Ouham River

River in Central Africa

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; 18.22639

• 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| Fafa

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 Baba, Fafa, Nana Bakassa, Nana Barya.

## Hydrometry

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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

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* Lake Chad replenishment project
* Waterway

## References

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1. ^ GRDC - The Bahr Sara at Moïssala

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Rivers of the Central African Republic

Rivers|

* Chari
* Gboyo
* Kadéï
* Kotto
* Logone
* Mbomou
* Nana Barya
* Ouham
* Pendé
* Sangha
* Ubangi

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