HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080009800
Bassin de Mbewmburu River
A watershed (drainage basin) is not a body of water — it is the land area where rainfall converges towards a single river that eventually reaches the sea (or an endorheic basin). Boundaries follow ridgelines.
Crosses 2 administrative regions : Kilwa, Lindi Rural
Sub-basin area
1 796km²
Upstream area
17 134,3km²
Discharge
124,76m³/s
Mean elev.
183m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
Outlet (drains to ocean / endorheic)
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de Mbewmburu River2736 km²
- Bassin de Mbewmburu River1102 km²
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 1112.8 km²62.2% of basin
- 675.4 km²37.8% of basin
9 intersecting protected areas
Kilwa O.A.
IUCN Not ReportedOpen area
322.43 km² overlap
Matapwa
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
257.83 km² overlap
Ngarama North
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
198.25 km² overlap
Pindiro
IUCN Not ReportedNature Forest Reserve
116.98 km² overlap
Ndimba
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
7.20 km² overlap
Mangrove
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
3.50 km² overlap
Ruawa
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
1.20 km² overlap
Mangrove
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
0.39 km² overlap
Mangrove
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
0.34 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
318 distinct species · 804 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Bassin de Mbewmburu River : 26 espèces reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 6.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
25,4°C
Annual rain
971mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,38
Runoff
184mm/an
PET
1 565mm
AET
819mm
Mean slope
3,1°
Water table
245cm
Forest
90%
Crops
4%
Urban
0%
Protected
21%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)