The Ouham River is a river in
Central Africa
Central Africa is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries according to different definitions. Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Co ...
, and one of the main headwaters of the
Chari River. The Ouham originates in the
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...
between the prefecture
Nana-Mambéré and the prefecture
Ouham-Pendé, crossing into
Chad
Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...
where it joins the Chari about 25 km north
Sarh. Tributaries are
Baba,
Fafa,
Nana Bakassa,
Nana Barya.
Hydrometry
The flow of the river observed over 33 years (1951–84) in Moïssala a town in Chad about 150 km above the mouth of the Chari.
GRDC - The Bahr Sara at Moïssala
/ref> The at Moïssala observed average annual flow during this period was 480 m³ / s fed by an area of about 67,600 km approximately 95% of the total catchment area of the River.
The average monthly flow of the river Sara at hydrological station of Moïssala (in m³ / s )
(Calculated using the data for a period of 33 years, 1951–84)
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See also
* Lake Chad replenishment project
* Waterway
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References
Rivers of the Central African Republic
Rivers of Chad
Chari River
International rivers of Africa
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