Nyabaha River Explained

Nyabaha River
Pushpin Map:Burundi
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Burundi
Mouth Location:Rurubu River

The Nyabaha River (fr|Rivière Nyabaha) is a river in Burundi, a right tributary of the Rurubu River.

Course

The Nyabaha River is one of the main tributaries of the Rurubu River.It forms in Ruyigi Province where Nyakijanda River from the south joins the Sanzu River from the east.It flows in a northwest direction along the boundary between Gitega Province to the west and Ruyigi Province to the east to join the Ruvubu River.Its upper reaches run between the settlements of Mubira in Ruyigi Province and Mubuga in Gitega Province.It joins the Ruvubu just upstream of the Ruvubu National Park.

Environment

The surroundings of Nyabaha are a mosaic of agricultural land and natural vegetation.The area is densely populated, with 397 inhabitants per square kilometer as of 2016.The average annual temperature in the area is .The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is, and the coldest is April, with .Average annual rainfall is . The rainiest month is December, with an average of of precipitation, and the driest is July, with of precipitation.

Marshes

The Nyabaha basin contain of marshes, of which, or 82%, are exploited for agriculture.

Hydrological station

A hydrological station was installed on the Nyabaha near Mubuga in May 1974 by the Hydromet Project, which did not carry out gauging.It had three scales on the left bank.The Geographic Institute of Burundi (IGEBU) began gauging in July 1982.The bridge collapsed in August 1985 and destroyed the scales. New scales were installed in September 1985 on the right bank upstream of the bridge. The station was rehabilitated in 2008. It has been moved from time to time.Gauging is now done from downstream of the bridge.

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