HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080011750
Bassin · #1080011750
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 : Cheringoma, Marromeu
Sub-basin area
142,4km²
Upstream area
142,5km²
Discharge
1,74m³/s
Mean elev.
4m
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 129.0 km²90.9% of basin
- Marromeu1.5 km²1.0% of basin
2 intersecting protected areas
Zambezi Delta
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
111.19 km² overlap
Nº10
IUCN VIHunting Reserve
107.38 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
0 distinct species · 0 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°
25,2°C
Annual rain
1 141mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,28
Runoff
379mm/an
PET
1 594mm
AET
964mm
Mean slope
0,1°
Water table
13cm
Forest
49%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
76%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)