Chutes de Karera
IUCN IIINature Monument · 1980
2 km²
Subdivision · BDI
Shanga
Burundi
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
24
Observations
61
Area
7,4km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
24 distinct species · 61 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,2°C
Annual rain
970mm
Warmest m°
27,4°C
Coldest m°
15,0°C
Elevation: 1 551 m on average (min 1 442 m, max 1 684 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,2°C
Annual rain
970mm
Warmest month
27,4°C
Coldest month
15,0°C
Mean alt.
1 551m
Min
1 442m
Max
1 684m
Std. dev.
65m
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
5,3
Org. C
24,4g/kg
Clay
36,8%
Sand
39,2%
Silt
24,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Musongati
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
33,2g/kg
Clay
35,8%
Sand
39,9%
Silt
24,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
23,3g/kg
Clay
35,8%
Sand
40,1%
Silt
24,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
16,7g/kg
Clay
38,8%
Sand
37,5%
Silt
23,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest18.9%
Crops30.4%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.4%
Other (grassland, water…)49.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2,4km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
860km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 253mm/an
Mean T°
18,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,17
Mean runoff
272mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 592m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Built-up
80,3%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN III · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN