Lake Chad Wetlands in Nigeria
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2008
6 038 km²
Local Authority · NGA
Monguno
Nigeria
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
3
Observations
6
Area
1 509,2km²
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
3 distinct species · 6 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,7°C
Annual rain
426mm
Warmest m°
40,7°C
Coldest m°
15,5°C
Elevation: 288 m on average (min 282 m, max 294 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,7°C
Annual rain
426mm
Warmest month
40,7°C
Coldest month
15,5°C
Mean alt.
288m
Min
282m
Max
294m
Std. dev.
3m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
6,0g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
58,8%
Silt
19,5%
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
7,1
Org. C
5,6g/kg
Clay
20,1%
Sand
60,1%
Silt
19,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
4,6g/kg
Clay
21,4%
Sand
59,0%
Silt
19,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,2
Org. C
7,7g/kg
Clay
23,6%
Sand
57,4%
Silt
19,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.3%
Crops43.6%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)53.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 1 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
6,3km
Lake surface here
0,44km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
42 701km²
Discharge in basins
68,4m³/s
Mean precip.
466mm/an
Mean T°
26,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,77
Mean runoff
54mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
296m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #07490sub-area2 303,9 km²overlap689.24 km²46%
- Bassin de Ngaddasub-area1 995,8 km²overlap286.47 km²19%
- Basin #17480sub-area198,2 km²overlap197.05 km²13%
- Basin #21380sub-area1 696,9 km²overlap166.53 km²11%
- Basin #16780sub-area1 879,5 km²overlap85.45 km²6%
- Basin #17370sub-area124,5 km²overlap71.13 km²5%
- Basin #16590sub-area1 868,3 km²overlap7.46 km²0%
- Basin #20160sub-area1 717,9 km²overlap5.90 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
9,5%
Pesticides
24,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 3
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN