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February 2021 Monthly Bulletin PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 20 March 2021 10:47

The hydrological flow situation in the Niger basin during the month of February 2021 was characterized by a continuation of low flows in the entire basin catchment area. A recession situation has started in the sub-basins of the Inner Delta and the Middle Niger, whereas a low flow continues in the sub-basins of Upper Niger and Lower Niger.The releases of the Sélingué dam in Mali and Kainji dam in Nigeria continues respectively. 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. The flow analysis situation was carried out by dividing the basin into four (4) subcatchments also represented with reference gauging stations as follows: Upper Niger at Koulikoro (Mali), Inland Delta at Dire (Mali), Middle Niger in Niamey (Niger) and Lower Niger at Lokoja. (Nigeria)

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January 2021 Monthly Bulletin PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 05 March 2021 12:18

The hydrological flow situation in the Niger basin during the month of January 2021 was characterized by a continuation of low flows in the Upper and the Lower Niger. The Guinean flood has begun to decline in mid-January in the Middle Niger in Niamey.
The releases of the Sélingué dam in Mali and Kainji dam in Nigeria began continues respectively.
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.
The flow analysis situation was carried out by dividing the basin into four (4) sub-catchments also represented with reference gauging stations as follows: Upper Niger at Koulikoro (Mali), Inland Delta at Dire (Mali), Middle Niger in Niamey (Niger) and Lower Niger at Lokoja (Nigeria)

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December 2020 Monthly Bulletin PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 14 January 2021 17:11

The river Niger flow regime is characterized by low flow situation at the Upper Niger and Lower Niger sub-catchments, and flood situation is observed at the Inner Delta and Middle Niger sub-catchments due to the continuation of the Guinean flood (Black Flood) that began since October 2020.
The floods occurred at the end of December 2020 in certain localities of the city of Niamey are linked to the degradation of dike in certain points during the exceptional flooding of August and September 2020.
The releases of the Sélingué dam in Mali and Kainji dam in Nigeria began on December 3rd and 20th, 2020, respectively.
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.
The flow analysis situation was carried out by dividing the basin into four (4) sub-catchments also represented with reference gauging stations as follows: Upper Niger at Koulikoro (Mali), Inland Delta at Dire (Mali), Middle Niger in Niamey (Niger) and Lower Niger at Lokoja (Nigeria)

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November 2020 Monthly Bulletin PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 22 December 2020 12:38

The flow recession that started since the beginning of October 2020 continues in most of the Niger basin, with increasingly marked low water levels in Upper and Lower Niger. On the other hand, the Guinean flood continues to rise in November in the Inner Delta and Middle Niger.
The reservoirs of Sélingué in Mali and Kainji in Nigeria have reached the normal filling level.
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.
The flow analysis situation was carried out by dividing the basin into four (4) subcatchments also represented with reference gauging stations as follows: Upper Niger at Koulikoro (Mali), Inland Delta at Dire (Mali), Middle Niger in Niamey (Niger) and Lower Niger at Lokoja (Nigeria)

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October 2020 Monthly Bulletin PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 20 November 2020 14:41

The month of October 2020 marks the end of rainy season in the entire Niger River basin. There is decline in flows that began at the beginning of October in the Upper Niger and Lower Niger, this continues at all the stations in these part of the basin.
While at the Inner Delta and the Middle Niger, the water level is rising due to the arrival of Black flood (Guinea Flood). The reservoirs of Sélingué in Mali and Kainji in Nigeria have reached the normal filling level.
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.
The flow analysis situation was carried out by dividing the basin into four (4) subcatchments also represented with referencegauging stations as follows: Upper Niger at Koulikoro (Mali), Inland Delta at Dire (Mali), Middle Niger in Niamey (Niger) and Lower Niger at Lokoja (Nigeria)

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