HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1081240260
Bassin · #1081240260
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, Kaliua
Sub-basin area
145,6km²
Upstream area
7 159km²
Discharge
5,51m³/s
Mean elev.
1 080m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin · #10812377301121 km²
- Bassin · #1081237870405 km²
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
2 intersecting protected areas
Malagarasi-Muyovozi Wetlands
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
144.93 km² overlap
Kigosi National Park
IUCN Not ReportedNational Park
144.93 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
0 distinct species · 0 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°
22,9°C
Annual rain
938mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,46
Runoff
47mm/an
PET
1 750mm
AET
793mm
Mean slope
0,5°
Water table
67cm
Forest
20%
Crops
8%
Urban
0%
Protected
100%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)