HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080020070
Bassin · #1080020070
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 4 administrative regions across 2 countries : Cabinda, Lukula, Moanda, Moanda (ville)
Sub-basin area
638,9km²
Upstream area
639,2km²
Discharge
2,6m³/s
Mean elev.
110m
Administrative coverage
4 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 440.5 km²69.2% of basin
- CabindaCabinda · Angola159.8 km²25.1% of basin
- 33.7 km²5.3% of basin
- 2.2 km²0.3% of basin
3 intersecting protected areas
Mangrove Nature Reserve or Marine Park
IUCN Not ReportedNature reserve
68.10 km² overlap
Parc national des Mangroves
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
36.12 km² overlap
Parc Marin des Mangroves
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park
36.12 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
75 distinct species · 203 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°
25,0°C
Annual rain
911mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,40
Runoff
159mm/an
PET
1 509mm
AET
771mm
Mean slope
4,1°
Water table
359cm
Forest
76%
Crops
1%
Urban
0%
Protected
11%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)