Okavango Basin
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Okavango Basin Facts
Basin Area: 704935 704,935 km²
272,104.91 mi² km2
Average Discharge: 13150.93513,150.935 m³/s
464,420.886 cfs
415.004 km³/y m3/s
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek
Includes Riparians: Angola;
Botswana;
Namibia;
Zimbabwe;
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The Okavango Basin is located in Middle 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 | 0.327 million326,800 people | 175,603 km²67,800.697 mi² | 1,800 km²694.984 mi² | 316.89 m³/s11,190.865 cfs 10 km³/y |
| Angola | 0.501 million500,700 people | 149,428 km²57,694.473 mi² | 3,000 km²1,158.306 mi² | |
| Zimbabwe | 0.21 million210,200 people | 22,688 km²8,759.886 mi² | 0 km²0 mi² | 158.445 m³/s5,595.432 cfs 5 km³/y |
| Botswana | 0.445 million445,000 people | 357,216 km²137,921.869 mi² | 0 km²0 mi² | 12,675.6 m³/s447,634.589 cfs 400.004 km³/y |
- ^ Oregon State University.Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database Entry for "Okavango Basin" Accessed August 15 2014 online:http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/map/result.php?bcode=OKVG
