Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1977
981 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (139)
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(98 %)
Species observed
25
Observations
25
Area
44,1km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
25 distinct species · 25 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,2°C
Annual rain
720mm
Warmest m°
29,8°C
Coldest m°
10,2°C
Elevation: 1 306 m on average (min 1 242 m, max 1 479 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,2°C
Annual rain
720mm
Warmest month
29,8°C
Coldest month
10,2°C
Mean alt.
1 306m
Min
1 242m
Max
1 479m
Std. dev.
48m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(98 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
12,4g/kg
Clay
28,8%
Sand
63,2%
Silt
8,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Chikulamayembe
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
15,6g/kg
Clay
27,3%
Sand
64,0%
Silt
8,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
13,1g/kg
Clay
27,8%
Sand
64,3%
Silt
7,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
8,4g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
61,4%
Silt
7,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest18.8%
Crops33.5%
Built-up0.9%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)46.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
6,8km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
7 201km²
Discharge in basins
0,7m³/s
Mean precip.
819mm/an
Mean T°
20,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,48
Mean runoff
122mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 257m
Watersheds crossing here
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
94,6%
Pesticides
7,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN IV · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN