Ouham River

Ouham River Bahr Sarh; Bahr Sara
Map showing the Chari with the Ouham (Bottom center)
Location
Countries	Chad Central African Republic
Cities	Bossangoa Bozoum
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Central African Republic
• coordinates	6°11′N 15°14′E / 6.183°N 15.233°E / 6.183; 15.233
• elevation	1,139 m (3,737 ft)
Mouth
• location	Chari River north from Sarh, Chad
• coordinates	9°18′59″N 18°13′35″E / 9.31639°N 18.22639°E / 9.31639; 18.22639Coordinates: 9°18′59″N 18°13′35″E / 9.31639°N 18.22639°E / 9.31639; 18.22639
• elevation	364 m (1,194 ft)
Length	676 km (420 mi)
Basin size	70,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	480 m3/s (17,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Nana Barya
• right

The Ouham River is a river in Central Africa, and one of the main headwaters of the Chari River. The Ouham originates in the Central African Republic between the prefecture Nana-Mambéré and the prefecture Ouham-Pendé, crossing into Chad where it joins the Chari about 25 km north Sarh. Tributaries are , , , Nana Barya.

Hydrometry[]

The flow of the river observed over 33 years (1951–84) in Moïssala a town in Chad about 150 km above the mouth of the Chari.^[1] The at Moïssala observed average annual flow during this period was 480 m³ / s fed by an area of about 67,600 km ² approximately 95% of the total catchment area of the River.

The average monthly flow of the river Sara at hydrological station of Moïssala (in m³ / s ) (Calculated using the data for a period of 33 years, 1951–84)

See also[]

• Lake Chad replenishment project
• Waterway

References[]