HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080055240
Bassin · #1080055240
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 across 2 countries : Chinguetti, Goundam, Ouadane
Sub-basin area
596,1km²
Upstream area
596,4km²
Discharge
0m³/s
Mean elev.
312m
Administrative coverage
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 439.8 km²74.0% of basin
- 149.3 km²25.1% of basin
- 5.6 km²0.9% of basin
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
4 distinct species · 6 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°
27,7°C
Annual rain
14mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,99
Runoff
0mm/an
PET
2 251mm
AET
7mm
Mean slope
0,7°
Water table
357cm
Forest
0%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
0%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)