Senegal Basin
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Senegal Basin Facts
Basin Area: 434518 434,518 km²
167,723.948 mi² km2
Average Discharge: 14576.9414,576.94 m³/s
514,779.778 cfs
460.004 km³/y m3/s
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek
Includes Riparians: Guinea;
Mali;
Mauritania;
Senegal;
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The Senegal Basin is located in Western Africa.
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Located in this basin- Mauritania Other - Guinea |
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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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| Mauritania | 1.866 million1,866,000 people | 218,428 km²84,335.522 mi² | 8,700 km²3,359.089 mi² | 1,267.56 m³/s44,763.459 cfs 40 km³/y |
| Guinea | 0.818 million818,300 people | 30,661 km²11,838.278 mi² | 300 km²115.831 mi² | |
| Senegal | 0.872 million872,300 people | 35,057 km²13,535.583 mi² | 4,600 km²1,776.07 mi² | 633.78 m³/s22,381.729 cfs 20 km³/y |
| Mali | 2.041 million2,041,000 people | 150,372 km²58,058.954 mi² | 3,000 km²1,158.306 mi² | 12,675.6 m³/s447,634.589 cfs 400.004 km³/y |
- ^ Oregon State University.Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database Entry for "Senegal Basin" Accessed August 15 2014 online:http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/map/result.php?bcode=SENG
