Site ID: 1584 Lat. -22.2215 Madagascar Fianarantsoa
River: Ihosy Long. 46.1142
Site name: Ihosy Contributing area: 2802 km2 Ratio to Comparison Station: 0.33
Latest measurement: 15-Nov-09 Mean annual runoff: 1483 mm (2003-2007)
Hydrologic status: 2 Normal flow Total runoff this year: 1592 mm
Latest M/C ratio: 1.00 Seven day total: 1 mm
Estimated current discharge: 128 m3/sec Percent of mean 7-day total: 93.3 % (today's value compared to mean for same period, 2003-2007)
Ice-cover determination: 5 yr recurrence flood: 246 m3/sec (from Log Pearson III analysis)
Status Codes:  1 = Low flow, 2 = Normal flow, 3 = Flood, 4 = Major Flood 252 m3/sec (from Gumbel Extreme Value analysis)
Comparison Station Information:  Maroangaty (1389600)         Contributing Area:   sq mi 8542 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 comparison of 4-day running means.
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
559 2002 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data 95.0 98.9 122.7 118.7 123.5
1453 2003 130.0 115.3 134.1 123.4 122.9 119.1 122.7 122.7 118.7 122.7 98.9 122.8
1459 2004 126.9 122.9 122.7 118.7 122.7 114.8 122.7 122.7 118.7 124.8 118.7 122.7
1548 2005 131.3 112.9 132.5 155.7 152.2 125.5 102.9 130.5 118.9 122.7 114.8 148.7
1267 2006 127.7 128.5 152.7 125.6 121.0 117.8 126.2 125.2 119.3 123.0 0.0 0.0
1685 2007 166.6 158.3 187.5 130.7 130.5 152.6 139.8 130.9 120.8 123.2 133.2 110.9
1592 2008 133.7 136.8 161.4 140.6 135.9 130.6 125.7 127.0 118.7 128.0 122.3 131.3
1599 2009 182.3 182.7 172.6 165.0 160.5 135.5 147.6 139.0 119.7 122.7 71.2 0.0
Mean Annual Runoff: 1501 Standard Deviation: 144
Trend in Annual Runoff (slope):  32
Discharge is estimated directly via a rating equation from the remote sensing data (M/C ratio) shown below.