HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080677960
Bassin · #1080677960
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 : Goronyo, Illela, Madaoua, Sabon Birni
Sub-basin area
262km²
Upstream area
38 930,9km²
Discharge
34,25m³/s
Mean elev.
293m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin · #1080671450842 km²
- Bassin · #1080671610516 km²
4 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 186.2 km²71.3% of basin
- 37.5 km²14.4% of basin
- MadaouaTahoua · Niger23.6 km²9.1% of basin
- 13.8 km²5.3% of basin
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°
28,2°C
Annual rain
475mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,77
Runoff
24mm/an
PET
2 081mm
AET
399mm
Mean slope
0,4°
Water table
84cm
Forest
0%
Crops
62%
Urban
3%
Protected
0%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)