Basse Vallée de l'Ouémé, Lagune de Porto-Novo, Lac Nokoué
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
6 532 km²
Commune · BEN
Takon
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
34
Observations
77
Area
49,1km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
34 distinct species · 77 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,4°C
Annual rain
1 380mm
Warmest m°
32,0°C
Coldest m°
22,5°C
Elevation: 61 m on average (min 40 m, max 79 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,4°C
Annual rain
1 380mm
Warmest month
32,0°C
Coldest month
22,5°C
Mean alt.
61m
Min
40m
Max
79m
Std. dev.
9m
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
6,2
Org. C
16,5g/kg
Clay
17,0%
Sand
70,1%
Silt
12,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Sakété
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
24,1g/kg
Clay
17,3%
Sand
69,3%
Silt
13,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
15,1g/kg
Clay
15,9%
Sand
71,2%
Silt
12,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
10,4g/kg
Clay
18,0%
Sand
69,8%
Silt
12,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest19.4%
Crops8.9%
Built-up2.7%
Bare soil0.6%
Other (grassland, water…)68.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
1 015km²
Discharge in basins
0,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 242mm/an
Mean T°
27,2°C
Moisture idx
-0,21
Mean runoff
485mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
65m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
3hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
267,7%
Pesticides
13,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN V · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN