HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080023240
Bassin · #1080023240
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 5 administrative regions across 2 countries : Akatsi North, Akatsi South, Avé, Keta Municipal, Ketu North
Sub-basin area
356,5km²
Upstream area
356,6km²
Discharge
2,08m³/s
Mean elev.
49m
Administrative coverage
5 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 137.2 km²38.7% of basin
- 114.9 km²32.4% of basin
- 66.2 km²18.7% of basin
- 25.0 km²7.1% of basin
- 11.6 km²3.3% of basin
1 intersecting protected areas
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
11.70 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
18 distinct species · 38 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°
26,9°C
Annual rain
1 018mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,34
Runoff
185mm/an
PET
1 551mm
AET
862mm
Mean slope
1,1°
Water table
77cm
Forest
3%
Crops
38%
Urban
5%
Protected
0%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)