Orange Basin
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Orange Basin Facts
Basin Area: 944051 944,051 km²
364,403.686 mi² km2
Average Discharge: 32322.7832,322.78 m³/s
1,141,468.203 cfs
1,020.01 km³/y m3/s
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek
Includes Riparians: Botswana;
Lesotho;
Namibia;
South Africa;
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The Orange Basin is located in Southern Africa.
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Facts about Included Riparians
| Riparian | Population in Basin | Area within Basin in sq. km | Irrigated Lands within Basin in sq km | Average Discharge in cubic m per second |
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| Namibia | 0.178 million178,300 people | 239,531 km²92,483.436 mi² | 7,200 km²2,779.936 mi² | 0 m³/s0 cfs 0 km³/y |
| Botswana | 0.164 million164,200 people | 121,338 km²46,848.864 mi² | 0 km²0 mi² | |
| South Africa | 10.905 million10,905,000 people | 563,244 km²217,469.724 mi² | 11,300 km²4,362.954 mi² | 31,689 m³/s1,119,086.473 cfs 1,000.01 km³/y |
| Lesotho | 1.755 million1,755,000 people | 19,938 km²7,698.105 mi² | 200 km²77.22 mi² | 633.78 m³/s22,381.729 cfs 20 km³/y |
- ^ Oregon State University.Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database Entry for "Orange Basin" Accessed August 15 2014 online:http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/map/result.php?bcode=ORAN
