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River in Central Africa
Ouham River
Bahr Sarh; Bahr Sara
Map showing the Chari with the Ouham (Bottom center)
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCentral African Republic
 • coordinates6°11′N 15°14′E / 6.183°N 15.233°E / 6.183; 15.233
 • elevation1,139 m (3,737 ft)
Mouth 
 • locationChari River north from Sarh, Chad
 • coordinates9°18′59″N 18°13′35″E / 9.31639°N 18.22639°E / 9.31639; 18.22639
 • elevation364 m (1,194 ft)
Length676 km (420 mi)
Basin size70,000 km (27,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average480 m/s (17,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftNana Barya
 • rightFafa

The Ouham River is a river in Central Africa, and one of the main headwaters of the Chari River. The Ouham originates in the Central African Republic between the Nana-Mambéré and Ouham-Pendé prefectures, crossing into Chad where it joins the Chari about 25 km north of Sarh. Tributaries are the Baba, Fafa, Nana Bakassa, and the 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. 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)

See also

References

  1. GRDC - The Bahr Sara at Moïssala
Rivers of the Central African Republic
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