HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1081197980
Bassin de Akanyaru
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 8 administrative regions across 2 countries : Bugabira, Gisagara, Gitobe, Kiremba, Kirundo +3
Sub-basin area
890km²
Upstream area
3 149,6km²
Discharge
25,41m³/s
Mean elev.
1 466m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de Akanyaru1877 km²
- Bassin de Buyongwe383 km²
8 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
184 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Kivomo4.95 km²97% commune
- Shyembe4.57 km²100% commune
- Nyagafumberi4.49 km²100% commune
- Kigina4.23 km²100% commune
- Kidwange3.83 km²100% commune
- Butezi3.73 km²100% commune
- Nunga3.42 km²100% commune
- Nyagatovu3.40 km²100% commune
- Rebero3.37 km²100% commune
- Kiberengeri3.32 km²100% commune
- Twarubona2.89 km²100% commune
- Nkunamo2.78 km²100% commune
- Muyinza2.74 km²100% commune
- Kigarama2.65 km²100% commune
- Nyabisindu2.65 km²100% commune
- Kirwa2.62 km²100% commune
- Kabuga2.58 km²100% commune
- Nyabigugu2.52 km²100% commune
- Nyamagana2.48 km²100% commune
- Mutobo2.28 km²100% commune
- Akagarama2.19 km²100% commune
- Buye2.15 km²100% commune
- Mpungwe2.08 km²100% commune
- Cyumusave2.04 km²100% commune
- Murama1.96 km²100% commune
- Gitisi1.94 km²100% commune
- Akamaranga1.93 km²100% commune
- Tamba1.88 km²100% commune
- Gahararo1.86 km²100% commune
- Ryarumenangiga1.85 km²100% commune
- Bugarama1.82 km²85% commune
- Kibumba1.79 km²100% commune
- Kiyogoro1.79 km²100% commune
- Rwegura1.74 km²100% commune
- Ndatemwa1.74 km²85% commune
- Ruhamagariro1.74 km²100% commune
- Mutorerwa1.72 km²100% commune
- Munyegera1.64 km²100% commune
- Kirase1.64 km²100% commune
- Nyamure1.62 km²100% commune
- Akayenzi1.59 km²100% commune
- Nyamirama1.58 km²97% commune
- Ndaro1.57 km²100% commune
- Akimirama1.55 km²100% commune
- Buhima1.53 km²100% commune
- Runazi1.50 km²95% commune
- Nyarunazi1.47 km²100% commune
- Gitwa1.46 km²59% commune
- Nyarugenge1.46 km²100% commune
- Kigozi1.46 km²100% commune
- Agatovu1.46 km²100% commune
- Nyiranguri1.45 km²100% commune
- Rusasa1.43 km²100% commune
- Rwimvubu1.42 km²100% commune
- Cyamanyeri1.39 km²100% commune
- Munopfu1.38 km²100% commune
- Kabuga1.36 km²100% commune
- Gishya1.34 km²81% commune
- Gicaca1.33 km²100% commune
- Nyiraburiba1.33 km²100% commune
- Umunazi1.33 km²100% commune
- Nkinda I1.33 km²58% commune
- Gitekateke1.32 km²100% commune
- Kagoma1.31 km²100% commune
- Ryarugaju1.29 km²100% commune
- Cyarwa1.29 km²98% commune
- Nyakagezi1.29 km²100% commune
- Kidaturwa1.27 km²100% commune
- Kabuga1.26 km²54% commune
- Kavumu1.23 km²100% commune
- Gikuyo1.22 km²100% commune
- Kinamba1.21 km²100% commune
- Bishya1.18 km²100% commune
- Murambi1.18 km²100% commune
- Mwiba1.17 km²100% commune
- Cyanamo1.17 km²100% commune
- Mbehe1.16 km²100% commune
- Ubuseruka1.15 km²100% commune
- Akarambo1.14 km²100% commune
- Nyabyunyu1.12 km²100% commune
- Kivugiza1.11 km²100% commune
- Cyumba1.11 km²100% commune
- Kabacuzi1.10 km²100% commune
- Kabahongo1.10 km²100% commune
- Kibindyi1.06 km²100% commune
- Hemba1.05 km²100% commune
- Nyarurama1.05 km²100% commune
- Muhabura1.04 km²100% commune
- Rwinkuba1.03 km²100% commune
- Rwinkwavu1.00 km²100% commune
- Rwimisambi0.99 km²100% commune
- Rugarama0.98 km²100% commune
- Musatsi0.97 km²100% commune
- Rurama0.94 km²95% commune
