Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · gha
Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary Ramsar Site
- Area
- 13 km²
- IUCN cat.
- IV
- Year
- 1988
Overview
- Designation
- Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
- IUCN category
- IV · Aire d'habitats / espèces
Gestion active pour maintenir habitats / espèces particuliers
- Established
- 1988
- Managing authority
- 1. Wildlife Division/Forestry Commission, Accra 2. Ghana Water Company Limited (Regional Office), Kumasi 3. Atwema-Nwabiagya District Assembly, Akropong
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
10 distinct species · 14 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 · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
6,8km
Lake surface here
0,59km²
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
2 000km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 352mm/an
Mean T°
25,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,17
Mean runoff
247mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
281m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (1, 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
- 6.73147, -1.68561
- 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.