Basse Vallée du Couffo, Lagune Côtiere, Chenal Aho, Lac Ahémé
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2000
5 245 km²
Commune · TGO
Tohoun
Togo
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
40
Observations
48
Area
112,9km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
40 distinct species · 48 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
26,7°C
Annual rain
1 026mm
Warmest m°
34,9°C
Coldest m°
21,8°C
Elevation: 113 m on average (min 74 m, max 192 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,7°C
Annual rain
1 026mm
Warmest month
34,9°C
Coldest month
21,8°C
Mean alt.
113m
Min
74m
Max
192m
Std. dev.
28m
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
6,3
Org. C
21,0g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
58,9%
Silt
18,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Moyen-Mono
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
34,4g/kg
Clay
23,2%
Sand
58,2%
Silt
18,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
19,0g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
59,4%
Silt
18,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
9,6g/kg
Clay
22,7%
Sand
59,0%
Silt
18,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest25.8%
Crops34.8%
Built-up0.7%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)38.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
14,7km
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
20 768km²
Discharge in basins
18,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 065mm/an
Mean T°
27,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,39
Mean runoff
288mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
126m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
70,2%
Pesticides
4,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN V · 1🌊 Marine · 1📍 Point sites · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN