Kilombero Valley Floodplain
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2002
7 956 km²
Commune · TZA
Sofi
Tanzania
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
4
Observations
7
Area
959,3km²
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
4 distinct species · 7 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,5°C
Annual rain
1 464mm
Warmest m°
32,2°C
Coldest m°
16,2°C
Elevation: 410 m on average (min 263 m, max 1 062 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,5°C
Annual rain
1 464mm
Warmest month
32,2°C
Coldest month
16,2°C
Mean alt.
410m
Min
263m
Max
1 062m
Std. dev.
170m
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
5,8
Org. C
15,5g/kg
Clay
29,8%
Sand
52,9%
Silt
17,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Ulanga
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
22,0g/kg
Clay
27,9%
Sand
54,9%
Silt
17,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
14,5g/kg
Clay
28,1%
Sand
54,1%
Silt
17,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
10,0g/kg
Clay
33,5%
Sand
49,9%
Silt
16,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest36.8%
Crops20.5%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil1.0%
Other (grassland, water…)41.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
7
Max drainage
23 680km²
Discharge in basins
233,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 417mm/an
Mean T°
24,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,06
Mean runoff
671mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
500m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #13880sub-area439 km²overlap357.18 km²37%
- Basin #14830sub-area1 434,9 km²overlap287.13 km²30%
- Basin #05700sub-area2 751,6 km²overlap108.48 km²11%
- Basin #13770sub-area94,1 km²overlap73.31 km²8%
- Bassin de Kilombero Riversub-area581,6 km²overlap72.14 km²8%
- Basin #10380sub-area700,3 km²overlap55.11 km²6%
- Basin #15300sub-area596,4 km²overlap5.96 km²1%
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
21,6%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN Not Reported · 4
Kilombero GCA
IUCN Not ReportedGame controlled area
5 780 km²
Mwantisi O.A. (N) and Furua
IUCN Not ReportedOpen area
1 822 km²
Ligamba
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve · 1955
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN