Elephant Marsh
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
609 km²
Commune · MWI
n.a. (3061)
Malawi
AwTropical, savannah(72 %)
Species observed
37
Observations
42
Area
20,4km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
37 distinct species · 42 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,1°C
Annual rain
827mm
Warmest m°
35,3°C
Coldest m°
16,0°C
Elevation: 51 m on average (min 48 m, max 54 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,1°C
Annual rain
827mm
Warmest month
35,3°C
Coldest month
16,0°C
Mean alt.
51m
Min
48m
Max
54m
Std. dev.
2m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(72 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
25,6%
Sand
58,8%
Silt
15,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to TA Mlolo
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
19,6g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
59,2%
Silt
15,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
13,6g/kg
Clay
27,2%
Sand
57,2%
Silt
15,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
12,9g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
59,9%
Silt
15,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest17.6%
Crops10.9%
Built-up1.5%
Bare soil0.9%
Other (grassland, water…)69.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
0,6km
Lake surface here
0,24km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
146 866km²
Discharge in basins
420,5m³/s
Mean precip.
974mm/an
Mean T°
25,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,46
Mean runoff
237mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
151m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Built-up
149,6%
Pesticides
5,4kg/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