Sawa Lake
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2014
5 km²
District · IRQ
Rumaitha
Iraq
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
13
Observations
17
Area
2 059km²
Partial data for this territory
Few observations recorded here. Real biodiversity is likely richer.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 2 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 Rumaitha : 2 espèces reliées par 1 interaction GloBI sur 1 type (connectance 100.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Espèces affichées
2
Interactions affichées
1
Connectance
1.000
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
13 distinct species · 17 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,2°C
Annual rain
112mm
Warmest m°
45,4°C
Coldest m°
5,9°C
Elevation: 11 m on average (min 7 m, max 26 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,2°C
Annual rain
112mm
Warmest month
45,4°C
Coldest month
5,9°C
Mean alt.
11m
Min
7m
Max
26m
Std. dev.
2m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)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
6,6g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
20,5%
Silt
45,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: wbGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
7,3g/kg
Clay
33,6%
Sand
20,8%
Silt
45,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
7,9g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
20,2%
Silt
45,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
4,8g/kg
Clay
35,5%
Sand
20,3%
Silt
44,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.8%
Crops33.5%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil38.6%
Other (grassland, water…)24.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology15 basins · 1 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
207,3km
Lake surface here
4,62km²
Basins crossed
15
Max stream order
8
Max drainage
410 214km²
Discharge in basins
378,7m³/s
Mean precip.
107mm/an
Mean T°
23,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,94
Mean runoff
27mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
17m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de نهر الديوانيةsub-area811,3 km²overlap541.65 km²26%
- Bassin de المصب العامsub-area2 179,1 km²overlap538.85 km²26%
- Bassin de الفراتsub-area2 580,9 km²overlap295.92 km²14%
- Bassin de دوب العملةsub-area245,9 km²overlap222.97 km²11%
- Bassin de نهر القادسيةsub-area141,9 km²overlap94.13 km²5%
- Bassin de نهر القادسيةsub-area302,1 km²overlap85.35 km²4%
- Bassin de نهر الهرةsub-area748,5 km²overlap81.26 km²4%
- Bassin de الفراتsub-area63,2 km²overlap56.28 km²3%
- Bassin de الفراتsub-area331,9 km²overlap48.54 km²2%
6 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de نهر إنويصيsub-area460,7 km²overlap31.40 km²2%
- Basin #10780sub-area692,6 km²overlap29.19 km²1%
- Bassin de نهر القادسيةsub-area2 712,2 km²overlap20.07 km²1%
- Bassin de نهر القادسيةsub-area246,3 km²overlap4.93 km²0%
- Bassin de الفراتsub-area34,8 km²overlap4.70 km²0%
- Bassin de نهر الكريمsub-area116,3 km²overlap3.72 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- نهر القادسيةord 5len here40.73 km25%total165 km
- بزل الحلةord 4len here29.06 km100%total29 km
- الفراتord 8len here27.60 km1%total3005 km
- شط خنجرord 1len here24.98 km100%total25 km
- نهر خزعلord 1len here19.64 km100%total20 km
- دوب العملةord 2len here18.32 km100%total18 km
- نهر الديوانيةord 4len here11.90 km9%total126 km
- نهر أم الكفيشةord 4len here10.06 km100%total10 km
- نهر كويord 4len here8.31 km100%total8 km
- بزل الملحord 1len here7.30 km100%total7 km
- دوب بطيسةord 8len here5.02 km100%total5 km
- شط الأعمىord 3len here2.41 km31%total8 km
1 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
3,5nW
Built-up
43,6%
Pesticides
14,9kg/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