Lake Chilwa
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
2 110 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (2016)
Malawi
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(71 %)
Area
52,7km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
20,5°C
Annual rain
1 369mm
Warmest m°
28,1°C
Coldest m°
11,6°C
Elevation: 954 m on average (min 631 m, max 1 290 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,5°C
Annual rain
1 369mm
Warmest month
28,1°C
Coldest month
11,6°C
Mean alt.
954m
Min
631m
Max
1 290m
Std. dev.
179m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(71 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
18,6g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
64,0%
Silt
13,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to SC Mposa
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
26,5g/kg
Clay
20,9%
Sand
65,6%
Silt
13,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
16,8g/kg
Clay
20,8%
Sand
65,2%
Silt
14,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
12,5g/kg
Clay
25,9%
Sand
61,1%
Silt
13,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest48.1%
Crops10.4%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)41.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
39,9%
Pesticides
4,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN VI · 1
Liwonde Fr
IUCN VIForest Reserve · 1924
274 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN