Lake Elmenteita
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2005
109 km²
Commune · KEN
Murindati
Kenya
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)
Area
135,3km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
16,2°C
Annual rain
1 197mm
Warmest m°
23,8°C
Coldest m°
9,9°C
Elevation: 2 176 m on average (min 1 939 m, max 2 460 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,2°C
Annual rain
1 197mm
Warmest month
23,8°C
Coldest month
9,9°C
Mean alt.
2 176m
Min
1 939m
Max
2 460m
Std. dev.
138m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
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
30,9g/kg
Clay
30,9%
Sand
38,9%
Silt
30,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Gilgil
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
45,3g/kg
Clay
30,2%
Sand
39,3%
Silt
30,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
26,9g/kg
Clay
30,1%
Sand
39,5%
Silt
30,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
20,6g/kg
Clay
32,4%
Sand
38,1%
Silt
29,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest18.1%
Crops36.0%
Built-up1.9%
Bare soil1.7%
Other (grassland, water…)42.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
193,1%
Pesticides
1,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN