Chott Merouane et Oued Khrouf
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2001
3 244 km²
Commune · DZA
Tenedla
Algeria
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
14
Observations
19
Area
770,4km²
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
14 distinct species · 19 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,4°C
Annual rain
95mm
Warmest m°
39,5°C
Coldest m°
5,6°C
Elevation: 122 m on average (min 10 m, max 280 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,4°C
Annual rain
95mm
Warmest month
39,5°C
Coldest month
5,6°C
Mean alt.
122m
Min
10m
Max
280m
Std. dev.
84m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
5,7g/kg
Clay
21,9%
Sand
45,1%
Silt
33,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
6,8g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
45,5%
Silt
32,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
6,2g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
44,6%
Silt
33,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
4,2g/kg
Clay
21,7%
Sand
45,1%
Silt
33,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.8%
Crops0.7%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil96.2%
Other (grassland, water…)2.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
21,5km
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
11 231km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
89mm/an
Mean T°
21,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,94
Mean runoff
7mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
100m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
5,9%
Pesticides
8,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN