HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1081196250
Bassin de Shangazi
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, Kabare, Nyamasheke, Rusizi
311% lakePfafstetter: 13286901
Sub-basin area
240km²
Upstream area
4 954,9km²
Discharge
38,55m³/s
Mean elev.
1 622m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
Bassin de Cyunyu225 km²
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de Karundura458 km²
- Bassin · #108119529025 km²
4 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 205.0 km²85.8% of basin
- 26.7 km²11.2% of basin
- 7.1 km²3.0% of basin
- 0.1 km²0.0% of basin
177 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Lake Kivu62.43 km²28% commune
- Kinzovu6.85 km²98% commune
- Yove5.82 km²100% commune
- Murambi4.95 km²100% commune
- Mujabagiro4.43 km²15% commune
- Gacyamo3.16 km²83% commune
- Nyamuhunga3.05 km²100% commune
- Winkamba2.80 km²100% commune
- Kacyiru2.36 km²100% commune
- Rwamiko2.35 km²53% commune
- Nganzo2.22 km²100% commune
- Rundwe2.20 km²100% commune
- Nyarushwati1.91 km²100% commune
- Kabuga1.71 km²63% commune
- Rugeregere1.68 km²100% commune
- Muko1.59 km²100% commune
- Gikuyu1.59 km²100% commune
- Munini1.57 km²100% commune
- Rukohwa1.54 km²100% commune
- Giko1.49 km²100% commune
- Bigutu1.47 km²74% commune
- Kamabuye1.45 km²100% commune
- Gasumo1.45 km²100% commune
- Ruvumbu1.41 km²79% commune
- Kigabiro1.38 km²100% commune
- Gashirabwoba1.37 km²97% commune
- Bitare1.35 km²100% commune
- Kabukunzi1.27 km²87% commune
- Gihinga1.26 km²100% commune
- Kigenge1.21 km²100% commune
- Risansi1.19 km²100% commune
- Wimpundu1.19 km²100% commune
- Nkomero1.18 km²84% commune
- Kavo1.17 km²100% commune
- Karugero1.17 km²100% commune
- Mpishyi1.16 km²100% commune
- Kagarama1.16 km²100% commune
- Kamonyi1.16 km²100% commune
- Rwumba1.16 km²100% commune
- Gasharu1.15 km²100% commune
- Kanyovu1.14 km²53% commune
- Kadashya1.11 km²100% commune
- Rwabagoyi1.10 km²100% commune
- Bweranyange1.08 km²100% commune
- Gikombe1.08 km²100% commune
- Kanyovu1.07 km²100% commune
- Butangata1.07 km²94% commune
- Mataba1.06 km²100% commune
- Save1.04 km²100% commune
- Ruzinga0.95 km²100% commune
- Ryamashuri0.94 km²100% commune
- Cyeshero0.94 km²99% commune
- Gasarabuye0.93 km²40% commune
- Kidashira0.92 km²80% commune
- Gikundamvura0.92 km²100% commune
- Kabare0.92 km²97% commune
- Gitaba0.92 km²100% commune
- Karuhatana0.91 km²100% commune
- Rwamahwa0.91 km²100% commune
- Rebero0.89 km²100% commune
- Rubavu0.89 km²85% commune
- Mucuzi0.88 km²100% commune
- Rubiha0.88 km²100% commune
- Nyabageni0.88 km²100% commune
- Rubayi0.88 km²100% commune
- Nyamirundi0.86 km²100% commune
- Rwonga0.86 km²100% commune
- Kayenzi0.85 km²100% commune
- Rwumvangoma0.84 km²56% commune
- Gasumo0.84 km²100% commune
- Buhinga0.81 km²100% commune
- Nyakibingo0.80 km²100% commune
- Bukiro0.79 km²100% commune
- Amahoro0.79 km²91% commune
- Kavune0.78 km²100% commune
- Karuhigi0.78 km²100% commune
- Nyakagano0.77 km²100% commune
- Buhembe0.77 km²85% commune
- Ruhinga Ii0.77 km²54% commune
- Nyarushishi0.76 km²52% commune
- Kijibamba0.75 km²85% commune
- Shenyeri0.75 km²85% commune
- Rukoma0.75 km²100% commune
- Kagatamu0.74 km²47% commune
- Kamuhumuza0.73 km²100% commune
