HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1081223310
Bassin · #1081223310
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 : Biharamulo, Bukombe, Kakonko, Kibondo
Sub-basin area
623,2km²
Upstream area
6 141,7km²
Discharge
26,51m³/s
Mean elev.
1 168m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin · #10812164501689 km²
- Bassin · #1081216440354 km²
4 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- BukombeGeita · Tanzania405.2 km²65.3% of basin
- 139.7 km²22.5% of basin
- 51.8 km²8.4% of basin
- 23.7 km²3.8% of basin
4 intersecting protected areas
Malagarasi-Muyovozi Wetlands
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
444.12 km² overlap
Kigosi National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park
337.19 km² overlap
Moyowosi G.R (N)
IUCN IVGame Reserve
190.41 km² overlap
Runzewe
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
128.88 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
2 distinct species · 47 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°
21,8°C
Annual rain
978mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,41
Runoff
129mm/an
PET
1 665mm
AET
827mm
Mean slope
0,9°
Water table
177cm
Forest
38%
Crops
8%
Urban
0%
Protected
73%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)