Plaine Inondable du Sourou
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2013
565 km²
Province · BFA
Sourou
Burkina Faso
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
263
Observations
1 045
Area
6 022,2km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
263 distinct species · 1 045 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,8°C
Annual rain
687mm
Warmest m°
40,1°C
Coldest m°
16,5°C
Elevation: 282 m on average (min 252 m, max 358 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,8°C
Annual rain
687mm
Warmest month
40,1°C
Coldest month
16,5°C
Mean alt.
282m
Min
252m
Max
358m
Std. dev.
22m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)Arid
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
6,7g/kg
Clay
28,5%
Sand
49,8%
Silt
21,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
7,7g/kg
Clay
24,6%
Sand
53,1%
Silt
22,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
6,8g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
51,0%
Silt
22,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,6
Org. C
5,5g/kg
Clay
33,7%
Sand
45,4%
Silt
20,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest5.7%
Crops37.3%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)56.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology14 basins · 7 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
145,5km
Lake surface here
15,76km²
Basins crossed
14
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
31 188km²
Discharge in basins
103,5m³/s
Mean precip.
610mm/an
Mean T°
28,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,70
Mean runoff
19mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
283m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin du Sourousub-area1 878,2 km²overlap1825.84 km²30%
- Bassin de Boubasub-area1 711,5 km²overlap1462.99 km²24%
- Bassin de Sourousub-area2 195,1 km²overlap1153.83 km²19%
- Basin #05460sub-area540,2 km²overlap365.69 km²6%
- Bassin de Kourouguisub-area1 608,1 km²overlap293.85 km²5%
- Bassin du Sourousub-area374,2 km²overlap234.97 km²4%
- Bassin du Sourousub-area449,2 km²overlap228.23 km²4%
- Basin #05450sub-area361,5 km²overlap208.93 km²3%
- Basin #78300sub-area152,2 km²overlap111.57 km²2%
Lakes (7, top by area)
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
27,5%
Pesticides
1,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN VI · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1
La Vallée du Sourou
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2009
212 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN