Awash-West
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1973
1 494 km²
Zone · ETH
Misraq Shewa
Ethiopia
AwTropical, savannah(54 %)
Species observed
2 571
Observations
108 496
Area
10 019,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Misraq Shewa : 25 espèces reliées par 36 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 7.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
36
Connectance
0.077
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
2 571 distinct species · 108 496 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,9°C
Annual rain
837mm
Warmest m°
28,5°C
Coldest m°
12,6°C
Elevation: 1 673 m on average (min 861 m, max 2 856 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,9°C
Annual rain
837mm
Warmest month
28,5°C
Coldest month
12,6°C
Mean alt.
1 673m
Min
861m
Max
2 856m
Std. dev.
360m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(54 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
19,8g/kg
Clay
35,1%
Sand
28,2%
Silt
36,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vbGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
28,3g/kg
Clay
34,0%
Sand
28,7%
Silt
37,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
17,6g/kg
Clay
35,3%
Sand
28,0%
Silt
36,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,3
Org. C
13,4g/kg
Clay
36,2%
Sand
27,9%
Silt
35,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.2%
Crops41.0%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil4.2%
Other (grassland, water…)48.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology29 basins · 27 lakes · 16 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
755,6km
Lake surface here
547,30km²
Basins crossed
29
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
16 712km²
Discharge in basins
356,2m³/s
Mean precip.
838mm/an
Mean T°
20,0°C
Moisture idx
-0,51
Mean runoff
161mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 738m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Awashsub-area2 257,4 km²overlap1753.35 km²17%
- Bassin de Modjo Riversub-area1 735,4 km²overlap1596.24 km²16%
- Bassin de Bulbula Riversub-area2 048 km²overlap1250.35 km²12%
- Basin #48950sub-area2 037,7 km²overlap1094.86 km²11%
- Bassin de Awash Riversub-area1 376,3 km²overlap1011.08 km²10%
- Bassin de Awash Riversub-area1 127,8 km²overlap565.16 km²6%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area513,1 km²overlap511.02 km²5%
- Bassin de Meki Riversub-area731,8 km²overlap491.63 km²5%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area726,1 km²overlap359.53 km²4%
20 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #84370sub-area510,1 km²overlap262.29 km²3%
- Bassin de Great Akaki Riversub-area1 682 km²overlap229.13 km²2%
- Bassin de Germama/kesemsub-area1 354,8 km²overlap172.73 km²2%
- Bassin de Germama/kesemsub-area642,4 km²overlap133.25 km²1%
- Bassin de Daralia Riversub-area2 125,1 km²overlap113.52 km²1%
- Bassin de Awash Riversub-area305 km²overlap107.43 km²1%
- Bassin de Jido Riversub-area419,4 km²overlap104.56 km²1%
- Bassin de Germama/kesemsub-area440,7 km²overlap94.83 km²1%
- Basin #80330sub-area37,1 km²overlap36.94 km²0%
- Bassin de Germama/kesemsub-area238,2 km²overlap27.20 km²0%
- Bassin de Gogesasub-area213,5 km²overlap25.02 km²0%
- Bassin de Meki Riversub-area901,1 km²overlap24.58 km²0%
- Basin #98670sub-area389,4 km²overlap19.23 km²0%
- Bassin de Germama/kesemsub-area283 km²overlap15.50 km²0%
- Basin #82480sub-area11,2 km²overlap11.17 km²0%
- Basin #76070sub-area151,9 km²overlap3.89 km²0%
- Basin #84170sub-area3 km²overlap3.03 km²0%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area501,9 km²overlap2.19 km²0%
- Bassin de Arba Dimasub-area1 814,5 km²overlap0.11 km²0%
- Bassin de Awash Riversub-area539,2 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (27, top by area)
- Ziwayarea412 km²avg depth13.9 m
- Langanoarea229,3 km²avg depth22.1 m
- Abayataarea164,7 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Kokaarea150,3 km²avg depth12.6 m
- Besek’a Hāyk’area38,3 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lake Yorkarea3,6 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Ēlen Hāyk’area3,5 km²avg depth3.2 m
- T’ut’ē Hāyk’area2,8 km²avg depth0.8 m
- Somba Hāyk’area2,1 km²avg depth1.5 m
18 more lakes
- Wedecha-Belbela Reservoirarea2 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Chelekleka Lakearea2 km²avg depth6.5 m
- Koka Reservoirarea1,6 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lake Koftuarea1,4 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Hora Lakearea1,1 km²avg depth15.2 m
- Hora Kilolē Hāyk’area1,1 km²avg depth12.2 m
- Lac 1403478area0,9 km²avg depth10.5 m
- Lac 1403425area0,7 km²avg depth6.2 m
- Lac 1404106area0,7 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1403526area0,5 km²avg depth11.2 m
- Lac 1403322area0,4 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1403393area0,4 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1403323area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1403433area0,2 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1403914area0,2 km²avg depth1.2 m
- Lac 1403918area0,2 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1403746area0,2 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1403910area0,2 km²avg depth1.7 m
Rivers / streams (16, ord ≥ 4)
- Awashord 6len here226.31 km15%total1504 km
- Awash Riverord 5len here126.24 km60%total210 km
- Modjo Riverord 4len here116.70 km100%total117 km
- Bulbula Riverord 5len here54.64 km83%total66 km
- Mojo Jelu Shetord 2len here53.97 km100%total54 km
- Meki Riverord 4len here46.35 km26%total175 km
- Dukem Shetord 2len here24.42 km100%total25 km
- Germama/kesemord 4len here20.32 km6%total355 km
- Akaki Riverord 4len here16.81 km37%total46 km
- Dukemord 2len here16.81 km100%total17 km
- Wedecha Shetord 2len here15.51 km81%total19 km
- Jido Riverord 4len here12.96 km13%total103 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
2hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
79,4%
Pesticides
3,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN II · 2IUCN IV · 1IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
Abijatta-Shalla
IUCN IINational Park · 1963
918 km²
Awash
IUCN IINational Park · 1969
582 km²
Gara-Meti
IUCN VIOpen Hunting Area · 2012
319 km²
Aluto
IUCN Not ReportedControlled Hunting Area · 2013
89 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN