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
568,5km
Lake surface here
16,32km²
Basins crossed
20
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
154 358km²
Discharge in basins
2 337,9m³/s
Mean precip.
795mm/an
Mean T°
21,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,54
Mean runoff
122mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 057m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kaleyasub-area1 845,9 km²overlap1528.68 km²40%
- Bassin de Magoyesub-area2 186,1 km²overlap1073.84 km²28%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area355,2 km²overlap353.95 km²9%
- Bassin de Lubwatosub-area512,4 km²overlap267.05 km²7%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area735,8 km²overlap167.52 km²4%
- Bassin de Lubwatosub-area372,9 km²overlap111.14 km²3%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area159,8 km²overlap66.69 km²2%
- Bassin de Lufuasub-area3 260,6 km²overlap63.88 km²2%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area645,1 km²overlap39.52 km²1%
11 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area2 288,7 km²overlap37.28 km²1%
- Bassin de Lusitusub-area1 820,2 km²overlap29.03 km²1%
- Basin #34160sub-area241,1 km²overlap24.87 km²1%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area24,3 km²overlap23.52 km²1%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area20,5 km²overlap20.47 km²1%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area231 km²overlap9.14 km²0%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area7,6 km²overlap7.59 km²0%
- Bassin de Lubwatosub-area35,8 km²overlap3.75 km²0%
- Bassin de Kafuesub-area17,9 km²overlap3.68 km²0%
- Bassin de Lubwatosub-area12,6 km²overlap1.36 km²0%
- Bassin de Mwembeshisub-area342,6 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (43, top by area)
- Lake #82266area2,7 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Kavuni Lagoonarea1,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413248area1 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1413217area0,9 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1413213area0,8 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1413204area0,7 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1413291area0,7 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1413270area0,7 km²avg depth1.3 m
- Lac 1413181area0,6 km²avg depth1.2 m
34 more lakes
- Lac 1413208area0,6 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413286area0,5 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413224area0,5 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1413221area0,4 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413230area0,4 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1413257area0,4 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1413209area0,4 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1413205area0,4 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1413264area0,3 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1413285area0,3 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1413190area0,3 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413189area0,3 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1413198area0,3 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1413223area0,3 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413295area0,3 km²avg depth1.0 m
- Lac 1413193area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413135area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413277area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1413269area0,2 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1413218area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1413239area0,2 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1413228area0,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1413602area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1413199area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413225area0,2 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1413177area0,2 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1413201area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413238area0,2 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Lac 1413194area0,1 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1413202area0,1 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1413242area0,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1413252area0,1 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Lac 1413480area0,1 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1413179area0,1 km²avg depth0.7 m
Rivers / streams (16, ord ≥ 4)
- Kafueord 8len here143.27 km5%total2719 km
- Kaleyaord 3len here87.75 km74%total119 km
- Ngweziord 4len here64.09 km14%total448 km
- Magoyeord 4len here60.98 km29%total207 km
- Nakanengoord 3len here60.25 km100%total60 km
- Lubwatoord 4len here34.36 km36%total96 km
- Mazabukaord 2len here33.26 km100%total33 km
- Kavuleord 2len here16.77 km100%total17 km
- Chivunaord 2len here15.21 km100%total15 km
- Muzumaord 2len here13.92 km100%total14 km
- Mazabuka Riverord 2len here10.35 km87%total12 km
- Nalubeord 1len here7.83 km92%total8 km
4 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
31,7%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN VI · 1IUCN II · 1
Kafue Flats
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1991
819 km²
Blue Lagoon
IUCN IINational Park · 1973
455 km²
Lusengezi
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1967
368 km²
Lusitu Headwaters
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1967
296 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN