HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1081237110
Bassin de Malagarasi
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 : Kasulu, Kibondo
Sub-basin area
710,6km²
Upstream area
10 945,6km²
Discharge
78,6m³/s
Mean elev.
1 167m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de Malagarasi1734 km²
- Bassin de Malagarasi1099 km²
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 461.1 km²65.2% of basin
- 246.4 km²34.8% of basin
4 intersecting protected areas
Malagarasi-Muyovozi Wetlands
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
646.62 km² overlap
Moyowosi G.R (N)
IUCN IVGame Reserve
453.82 km² overlap
North Makere
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
247.41 km² overlap
Makere South
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
0.04 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
1 distinct species · 16 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°
21,6°C
Annual rain
1 061mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,37
Runoff
124mm/an
PET
1 674mm
AET
896mm
Mean slope
1,3°
Water table
172cm
Forest
96%
Crops
26%
Urban
0%
Protected
99%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)