Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · nga
Oguta Lake
- Area
- 6 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Reported
- Year
- 2008
Overview
- Designation
- Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
- Established
- 2008
- Managing authority
- Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority, Lokoja Imo State Government, Owerri Oguta Local Government, Oguta
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
23 distinct species · 31 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Hydrology1 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
8,6km
Lake surface here
1,97km²
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
454km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
2 111mm/an
Mean T°
26,4°C
Moisture idx
0,25
Mean runoff
1 421mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
116m
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
Location
Fond cartographique : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Géométrie : nos sources (GADM/HydroBASINS/HydroLAKES/HydroRIVERS/WDPA)
- Centroid
- 5.70428, 6.79007
- Open in maps
- OpenStreetMap → · Satellite →
Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.