Chilika Lake
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1981
1 278 km²
Commune · IND
Puri
India
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
540
Observations
7 218
Area
2 401,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Puri : 18 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 47 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 12.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
28
Interactions affichées
47
Connectance
0.124
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
540 distinct species · 7 218 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,0°C
Annual rain
1 643mm
Warmest m°
33,7°C
Coldest m°
17,8°C
Elevation: 5 m on average (min -11 m, max 33 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,0°C
Annual rain
1 643mm
Warmest month
33,7°C
Coldest month
17,8°C
Mean alt.
5m
Min
-11m
Max
33m
Std. dev.
3m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
16,1g/kg
Clay
32,8%
Sand
29,0%
Silt
38,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Puri
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
23,0g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
29,8%
Silt
38,9%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
14,7g/kg
Clay
31,4%
Sand
29,9%
Silt
38,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
10,7g/kg
Clay
35,7%
Sand
27,4%
Silt
36,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.0%
Crops52.2%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil2.0%
Other (grassland, water…)30.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology11 basins · 9 lakes · 8 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
204,3km
Lake surface here
42,62km²
Basins crossed
11
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 930km²
Discharge in basins
105,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 399mm/an
Mean T°
27,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,05
Mean runoff
796mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
23m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Dayaa Riversub-area2 048,8 km²overlap791.73 km²33%
- Bassin de Puri Main Canalsub-area813,4 km²overlap424.42 km²18%
- Bassin de Puri Canalsub-area553,1 km²overlap377.47 km²16%
- Basin #27260sub-area365 km²overlap290.13 km²12%
- Basin #27210sub-area326,3 km²overlap200.82 km²8%
- Basin #27270sub-area151,1 km²overlap116.79 km²5%
- Basin #27250sub-area110,4 km²overlap101.50 km²4%
- Bassin de Bhargabi Riversub-area67 km²overlap47.51 km²2%
- Bassin de Salia Riversub-area2 322,4 km²overlap31.39 km²1%
2 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (9, top by area)
- Chilikaarea843,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lake #78265area1,3 km²avg depth0.6 m
- Chilika Lakearea1,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lake #78264area1,1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1392175area0,8 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1392504area0,6 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1392455area0,2 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1392317area0,2 km²avg depth1.1 m
- Lac 1392468area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
Rivers / streams (8, ord ≥ 4)
- Bhargabi Riverord 4len here51.39 km57%total90 km
- Puri Main Canalord 2len here43.81 km73%total60 km
- Dayaa Riverord 4len here43.44 km59%total74 km
- Ratnachira Riverord 2len here32.63 km100%total33 km
- Puri Canalord 2len here21.06 km56%total38 km
- Mandaginiord 4len here5.35 km14%total39 km
- Dhaudia Riverord 2len here5.05 km100%total5 km
- Devi Riverord 3len here1.59 km2%total98 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
6hab/km²
Night light
1,3nW
Built-up
81,7%
Pesticides
3,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN