Chott el Hodna
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2001
3 599 km²
Commune · DZA
Ouled Mansour
Algeria
BWhArid, desert, hot(95 %)
Species observed
15
Observations
15
Area
258,9km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
15 distinct species · 15 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
18,8°C
Annual rain
229mm
Warmest m°
37,4°C
Coldest m°
3,2°C
Elevation: 509 m on average (min 434 m, max 653 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,8°C
Annual rain
229mm
Warmest month
37,4°C
Coldest month
3,2°C
Mean alt.
509m
Min
434m
Max
653m
Std. dev.
50m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(95 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
8,3g/kg
Clay
22,1%
Sand
40,7%
Silt
37,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
41,8%
Silt
37,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
7,0g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
40,5%
Silt
36,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
7,4g/kg
Clay
23,2%
Sand
39,8%
Silt
37,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.1%
Crops28.8%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil44.3%
Other (grassland, water…)26.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
33,1km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
11 638km²
Discharge in basins
2,1m³/s
Mean precip.
249mm/an
Mean T°
15,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,80
Mean runoff
48mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
610m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
1,0nW
Built-up
20,2%
Pesticides
0,9kg/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