HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #6080180180
Bassin · #6080180180
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 : Alto Orinoco, Río Negro
Sub-basin area
316,8km²
Upstream area
316,8km²
Discharge
17,79m³/s
Mean elev.
620m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 0 basins
Source / headwater (no upstream basin)
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 279.3 km²88.6% of basin
- 36.1 km²11.4% of basin
4 intersecting protected areas
Sierra Unturán
IUCN IIINatural Monument (MN)
315.35 km² overlap
Alto Orinoco - Casiquiare
IUCN VIBiosphere Reserve (RB)
315.35 km² overlap
Alto Orinoco - Casiquiare
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
315.35 km² overlap
Paríma - Tapirapeco
IUCN IINational Park (PN)
177.36 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
1 distinct species · 1 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°
24,0°C
Annual rain
2 885mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
0,42
Runoff
1 774mm/an
PET
1 682mm
AET
1 673mm
Mean slope
8,8°
Water table
254cm
Forest
100%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
98%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)