Corridor forestier de la Boucle du Mouhoun
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
1 322 km²
Province · BFA
Nayala
Burkina Faso
BShArid, steppe, hot(99 %)
Species observed
90
Observations
268
Area
3 721,1km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
90 distinct species · 268 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,5°C
Annual rain
748mm
Warmest m°
39,8°C
Coldest m°
16,9°C
Elevation: 279 m on average (min 252 m, max 362 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,5°C
Annual rain
748mm
Warmest month
39,8°C
Coldest month
16,9°C
Mean alt.
279m
Min
252m
Max
362m
Std. dev.
16m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(99 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
8,0g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
46,6%
Silt
24,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
9,7g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
50,0%
Silt
25,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
8,3g/kg
Clay
27,1%
Sand
47,8%
Silt
25,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
6,0g/kg
Clay
35,1%
Sand
42,0%
Silt
23,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest6.2%
Crops34.5%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)58.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology21 basins · 2 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
159,4km
Lake surface here
2,18km²
Basins crossed
21
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
56 424km²
Discharge in basins
141,4m³/s
Mean precip.
706mm/an
Mean T°
28,7°C
Moisture idx
-0,65
Mean runoff
28mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
282m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #17730sub-area1 374,9 km²overlap1330.00 km²36%
- Bassin de Wadisub-area554,3 km²overlap552.19 km²15%
- Bassin de Wadisub-area636,9 km²overlap436.12 km²12%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area574,9 km²overlap319.88 km²9%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area622,4 km²overlap288.81 km²8%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area179,3 km²overlap178.63 km²5%
- Basin #05450sub-area361,5 km²overlap151.22 km²4%
- Bassin de Wadisub-area121,2 km²overlap96.85 km²3%
- Basin #05460sub-area540,2 km²overlap75.39 km²2%
12 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #07200sub-area238,3 km²overlap66.94 km²2%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area116,4 km²overlap64.56 km²2%
- Bassin du Sourousub-area163 km²overlap56.12 km²2%
- Bassin du Sourousub-area1 878,2 km²overlap45.29 km²1%
- Basin #07190sub-area32,2 km²overlap32.08 km²1%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area17,5 km²overlap11.27 km²0%
- Bassin du Sourousub-area374,2 km²overlap7.12 km²0%
- Bassin de Wadisub-area281,3 km²overlap5.04 km²0%
- Bassin du Mouhounsub-area30,3 km²overlap2.25 km²0%
- Bassin de Vransosub-area2 080,5 km²overlap1.30 km²0%
- Bassin de Koyaresub-area377,3 km²overlap0.05 km²0%
- Bassin de Sonabousub-area1 415,6 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
36,2%
Pesticides
1,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN Not Reported · 6IUCN VI · 2
Zone de confluence Mouhoun-Sourou
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
232 km²
La Vallée du Sourou
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2009
212 km²
Confluent du Sourou-Volta Noire
IUCN Not ReportedClassified Forest · 1937
158 km²
Kari
IUCN Not ReportedClassified Forest · 1938
134 km²
Ouoro
IUCN Not ReportedClassified Forest · 1938
84 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Corridor forestier de la Boucle du MouhounWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN VI20171 322 km²
- Zone de confluence Mouhoun-SourouWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN VI2017232 km²
- La Vallée du SourouWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN Not Reported2009212 km²
- Confluent du Sourou-Volta NoireClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported1937158 km²
- KariClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported1938134 km²
- OuoroClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported193884 km²
- TorobaClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported193846 km²
- SaClassified ForestIUCN Not Reported193841 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN