HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1081390330
Bassin de Msandile
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 5 administrative regions across 2 countries : Chipangali, Chipata, Kasenengwa, Mambwe, TA Mkanda
Sub-basin area
2 282,9km²
Upstream area
2 283,1km²
Discharge
10,16m³/s
Mean elev.
897m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 0 basins
Source / headwater (no upstream basin)
5 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 1377.8 km²60.6% of basin
- 671.1 km²29.5% of basin
- 147.5 km²6.5% of basin
- 75.9 km²3.3% of basin
- 2.0 km²0.1% of basin
19 intersecting protected areas
Lupande
IUCN VIGame Management Area
556.98 km² overlap
Mpomwa
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
32.01 km² overlap
Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.55
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
27.88 km² overlap
Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.58
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
15.32 km² overlap
Ngoza
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
11.24 km² overlap
Kangwamaula
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
8.31 km² overlap
Chinsinsi West
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
7.78 km² overlap
Diwa
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
7.54 km² overlap
Nkundwe East
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
5.68 km² overlap
10 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.54
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
5.08 km² overlap
Masupe
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
4.50 km² overlap
Kanyelele
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
4.32 km² overlap
Mwanjangulu
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
4.22 km² overlap
Chidazi
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
3.77 km² overlap
Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.52
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
3.68 km² overlap
Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.53
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
3.28 km² overlap
Forest Reserve Name Unknown (ZMB) No.51
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
2.78 km² overlap
Mchinji
IUCN VIForest Reserve
2.54 km² overlap
Nkundwe West
IUCN Not ReportedForest Reserve
2.41 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
302 distinct species · 839 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 42 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 Msandile : 36 espèces reliées par 40 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 4.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 6 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°
22,7°C
Annual rain
933mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,46
Runoff
143mm/an
PET
1 738mm
AET
786mm
Mean slope
3,0°
Water table
220cm
Forest
18%
Crops
7%
Urban
1%
Protected
44%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)