Lac Bam
IUCN VIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2009
53 km²
Commune · BFA
Zimtenga
Burkina Faso
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)
Species observed
10
Observations
22
Area
479,3km²
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
10 distinct species · 22 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
28,5°C
Annual rain
575mm
Warmest m°
40,0°C
Coldest m°
15,8°C
Elevation: 323 m on average (min 303 m, max 352 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,5°C
Annual rain
575mm
Warmest month
40,0°C
Coldest month
15,8°C
Mean alt.
323m
Min
303m
Max
352m
Std. dev.
11m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(100 %)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
6,1g/kg
Clay
22,7%
Sand
58,5%
Silt
18,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Bam
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
7,0g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
61,7%
Silt
19,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
6,2g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
60,1%
Silt
19,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,5
Org. C
5,0g/kg
Clay
28,3%
Sand
53,7%
Silt
18,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest4.3%
Crops22.1%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil5.9%
Other (grassland, water…)67.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 2 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
4,03km²
Basins crossed
4
Max drainage
3 112km²
Discharge in basins
0,4m³/s
Mean precip.
592mm/an
Mean T°
28,1°C
Moisture idx
-0,71
Mean runoff
14mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
329m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (2, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
36,7%
Pesticides
1,4kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN VI · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN