Water Resources eAtlas
 

A01 Lake Chad
Watersheds of Africa
     

 



 

Land Cover and Use Variables
  
Percent Forest Cover: 0.2
Percent Grassland, Savanna and Shrubland: 45.2
Percent Wetlands: 8.2
Percent Cropland: 3.1
Percent Irrigated Cropland: 0.0
Percent Dryland Area: 59.2
Percent Urban and Industrial Area: 0.2
Percent Loss of Original Forest Cover: 99.9

 
 
 

Basin Indicators
  
Basin Area (sq. km.): 2,497,738

Average Population Density (people per sq. km.):

 11
Number of Large Cities (>100,000 people): 6
Water Supply per Person (1995) (m3/person/year): 7,922
Degree of river fragmentation: Low
Number of Dams (>15m high) in Basin: -
Number of Dams (>150m high) in Basin: -
Number of Dams (>60m high) under Construction: 0
Number of Dams (>15m high) on Main Stem of River: -
Number of Dams (>150m high) on Main Stem of River: -

 
 

 

 

Biodiversity Information and Indicators
  
Number of Fish Species (Lake Chad only) : 93
Number of Fish Endemics (Lake Chad only) : 9
Number of Amphibian Species: 57
Number of Ramsar Sites: 4
Number of Wetland-Dependent IBAs: 12
Number of Endemic Bird Areas: 0
Percent Protected Area: 10.2

 

Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC): http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/decdo/lcbc.htm

 
 

 

 

 

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