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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

RiparianPopulation in BasinArea within Basin in sq. kmIrrigated Lands within Basin in sq kmAverage Discharge in cubic m per second
Algeria0.012 million12,000 people89,681 km²34,626.028 mi²0 km²0 mi²0 m³/s0 cfs
0 km³/y
Central African Republic1.145 million1,145,000 people217,382 km²83,931.659 mi²0 km²0 mi²
Chad8.986 million8,986,000 people1,088,152 km²420,137.836 mi²10,900 km²4,208.514 mi²380,268 m³/s13,429,037.677 cfs
12,000.117 km³/y
Nigeria23.311 million23,311,000 people179,483 km²69,298.774 mi²10,800 km²4,169.903 mi²22,182.3 m³/s783,360.531 cfs
700.007 km³/y
Libya2.0e-6 million2 people4,633 km²1,788.811 mi²0 km²0 mi²0 m³/s0 cfs
0 km³/y
Cameroon2.625 million2,625,000 people46,486 km²17,948.345 mi²3,300 km²1,274.137 mi²6,337.8 m³/s223,817.295 cfs
200.002 km³/y
Sudan2.799 million2,799,000 people82,860 km²31,992.425 mi²1,700 km²656.374 mi²6,337.8 m³/s223,817.295 cfs
200.002 km³/y
Niger2.371 million2,371,000 people671,812 km²259,388.063 mi²6,700 km²2,586.884 mi²1,584.45 m³/s55,954.324 cfs
50 km³/y
  1. ^ Oregon State University.Transboundary Freshwater Spatial Database Entry for "Lake Chad Basin" Accessed August 15 2014 online:http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/map/result.php?bcode=LKCH