HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1081194620
Bassin de Kilimbi
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 : Idjwi, Karongi, Nyamagabe, Nyamasheke
Sub-basin area
211,1km²
Upstream area
211,1km²
Discharge
2,39m³/s
Mean elev.
1 889m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 0 basins
Source / headwater (no upstream basin)
4 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 181.9 km²86.5% of basin
- 18.5 km²8.8% of basin
- 9.7 km²4.6% of basin
- 0.2 km²0.1% of basin
144 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Lake Kivu27.94 km²13% commune
- Taba18.01 km²74% commune
- Kavumu11.18 km²69% commune
- Gasamba7.98 km²53% commune
- Nyarusiza6.22 km²90% commune
- Gihwahwa5.54 km²63% commune
- Gakoko4.32 km²35% commune
- Bikunda3.51 km²48% commune
- Mitanga2.79 km²100% commune
- Bunyamanza2.42 km²100% commune
- Kaburiro2.42 km²100% commune
- Kabuga2.39 km²85% commune
- Kabingo2.32 km²100% commune
- Gisenyi2.19 km²100% commune
- Rubumba2.16 km²100% commune
- Rutiti2.08 km²70% commune
- Giseke1.92 km²100% commune
- Nyamiryango1.86 km²21% commune
- Mburabuturo1.85 km²100% commune
- Mukoto1.82 km²100% commune
- Rwamiko1.67 km²83% commune
- Cyiya1.62 km²100% commune
- Kanyenkondo1.58 km²100% commune
- Rubingo1.52 km²100% commune
- Ryagatari1.51 km²90% commune
- Rubona1.51 km²84% commune
- Misirimbo1.48 km²100% commune
- Rupango1.48 km²100% commune
- Cyankuba1.46 km²100% commune
- Karambi1.46 km²100% commune
- Nyarugenge1.44 km²43% commune
- Kibiko1.40 km²100% commune
- Munini1.38 km²95% commune
- Nyagacaca1.36 km²100% commune
- Nyakabingo1.22 km²100% commune
- Bigali1.18 km²36% commune
- Rugote1.18 km²72% commune
- Kagarama1.16 km²100% commune
- Gisheke1.16 km²70% commune
- Kirambira1.15 km²100% commune
- Ruzibira1.14 km²100% commune
- Gitwe1.13 km²100% commune
- Rugote1.13 km²49% commune
- Rwambogo1.07 km²100% commune
- Uwakibaba1.06 km²100% commune
- Murundo1.06 km²27% commune
- Gitsimbwe1.05 km²100% commune
- Buha1.02 km²100% commune
- Nyagahinga1.01 km²47% commune
- Kizenga1.01 km²26% commune
- Rugano0.99 km²100% commune
- Gacumbi0.99 km²100% commune
- Karamba0.97 km²100% commune
- Rwamiko0.96 km²100% commune
- Giti0.96 km²100% commune
- Katabaro0.95 km²100% commune
- Karongi0.92 km²100% commune
- Nkuro0.91 km²100% commune
- Murama0.91 km²100% commune
- Gitwa0.88 km²100% commune
- Nkomero0.86 km²35% commune
- Gaseke0.86 km²100% commune
- Musumba0.84 km²100% commune
- Ruhinga0.84 km²7% commune
- Kajumiro0.84 km²100% commune
- Kanombe0.83 km²100% commune
- Rudaga0.83 km²100% commune
- Ryarugamba0.82 km²100% commune
- Amizero0.81 km²100% commune
- Gabiro0.81 km²100% commune
- Nyakariba0.80 km²96% commune
- Rumamfu0.79 km²44% commune
- Rugeregere0.79 km²100% commune
- Gisesero0.79 km²100% commune
- Bitare0.78 km²100% commune
- Gashwi0.78 km²100% commune
- Rurembo0.78 km²100% commune
- Nyakabingo0.78 km²100% commune
- Nduba0.76 km²72% commune
- Cyivugiza0.75 km²46% commune
- Mushungo0.74 km²100% commune
- Rwankuba0.73 km²100% commune
- Bitaba0.73 km²100% commune
- Gatyazo0.73 km²100% commune
- Matare0.73 km²100% commune
- Bugarama0.73 km²100% commune
- Nyarusange0.72 km²100% commune
- Tyazo0.72 km²82% commune
- Gitwa0.71 km²49% commune
- Uwamugisha0.71 km²100% commune
- Wingabe0.70 km²100% commune
- Wisovu0.69 km²59% commune
- Gituntu0.69 km²100% commune
- Wimana0.68 km²100% commune
- Kayenzi0.67 km²100% commune
- Gaseke0.67 km²100% commune
- Kamina0.67 km²100% commune
- Kamukiza0.67 km²100% commune
- Rubyiruko0.66 km²26% commune
- Rutaragwe0.66 km²100% commune
- Nyabihanga0.64 km²100% commune
- Rwunamuka0.63 km²31% commune
- Kamatare0.63 km²100% commune
- Rugarama0.62 km²100% commune
- Gitwa0.62 km²100% commune
- Rusebeya0.61 km²100% commune
- Ryasagahara0.60 km²100% commune
- Rusozi0.59 km²100% commune
- Tetero0.59 km²100% commune
- Cyijima0.58 km²50% commune
- Nyabinaga0.58 km²100% commune
- Kabeza0.57 km²100% commune
- Murambi0.57 km²100% commune
- Gasharu0.57 km²100% commune
- Mwasa0.56 km²100% commune
- Nyabitare0.56 km²100% commune
- Nyarunombe0.56 km²100% commune
- Kamagese0.54 km²100% commune
- Mugohe0.54 km²100% commune
- Rubona0.54 km²100% commune
- Kigarama0.54 km²100% commune
- Uwamuduru0.53 km²100% commune
- Bunyamanza0.53 km²100% commune
- Buhoro0.53 km²100% commune
- Bizimba0.52 km²100% commune
- Ryanyagahangara0.51 km²100% commune
- Nyarusovu0.51 km²100% commune
- Kageyo0.51 km²100% commune
- Gikangaga0.51 km²100% commune
- Mubuga0.50 km²41% commune
- Baziro0.47 km²7% commune
- Kabeza0.47 km²100% commune
- Kabuga0.44 km²100% commune
- Gashasha0.43 km²7% commune
- Wibungo0.42 km²100% commune
- Kamina0.40 km²100% commune
- Bungo0.37 km²30% commune
- Kazimba0.32 km²27% commune
- Mataba0.29 km²24% commune
- Karambo0.28 km²100% commune
- Bungo0.06 km²2% commune
- Bizi0.02 km²1% commune
- Bitega0.01 km²1% commune
- Muhororo0.00 km²0% commune
2 intersecting protected areas
Nyungwe
IUCN IVNational Park
40.79 km² overlap
Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
40.78 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
286 distinct species · 601 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Bassin de Kilimbi : 27 espèces reliées par 25 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 6.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 2 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
17,4°C
Annual rain
1 431mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,01
Runoff
379mm/an
PET
1 406mm
AET
1 105mm
Mean slope
10,9°
Water table
388cm
Forest
46%
Crops
11%
Urban
14%
Protected
19%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)