The rise in water levels continued during the month of August in all compartments of the Niger basin with some flooding situations in the Middle and Lower Niger sub-basins.
The filling of the Selingué reservoir in Mali and the Kainji reservoir in Nigeria is in gradual continuation
The data used for the various analyses below came from hydrological observation networks of the National Hydrological Services and Dam Authorities of nine (9) member countries of Niger Basin Authority. (NBA)
The flow analysis situation was carried out by dividing the basin into three (4) sub-catchments also represented with reference gauging stations as follows: Upper Niger at Koulikoro (Mali), Inland Delta at Dire (Mali), Middle Niger at Niamey (Niger) and Lower Niger at Lokoja (Nigeria)

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