- Kabuye0.73 km²48% commune
- Kabusunzu0.72 km²100% commune
- Gasharu0.72 km²97% commune
- Runyinya0.72 km²98% commune
- Kabarore0.72 km²100% commune
- Rukerereza0.72 km²100% commune
- Gafunzo0.69 km²100% commune
- Gashwati0.68 km²100% commune
- Buninda0.67 km²100% commune
- Tundwe0.64 km²100% commune
- Busangati0.63 km²100% commune
- Rusambu0.63 km²100% commune
- Kagarama0.63 km²100% commune
- Ruhonga0.62 km²100% commune
- Karambo0.60 km²100% commune
- Manzi0.60 km²100% commune
- Gabiro0.58 km²58% commune
- Bunyenga0.58 km²79% commune
- Rumuna0.58 km²100% commune
- Nyange0.57 km²100% commune
- Kamahongo0.55 km²100% commune
- Nkomero0.55 km²22% commune
- Gasayo0.55 km²100% commune
- Kankoni0.55 km²100% commune
- Kamasera0.54 km²82% commune
- Taba0.51 km²96% commune
- Rugabano0.51 km²100% commune
- Mariba0.50 km²90% commune
- Murambi0.50 km²100% commune
- Ngoboka0.50 km²38% commune
- Mpinga0.50 km²100% commune
- Karambi0.49 km²100% commune
- Mikingo0.48 km²81% commune
- Kazibo0.48 km²100% commune
- Gasumo0.47 km²100% commune
- Buhinga0.46 km²28% commune
- Kanombe0.46 km²100% commune
- Mashuhira0.45 km²100% commune
- Nyanza0.41 km²26% commune
- Kabahande0.41 km²100% commune
- Gikomero0.41 km²46% commune
- Bukuri0.40 km²64% commune
- Bitaba0.37 km²20% commune
- Bugiga0.37 km²100% commune
- Gitanga0.36 km²77% commune
- Butsure0.34 km²100% commune
- Kamudende0.33 km²100% commune
- Rugabe0.32 km²14% commune
- Mujabagiro0.32 km²100% commune
- Ryangange0.31 km²100% commune
- Kanenge0.30 km²28% commune
- Bukiro0.30 km²100% commune
- Murambi0.30 km²42% commune
- Gikombe0.30 km²47% commune
- Gisakura0.29 km²75% commune
- Bushenge0.27 km²57% commune
- Murwa0.24 km²100% commune
- Muremure0.24 km²87% commune
- Ninzi0.21 km²100% commune
- Rweza0.19 km²20% commune
- Wimana0.18 km²27% commune
- Gatanga0.17 km²23% commune
- Rwesero0.16 km²19% commune
- Kabagabo0.16 km²41% commune
- Nyamirambo0.16 km²61% commune
- Gasebeya0.14 km²84% commune
- Kabeza0.14 km²26% commune
- Mpande0.12 km²15% commune
- Ruginga0.11 km²16% commune
- Nyamateke0.10 km²7% commune
- Mataba0.09 km²11% commune
- Ruhinga I0.07 km²8% commune
- Kinini0.07 km²8% commune
- Kabuyekeru0.04 km²3% commune
- Nkenga0.03 km²2% commune
- Gatoki0.03 km²4% commune
- Gasebeya0.03 km²0% commune
- Nyamurira0.03 km²0% commune
- Kirehe0.03 km²1% commune
- Karango0.03 km²3% commune
- Rweru0.03 km²4% commune
- Karunga0.03 km²3% commune
- Mwiyando0.01 km²1% commune
- Gasura0.01 km²1% commune
- Gasharu0.00 km²1% commune
- Nyagashinge0.00 km²0% commune
- Rwinkuba0.00 km²0% commune
- Nyamihondo0.00 km²0% commune
- Kigarama0.00 km²0% commune
- Murambi0.00 km²0% commune
- Karambi0.00 km²0% commune
- Gashashi0.00 km²0% commune
2 intersecting protected areas
Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
14.22 km² overlap
Nyungwe
IUCN IVNational Park
14.06 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
620 distinct species · 13 888 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°
18,3°C
Annual rain
1 408mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,04
Runoff
408mm/an
PET
1 460mm
AET
1 148mm
Mean slope
7,2°
Water table
375cm
Forest
48%
Crops
5%
Urban
31%
Protected
6%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)