HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1081426900
Bassin de Namichimba River
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 8 administrative regions across 2 countries : Lake Chilwa, Mecanhelas, Milange, Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve, SC Mkumbira +2
Sub-basin area
2 135,8km²
Upstream area
2 135,8km²
Discharge
37,66m³/s
Mean elev.
710m
Administrative coverage
Species present
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
22,4°C
Annual rain
1 586mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,04
Runoff
612mm/an
PET
1 646mm
AET
1 122mm
Mean slope
2,2°
Water table
105cm
Forest
13%
Crops
9%
Urban
14%
Protected
5%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)