Site ID: 1256 Lat. -24.4540 Mozambique Gaza
River: Limpopo Long. 32.9336
Site name: Guija Contributing area: 346118 km2 Ratio to Comparison Station: 20.52
Latest measurement: 16-Nov-09 Mean annual runoff: 247 mm (2003-2007)
Hydrologic status: 2 Normal flow Total runoff this year: 284 mm
Latest M/C ratio: 1.06 Seven day total: 1 mm
Estimated current discharge: 2237 m3/sec Percent of mean 7-day total: 83.3 % (today's value compared to mean for same period, 2003-2007)
Ice-cover determination: 5 yr recurrence flood: 10695 m3/sec (from Log Pearson III analysis)
Status Codes:  1 = Low flow, 2 = Normal flow, 3 = Flood, 4 = Major Flood 10509 m3/sec (from Gumbel Extreme Value analysis)
Comparison Station Information:  Mandini (1160880)           Contributing Area: 7280 sq mi 16866 sq km
(Data from this gaging station are used for the calibration to discharge, with an adjustment for different contributing areas)
Notes: Rating equation is based on monthly mean, maximum, and minimum M/C compared to gaging station discharge values.
Discharge and runoff, based on satellite remote sensing (NASA AMSR-E data)
(For U.S, sites, nearby ground station discharge may also be shown)
2008-Present
2002-Present
Annual  Monthly Total Runoff (mm), computed from above satellite-based discharge data
Runoff
(mm) Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
92 2002 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data 10.1 12.7 18.2 29.5 21.1
252 2003 23.3 20.2 29.3 20.5 22.9 23.8 27.2 17.7 16.0 19.1 13.2 19.0
245 2004 17.4 21.4 37.1 29.5 23.9 15.1 20.5 19.5 14.9 14.5 12.7 18.4
222 2005 21.5 22.4 19.9 21.3 22.0 17.4 2.9 15.8 16.8 19.7 19.6 22.8
214 2006 25.5 18.7 34.6 27.0 23.0 18.6 18.0 13.9 20.5 14.7 0.0 0.0
304 2007 26.6 20.6 25.0 27.5 20.5 23.8 20.6 20.1 17.6 30.5 29.1 42.1
284 2008 39.8 25.9 25.5 23.1 22.9 20.4 22.6 19.6 13.8 14.1 19.8 36.8
204 2009 29.6 23.2 18.6 22.1 23.2 20.6 14.6 15.2 11.6 15.8 10.1 0.0
Discharge is estimated directly via a rating equation from the remote sensing data (M/C ratio) shown below.