HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #6080107930
Bassin de Kako 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 6 administrative regions across 3 countries : Gran Sabana, Kamarang, Karambaru to Kukui River + Phill, Paruima, Rest of Region 7 +1
Sub-basin area
2 584,9km²
Upstream area
2 585,1km²
Discharge
118,17m³/s
Mean elev.
781m
Administrative coverage
Species present
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
22,6°C
Annual rain
1 682mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,06
Runoff
1 399mm/an
PET
1 570mm
AET
1 255mm
Mean slope
7,1°
Water table
222cm
Forest
91%
Crops
1%
Urban
0%
Protected
7%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)