Site ID:

1264

Lat.

-21.0355

Mozambique

Inhambane

River:

Save

Long.

34.8546

Site name:

Nova Mambone

Contributing area:

105774

km2

Ratio to Comparison Station:

6.27

Latest measurement:

2-Nov-09

Mean annual runoff:

144

(2003-2007)

Hydrologic status:

Normal flow

Total runoff this year:

105

Latest M/C ratio:

1.09

Seven day total:

Estimated current discharge:

100

m3/sec

Percent of mean 7-day total:

-13.3

(today's value compared to mean for same period, 2003-2007)

Ice-cover determination:

5 yr recurrence flood:

3269

m3/sec

(from Log Pearson III analysis)

Status Codes: 1 = Low flow, 2 = Normal flow, 3 = Flood, 4 = Major Flood

3234

m3/sec

(from Gumbel Extreme Value analysis)

Comparison Station Information:

Tokwe Confluence D/s C/s (1495240)

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

2002

no data

16.1

15.5

22.0

10.4

6.0

261

2003

19.2

20.2

50.5

30.2

22.2

19.1

20.9

15.0

18.5

20.3

11.0

14.1

305

2004

16.2

30.4

32.4

31.7

25.6

17.5

21.4

20.4

25.9

31.2

26.1

26.6

2005

31.6

25.1

7.8

0.9

0.3

6.7

0.2

0.6

-0.3

-0.6

2.3

1.4

2006

10.8

4.6

10.6

6.6

5.1

3.0

0.6

1.7

-0.2

-0.5

0.0

2007

7.6

6.0

8.2

2.0

-1.7

-3.3

-2.9

1.0

2.3

1.4

-0.8

15.8

105

2008

36.1

17.9

7.5

5.8

4.4

1.5

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.9

0.4

16.3

2009

24.3

5.1

7.8

7.1

0.8

3.0

1.3

-1.0

1.3

-2.8

0.4

0.0

Discharge is estimated directly via a rating equation from the remote sensing data (M/C ratio) shown below.