HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1081235630
Bassin · #1081235630
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 2 administrative regions : Bukombe, Kibondo
Sub-basin area
1 838,7km²
Upstream area
11 935,2km²
Discharge
58,53m³/s
Mean elev.
1 120m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin · #10812251601146 km²
- Bassin · #1081225270231 km²
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- BukombeGeita · Tanzania954.5 km²52.1% of basin
- 876.1 km²47.9% of basin
3 intersecting protected areas
Malagarasi-Muyovozi Wetlands
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
1830.56 km² overlap
Kigosi National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park
951.39 km² overlap
Moyowosi G.R (N)
IUCN IVGame Reserve
880.85 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
8 distinct species · 35 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°
22,3°C
Annual rain
967mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,43
Runoff
61mm/an
PET
1 709mm
AET
818mm
Mean slope
0,5°
Water table
83cm
Forest
13%
Crops
6%
Urban
0%
Protected
100%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)