- Kamabango0.94 km²100% commune
- Gakoma0.93 km²56% commune
- Rweza0.92 km²100% commune
- Rwanza0.91 km²100% commune
- Nyagatovu0.91 km²100% commune
- Nyarugenge0.90 km²100% commune
- Ubusenyi0.88 km²100% commune
- Akashyamba0.87 km²68% commune
- Rebero0.87 km²92% commune
- Agakurwe0.87 km²87% commune
- Akanage0.87 km²45% commune
- Kizenga0.85 km²80% commune
- Akarubumba0.84 km²100% commune
- Gako0.83 km²100% commune
- Kanombe0.83 km²100% commune
- Rugenge0.81 km²100% commune
- Ruhina0.81 km²100% commune
- Kigangazi0.81 km²78% commune
- Bucaya0.77 km²100% commune
- Rugantete0.76 km²100% commune
- Impinga0.76 km²100% commune
- Agatongati0.76 km²100% commune
- Sakara0.74 km²56% commune
- Buhiza0.73 km²100% commune
- Byiza0.72 km²100% commune
- Zamwe0.71 km²100% commune
- Munyinya0.68 km²100% commune
- Nyamiheto Ii0.67 km²100% commune
- Nyundo0.66 km²100% commune
- Mihigo0.62 km²80% commune
- Agasharu0.61 km²69% commune
- Busave0.60 km²100% commune
- Impinga0.60 km²100% commune
- Rwinkuba0.60 km²100% commune
- Impinga0.59 km²52% commune
- Agasharu0.59 km²94% commune
- Banga0.58 km²100% commune
- Agaseke0.57 km²100% commune
- Nyabihama0.55 km²100% commune
- Gitwa0.54 km²100% commune
- Rutare0.53 km²100% commune
- Ruhuha0.53 km²16% commune
- Nyakibungo0.53 km²100% commune
- Kabuga0.52 km²82% commune
- Nyamiheto I0.49 km²100% commune
- Rugwiza0.48 km²35% commune
- Rebero0.45 km²97% commune
- Duwane0.43 km²100% commune
- Agasharu0.43 km²100% commune
- Amajuri0.42 km²69% commune
- Akabacuzi0.41 km²100% commune
- Gisagara0.41 km²44% commune
- Rutonde0.40 km²25% commune
- Kurugogwe0.40 km²100% commune
- Kurutare0.40 km²100% commune
- Rwamugoyi0.40 km²100% commune
- Taba0.39 km²20% commune
- Akakarinda0.39 km²100% commune
- Nyirakanywero0.37 km²100% commune
- Nkinda Ii0.37 km²15% commune
- Mashenyi0.35 km²52% commune
- Kabeza0.32 km²34% commune
- Impinga0.31 km²100% commune
- Kigarama0.31 km²22% commune
- Gatovu0.30 km²25% commune
- Isangano0.28 km²100% commune
- Agasharu0.27 km²36% commune
- Nyarunyinya0.26 km²14% commune
- Agakomeye0.25 km²25% commune
- Makwaza0.24 km²24% commune
- Akabuga0.22 km²39% commune
- Cadi0.22 km²24% commune
- Nyamigango0.22 km²17% commune
- Kanto I0.21 km²98% commune
- Rusave0.19 km²22% commune
- Akarugina0.16 km²19% commune
- Urusaro0.16 km²20% commune
- Banzankuru0.15 km²4% commune
- Akajyanama0.14 km²15% commune
- Itaba0.14 km²27% commune
- Kanto Ii0.14 km²100% commune
- Nyarusange0.12 km²5% commune
- Kayenzi0.11 km²17% commune
- Rurimbi0.10 km²16% commune
- Mutori0.08 km²3% commune
- Migina0.03 km²1% commune
- Gatoke0.03 km²1% commune
- Udukoni0.02 km²2% commune
- Kamasiga0.00 km²1% commune
- Gatare0.00 km²0% commune
1 intersecting protected areas
Lacs du Nord
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Landscape
11.40 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
410 distinct species · 1 077 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 Akanyaru : 35 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 29 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 4.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 3 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°
20,4°C
Annual rain
1 091mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,31
Runoff
229mm/an
PET
1 589mm
AET
924mm
Mean slope
7,9°
Water table
414cm
Forest
14%
Crops
28%
Urban
14%
Protected
1%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)