HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1081196400
Bassin de Akagera
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 : Bugesera, Giteranyi, Ngoma
Sub-basin area
181,1km²
Upstream area
17 209,4km²
Discharge
119,06m³/s
Mean elev.
1 396m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de Nyamabuno1161 km²
- Bassin de Nyabarongo388 km²
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 152.1 km²84.3% of basin
- 28.2 km²15.6% of basin
- 0.1 km²0.0% of basin
92 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Mutukura13.19 km²100% commune
- Abiyunze11.82 km²64% commune
- Murama9.39 km²100% commune
- Iramiro8.04 km²100% commune
- Rugarama5.84 km²100% commune
- Tunduti5.27 km²100% commune
- Gitesanyi5.11 km²100% commune
- Murindwa3.90 km²94% commune
- Karisizo3.77 km²100% commune
- Rwakaza3.40 km²78% commune
- Kibimba3.16 km²51% commune
- Agatare3.02 km²100% commune
- Karenge2.78 km²100% commune
- Meraneza2.76 km²100% commune
- Kazo2.71 km²100% commune
- Kanege2.67 km²100% commune
- Nyagasani2.62 km²100% commune
- Gakuto2.57 km²100% commune
- Gahondo2.50 km²100% commune
- Akabaya2.48 km²100% commune
- Kagarama2.47 km²100% commune
- Amabumba2.46 km²100% commune
- Kigoma2.44 km²94% commune
- Gisera2.44 km²100% commune
- Vunga2.39 km²78% commune
- Umukamba2.37 km²100% commune
- Mizibiri2.35 km²100% commune
- Kagusa2.27 km²100% commune
- Cyanyunga2.21 km²95% commune
- Musenyi2.00 km²92% commune
- Nkingi1.80 km²99% commune
- Murusenyi1.74 km²100% commune
- Nyagasenga1.58 km²89% commune
- Mizibiri1.56 km²100% commune
- Ruyema I1.55 km²100% commune
- Iryarurengo1.48 km²100% commune
- Umuyange1.45 km²47% commune
- Ndarage1.39 km²86% commune
- Rwanyamigono1.27 km²100% commune
- Rubambantare1.19 km²51% commune
- Murama1.16 km²76% commune
- Ryangiriye1.15 km²79% commune
- Nyamasare1.00 km²99% commune
- Ibabiri0.92 km²100% commune
- Cyanama0.84 km²100% commune
- Remera0.83 km²90% commune
- Cyanamo0.78 km²86% commune
- Ruyema Ii0.72 km²100% commune
- Rugarama0.72 km²100% commune
- Karenge0.72 km²34% commune
- Gako0.67 km²42% commune
- Tonero0.63 km²30% commune
- Kirundo0.61 km²53% commune
- Kabimba0.53 km²27% commune
- Dufatanye0.50 km²49% commune
- Muyange0.50 km²84% commune
- Twizerane0.45 km²30% commune
- Urukomo0.40 km²100% commune
- Meraneza0.35 km²100% commune
- Uruhuha0.31 km²33% commune
- Nyamugali0.25 km²9% commune
- Akaziba0.25 km²95% commune
- Cyahafi0.21 km²100% commune
- Rwambohero0.19 km²12% commune
- Akabira0.18 km²100% commune
- Kidakama0.17 km²25% commune
- Mubaha0.16 km²100% commune
- Akabira0.15 km²15% commune
- Cyerwa0.15 km²10% commune
- Kanyinya0.14 km²10% commune
- Ramba0.13 km²22% commune
- Rebero0.13 km²5% commune
- Rango0.13 km²5% commune
- Kabombo0.11 km²3% commune
- Umucyo0.07 km²6% commune
- Kabare0.07 km²8% commune
- Akarimbu0.06 km²3% commune
- Kibimba0.06 km²17% commune
- Karama0.05 km²6% commune
- Nyiragiseke0.05 km²0% commune
- Cyanika0.05 km²7% commune
- Rwakavuna0.04 km²3% commune
- Rwankamba0.03 km²1% commune
- Ubumwe0.02 km²4% commune
- Nyagasozi0.02 km²2% commune
- Kanazi0.02 km²1% commune
- Rwinkuba0.01 km²1% commune
- Nyakagezi0.01 km²0% commune
- Bukokoza0.01 km²0% commune
- Kibaya0.00 km²0% commune
- Ngara0.00 km²0% commune
- Nyakarambo0.00 km²0% commune
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
223 distinct species · 602 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 21 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 Akagera : 21 espèces reliées par 13 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 6.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
20,6°C
Annual rain
876mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,45
Runoff
143mm/an
PET
1 597mm
AET
740mm
Mean slope
5,1°
Water table
415cm
Forest
4%
Crops
16%
Urban
4%
Protected
0%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)