HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080011540
Bassin · #1080011540
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 3 administrative regions : Chinde, Inhassunge, Mopeia
Sub-basin area
1 808,2km²
Upstream area
1 808,2km²
Discharge
22,84m³/s
Mean elev.
7m
Administrative coverage
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 907.0 km²50.3% of basin
- Mopeia810.0 km²44.9% of basin
- 85.5 km²4.7% of basin
2 intersecting protected areas
Zambezi Delta
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
1802.47 km² overlap
Micaune
IUCN VIHunting Reserve
246.83 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
7 distinct species · 8 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
25,3°C
Annual rain
1 142mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,30
Runoff
466mm/an
PET
1 648mm
AET
965mm
Mean slope
0,1°
Water table
6cm
Forest
29%
Crops
2%
Urban
0%
Protected
0%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)