Water Resources eAtlas
 

A10 Nile
Watersheds of Africa

     

 



 

Land Cover and Use Variables
  
Percent Forest Cover: 2.0
Percent Grassland, Savanna and Shrubland: 53.0
Percent Wetlands: 6.1
Percent Cropland: 10.7
Percent Irrigated Cropland: 1.4
Percent Dryland Area: 36.8
Percent Urban and Industrial Area: 1.0
Percent Loss of Original Forest Cover: 91.2

 

 
 

Basin Indicators
  
Basin Area (sq. km.): 3,254,853

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

46
Number of Large Cities (>100,000 people): 25
Water Supply per Person (1995) (m3/person/year): 2,207
Degree of river fragmentation: High
Number of Dams (>15m high) in Basin: 11
Number of Dams (>150m high) in Basin: 0
Number of Dams (>60m high) under Construction: 0
Number of Dams (>15m high) on Main Stem of River: 8
Number of Dams (>150m high) on Main Stem of River: 0

 

 

 

 

Biodiversity Information and Indicators
  
Number of Fish Species (Nile River only) : 129
Number of Fish Endemics (Nile River only) : 26
Number of Amphibian Species: 137
Number of Ramsar Sites: 3
Number of Wetland-Dependent IBAs: 69
Number of Endemic Bird Areas: 5
Percent Protected Area: 4.5

 

 

Nile Basin Initiative: http://www.nilebasin.org/

 

 

 

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