HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1081139900
Bassin de Ivindo
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 : Lopé, Mvoung
Sub-basin area
421,8km²
Upstream area
52 046,2km²
Discharge
878,4m³/s
Mean elev.
461m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de Ivindo750 km²
- Bassin de Ivindo690 km²
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 311.5 km²74.2% of basin
- 108.4 km²25.8% of basin
3 intersecting protected areas
Chute du Fleuve Ivindo
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
214.56 km² overlap
Ivindo National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
209.70 km² overlap
Parc national de l'Ivindo
IUCN IINational park
208.28 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
48 distinct species · 82 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°
24,4°C
Annual rain
1 594mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,01
Runoff
499mm/an
PET
1 585mm
AET
1 295mm
Mean slope
4,6°
Water table
130cm
Forest
100%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
50%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)