Lake Turkana National Parks
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1997
1 535 km²
Constituency · KEN
Turkana Central
Kenya
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
624
Observations
5 655
Area
6 606,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Turkana Central : 26 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 34 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 7.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 5 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
34
Connectance
0.073
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
624 distinct species · 5 655 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
29,9°C
Annual rain
210mm
Warmest m°
35,0°C
Coldest m°
24,2°C
Elevation: 449 m on average (min 362 m, max 710 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
29,9°C
Annual rain
210mm
Warmest month
35,0°C
Coldest month
24,2°C
Mean alt.
449m
Min
362m
Max
710m
Std. dev.
62m
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
8,3
Org. C
8,5g/kg
Clay
23,4%
Sand
56,3%
Silt
20,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
21,8%
Sand
57,6%
Silt
20,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
7,2g/kg
Clay
23,9%
Sand
55,8%
Silt
20,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
6,5g/kg
Clay
24,4%
Sand
55,3%
Silt
20,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.7%
Crops0.5%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil36.2%
Other (grassland, water…)60.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology32 basins · 2 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
281,6km
Lake surface here
833,29km²
Basins crossed
32
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
101 061km²
Discharge in basins
1 158,5m³/s
Mean precip.
204mm/an
Mean T°
28,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,90
Mean runoff
100mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
494m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Kerio Riversub-area2 002,1 km²overlap1156.14 km²18%
- Bassin de River1sub-area777,1 km²overlap773.70 km²12%
- Bassin de Turkwelsub-area773,2 km²overlap716.74 km²11%
- Basin #57790sub-area601,1 km²overlap351.82 km²5%
- Basin #54700sub-area345,4 km²overlap343.85 km²5%
- Basin #70030sub-area1 943,5 km²overlap337.85 km²5%
- Basin #54550sub-area1 669,1 km²overlap323.90 km²5%
- Basin #59910sub-area651,9 km²overlap307.57 km²5%
- Basin #69850sub-area308,5 km²overlap298.45 km²5%
23 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #60130sub-area2 349,3 km²overlap279.49 km²4%
- Basin #70630sub-area346,2 km²overlap219.55 km²3%
- Basin #57890sub-area221,6 km²overlap218.87 km²3%
- Basin #58130sub-area755,2 km²overlap211.56 km²3%
- Basin #58230sub-area479,3 km²overlap211.50 km²3%
- Basin #71930sub-area435,3 km²overlap170.17 km²3%
- Bassin de Kerio Riversub-area270,1 km²overlap135.96 km²2%
- Basin #70150sub-area155,1 km²overlap106.28 km²2%
- Basin #54710sub-area80 km²overlap79.69 km²1%
- Bassin de River Kawalaseesub-area146,8 km²overlap72.98 km²1%
- Basin #66110sub-area164,2 km²overlap51.36 km²1%
- Basin #65950sub-area496,3 km²overlap50.61 km²1%
- Basin #69480sub-area38,3 km²overlap38.09 km²1%
- Basin #55100sub-area470,5 km²overlap34.88 km²1%
- Bassin de Turkwelsub-area943,5 km²overlap30.30 km²0%
- Basin #68710sub-area159,9 km²overlap19.91 km²0%
- Basin #70040sub-area19,1 km²overlap18.97 km²0%
- Basin #56460sub-area59,6 km²overlap16.64 km²0%
- Basin #50420sub-area1 070,2 km²overlap11.26 km²0%
- Basin #70640sub-area533 km²overlap7.30 km²0%
- Bassin de Keriosub-area1 702,4 km²overlap6.09 km²0%
- Basin #55220sub-area19,9 km²overlap3.63 km²0%
- Basin #72150sub-area318,8 km²overlap1.37 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
10,3%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Central Island
IUCN IINational Park · 1983
5 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN