Awash West
IUCN VIControlled Hunting Area · 1973
11 822 km²
Commune · ETH
Telalak
Ethiopia
BShArid, steppe, hot(98 %)
Species observed
18
Observations
47
Area
1 367,1km²
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
18 distinct species · 47 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,2°C
Annual rain
493mm
Warmest m°
38,6°C
Coldest m°
18,0°C
Elevation: 721 m on average (min 512 m, max 1 067 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,2°C
Annual rain
493mm
Warmest month
38,6°C
Coldest month
18,0°C
Mean alt.
721m
Min
512m
Max
1 067m
Std. dev.
142m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(98 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
13,1g/kg
Clay
24,9%
Sand
41,9%
Silt
33,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Afar Zone 5
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
17,6g/kg
Clay
22,9%
Sand
43,0%
Silt
34,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
12,7g/kg
Clay
24,5%
Sand
41,8%
Silt
33,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
27,5%
Sand
40,8%
Silt
31,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest3.3%
Crops0.3%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil21.8%
Other (grassland, water…)74.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
42,0km
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
48 048km²
Discharge in basins
152,4m³/s
Mean precip.
558mm/an
Mean T°
24,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,71
Mean runoff
106mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
851m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Burkasub-area1 043,3 km²overlap652.35 km²48%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area388,2 km²overlap254.39 km²19%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area836,9 km²overlap148.14 km²11%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area363,9 km²overlap124.21 km²9%
- Bassin de Chelelekasub-area1 807,9 km²overlap106.61 km²8%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area88,6 km²overlap81.33 km²6%
- Bassin de Awashsub-area1 875,6 km²overlap0.07 km²0%
Rivers / streams (2, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Built-up
0,6%
Pesticides
2,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN VI · 3IUCN IV · 1IUCN II · 1
Mille-Serdo
IUCN IVWildlife Reserve · 1973
7 309 km²
Yangudi Rassa
IUCN IINational Park · 1969
3 046 km²
Telalak Dewe
IUCN VIControlled Hunting Area · 2012
503 km²
Hadar
IUCN VIControlled Hunting Area
430 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN