Lake Chad Basin

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Lake Chad Basin Facts

Basin Area: 2380489 2,380,489 km²
918,868.754 mi² km²
Average Discharge: 416710.35416,710.35 m³/s
14,715,987.121 cfs
13,150.129 km³/y m³/s
Type:watershed or basin, lake

Includes Riparians: Central African Republic; Cameroon; Algeria; Libya; Niger; Nigeria; Sudan; Chad;

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The Lake Chad Basin is located in Middle Africa.

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Riparians	Water Features
Located in this basin- Algeria Located in this basin- Central African Republic Located in this basin- Chad Located in this basin- Nigeria Located in this basin- Libya Located in this basin- Cameroon Located in this basin- Sudan Located in this basin- Niger Other - Central African Republic Other - Cameroon Other - Algeria Other - Libya Other - Niger Other - Nigeria Other - Sudan Other - Chad

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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
Algeria	0.012 million12,000 people	89,681 km²34,626.028 mi²	0 km²0 mi²	0 m³/s0 cfs 0 km³/y
Central African Republic	1.145 million1,145,000 people	217,382 km²83,931.659 mi²	0 km²0 mi²
Chad	8.986 million8,986,000 people	1,088,152 km²420,137.836 mi²	10,900 km²4,208.514 mi²	380,268 m³/s13,429,037.677 cfs 12,000.117 km³/y
Nigeria	23.311 million23,311,000 people	179,483 km²69,298.774 mi²	10,800 km²4,169.903 mi²	22,182.3 m³/s783,360.531 cfs 700.007 km³/y
Libya	2.0e-6 million2 people	4,633 km²1,788.811 mi²	0 km²0 mi²	0 m³/s0 cfs 0 km³/y
Cameroon	2.625 million2,625,000 people	46,486 km²17,948.345 mi²	3,300 km²1,274.137 mi²	6,337.8 m³/s223,817.295 cfs 200.002 km³/y
Sudan	2.799 million2,799,000 people	82,860 km²31,992.425 mi²	1,700 km²656.374 mi²	6,337.8 m³/s223,817.295 cfs 200.002 km³/y
Niger	2.371 million2,371,000 people	671,812 km²259,388.063 mi²	6,700 km²2,586.884 mi²	1,584.45 m³/s55,954.324 cfs 50 km³/y