Lake Baringo
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2002
309 km²
Constituency · KEN
Tiaty
Kenya
AwTropical, savannah(84 %)
Species observed
775
Observations
3 852
Area
4 426,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 8 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Tiaty : 7 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 5 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 17.9%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 1 bulle taxonomique (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
8
Interactions affichées
5
Connectance
0.179
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
775 distinct species · 3 852 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,7°C
Annual rain
843mm
Warmest m°
32,8°C
Coldest m°
17,5°C
Elevation: 1 129 m on average (min 739 m, max 1 984 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,7°C
Annual rain
843mm
Warmest month
32,8°C
Coldest month
17,5°C
Mean alt.
1 129m
Min
739m
Max
1 984m
Std. dev.
244m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(84 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
20,4g/kg
Clay
35,1%
Sand
39,6%
Silt
25,3%
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
7,0
Org. C
29,4g/kg
Clay
34,2%
Sand
40,2%
Silt
25,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,0
Org. C
17,8g/kg
Clay
34,5%
Sand
40,1%
Silt
25,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,1
Org. C
14,1g/kg
Clay
36,8%
Sand
38,5%
Silt
24,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest23.8%
Crops7.9%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.8%
Other (grassland, water…)67.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 1 lakes · 13 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
267,0km
Lake surface here
0,16km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
6 604km²
Discharge in basins
52,6m³/s
Mean precip.
644mm/an
Mean T°
21,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,66
Mean runoff
168mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 222m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Burususwasub-area2 025,2 km²overlap1419.51 km²32%
- Bassin de Embobutsub-area2 296,6 km²overlap945.18 km²21%
- Bassin de Mukutansub-area1 540,1 km²overlap584.52 km²13%
- Basin #18320sub-area1 348,7 km²overlap545.04 km²12%
- Bassin de Kerio Riversub-area831 km²overlap357.47 km²8%
- Bassin de Nginyangsub-area1 003,7 km²overlap350.06 km²8%
- Bassin de Kerio Riversub-area197,1 km²overlap196.24 km²4%
- Bassin de Chemeronsub-area622,8 km²overlap24.63 km²1%
- Basin #99580sub-area305,4 km²overlap2.81 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (13, ord ≥ 4)
- Kerio Riverord 5len here66.94 km24%total284 km
- Nginyangord 5len here48.05 km100%total48 km
- Tangulbeiord 4len here39.46 km97%total41 km
- Kogoreord 4len here24.37 km100%total24 km
- Burususwaord 3len here23.45 km41%total58 km
- Terterord 2len here21.66 km100%total22 km
- Mukutanord 4len here19.40 km16%total125 km
- Kabarmelord 1len here8.13 km100%total8 km
- Nosikwetaord 3len here5.66 km61%total9 km
- Kibasord 4len here5.57 km23%total24 km
- Kiptoisarorrord 2len here2.62 km15%total17 km
- Embobutord 4len here1.63 km4%total42 km
1 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
4,0%
Pesticides
1,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1📍 Point sites · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN