Corridor forestier de la Boucle du Mouhoun
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2017
1 322 km²
Commune · BFA
Zamo
Burkina Faso
BShArid, steppe, hot(63 %)
Species observed
2
Observations
35
Area
662,1km²
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
2 distinct species · 35 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,3°C
Annual rain
829mm
Warmest m°
39,3°C
Coldest m°
17,2°C
Elevation: 272 m on average (min 248 m, max 336 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,3°C
Annual rain
829mm
Warmest month
39,3°C
Coldest month
17,2°C
Mean alt.
272m
Min
248m
Max
336m
Std. dev.
17m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(63 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
10,9g/kg
Clay
29,5%
Sand
39,9%
Silt
30,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Sanguié
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
25,1%
Sand
42,9%
Silt
32,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
10,5g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
40,2%
Silt
30,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
6,7g/kg
Clay
34,4%
Sand
36,7%
Silt
28,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.7%
Crops35.0%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)55.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 1 lakes · 2 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
96,3km
Lake surface here
0,18km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
7
Max drainage
70 164km²
Discharge in basins
13,4m³/s
Mean precip.
806mm/an
Mean T°
28,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,60
Mean runoff
38mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
288m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (2, 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
16,2%
Pesticides
1,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Reported · 4IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN