Lake Chivero and Manyame
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2013
296 km²
District · ZWE
Zvimba
Zimbabwe
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(96 %)
Species observed
1 398
Observations
55 225
Area
6 071,7km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Zvimba : 24 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 24 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
24
Connectance
0.068
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
1 398 distinct species · 55 225 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
20,2°C
Annual rain
775mm
Warmest m°
29,3°C
Coldest m°
9,1°C
Elevation: 1 270 m on average (min 921 m, max 1 615 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
20,2°C
Annual rain
775mm
Warmest month
29,3°C
Coldest month
9,1°C
Mean alt.
1 270m
Min
921m
Max
1 615m
Std. dev.
122m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwaTemperate, dry winter, hot summer(96 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
11,7g/kg
Clay
24,5%
Sand
55,3%
Silt
20,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
23,8%
Sand
56,0%
Silt
20,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,0
Org. C
12,4g/kg
Clay
23,3%
Sand
56,1%
Silt
20,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
7,2g/kg
Clay
26,5%
Sand
53,9%
Silt
19,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest18.2%
Crops35.7%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)45.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology16 basins · 50 lakes · 7 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
359,6km
Lake surface here
138,49km²
Basins crossed
16
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
11 666km²
Discharge in basins
52,5m³/s
Mean precip.
826mm/an
Mean T°
18,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,47
Mean runoff
95mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 278m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Manyamesub-area1 709 km²overlap1384.51 km²23%
- Bassin de Manyamesub-area1 598,5 km²overlap1236.84 km²20%
- Bassin de Musengezisub-area886 km²overlap628.18 km²10%
- Bassin de Gwebisub-area856,1 km²overlap528.84 km²9%
- Bassin de Manyamesub-area1 142,7 km²overlap468.43 km²8%
- Bassin de Manyame Riversub-area1 209,8 km²overlap363.63 km²6%
- Basin #74620sub-area365,5 km²overlap356.07 km²6%
- Bassin de Manyamesub-area612,4 km²overlap334.74 km²6%
- Bassin de Dondo Riversub-area311,2 km²overlap310.22 km²5%
7 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #73190sub-area1 118,1 km²overlap221.40 km²4%
- Bassin de Manyamesub-area330,2 km²overlap181.55 km²3%
- Bassin de Mupfure Riversub-area735,9 km²overlap26.73 km²0%
- Bassin de Manyamesub-area80,9 km²overlap23.10 km²0%
- Bassin de Mazowesub-area721,5 km²overlap7.25 km²0%
- Basin #65810sub-area435,2 km²overlap0.18 km²0%
- Bassin de Manyamesub-area2 029,6 km²overlap0.04 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Lake Manyamearea75,2 km²avg depth6.5 m
- Lake Chiveroarea22,8 km²avg depth13.2 m
- Lake Mazvikadeiarea21,2 km²avg depth17.2 m
- Lake #82489area3,3 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lake #82509area1,6 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lake #82478area1,2 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lake #82556area1 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 1414665area0,9 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1415016area0,7 km²avg depth3.1 m
41 more lakes
- Lac 1414580area0,7 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1414817area0,7 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1414722area0,6 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1414641area0,5 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1414728area0,5 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 1414897area0,5 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1414875area0,5 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1414544area0,4 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1414760area0,4 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1414382area0,4 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1414627area0,4 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1414775area0,4 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1414451area0,4 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1414507area0,4 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1414578area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1414517area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1415013area0,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1414623area0,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1414607area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1414844area0,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1414448area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1414769area0,3 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1414663area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1414635area0,3 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1415010area0,3 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1415021area0,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1414723area0,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1414610area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1414583area0,3 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1414913area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1414500area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1414425area0,2 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 1414800area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1414982area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1414927area0,2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1414505area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1414573area0,2 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 1414737area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1414434area0,2 km²avg depth5.9 m
- Lac 1414997area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1414701area0,2 km²avg depth2.7 m
Rivers / streams (7, ord ≥ 4)
- Manyameord 5len here224.66 km35%total649 km
- Musengeziord 5len here53.27 km45%total118 km
- Gwebiord 3len here50.76 km63%total81 km
- Dondo Riverord 3len here14.13 km100%total14 km
- Manyame Riverord 4len here8.36 km11%total79 km
- Musengi Riverord 2len here6.94 km100%total7 km
- Mupfure Riverord 5len here1.45 km0%total557 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
39,5%
Pesticides
10,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN V · 3IUCN II · 1IUCN IV · 1
Darwendale
IUCN VRecreation Park
195 km²
Lake Chivero
IUCN VRecreation Park · 1975
71 km²
Mupfure
IUCN VRecreation Park
64 km²
Mazowe
IUCN IVBotanical Reserve
2 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN