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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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Riparians Water Features

Located in this basin- Namibia
Located in this basin- Angola
Located in this basin- Zimbabwe
Located in this basin- Botswana

Other - Angola
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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
Namibia0.327 million326,800 people175,603 km²67,800.697 mi²1,800 km²694.984 mi²316.89 m³/s11,190.865 cfs
10 km³/y
Angola0.501 million500,700 people149,428 km²57,694.473 mi²3,000 km²1,158.306 mi²
Zimbabwe0.21 million210,200 people22,688 km²8,759.886 mi²0 km²0 mi²158.445 m³/s5,595.432 cfs
5 km³/y
Botswana0.445 million445,000 people357,216 km²137,921.869 mi²0 km²0 mi²12,675.6 m³/s447,634.589 cfs
400.004 km³/y
  1. ^ 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