Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
5 245 km²
Commune · BEN
Toffo
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
774
Observations
9 143
Area
45,8km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
774 distinct species · 9 143 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,7°C
Annual rain
1 132mm
Warmest m°
34,1°C
Coldest m°
22,1°C
Elevation: 67 m on average (min 27 m, max 120 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,7°C
Annual rain
1 132mm
Warmest month
34,1°C
Coldest month
22,1°C
Mean alt.
67m
Min
27m
Max
120m
Std. dev.
24m
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
25,7g/kg
Clay
46,9%
Sand
25,8%
Silt
27,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Toffo
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
39,3g/kg
Clay
47,0%
Sand
25,8%
Silt
27,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
22,9g/kg
Clay
47,4%
Sand
25,6%
Silt
27,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
15,0g/kg
Clay
46,3%
Sand
26,0%
Silt
27,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest29.5%
Crops11.2%
Built-up1.2%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)58.0%
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
3 664km²
Discharge in basins
0,4m³/s
Mean precip.
1 028mm/an
Mean T°
27,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Mean runoff
263mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
104m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
121,1%
Pesticides
13,2kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN V · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 1
La Lama-Sud
IUCN Not ReportedClassified Forest · 1942
65 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN