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Ouham River

Coordinates: 9°18′59″N 18°13′35″E / 9.31639°N 18.22639°E / 9.31639; 18.22639
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Ouham River
Bahr Sarh; Bahr Sara
Map showing the Chari with the Ouham (Bottom center)
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCentral African Republic
 • coordinates6°11′N 15°14′E / 6.183°N 15.233°E / 6.183; 15.233
 • elevation1,139 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)
Length676 km (420 mi)
Basin size70,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average480 m3/s (17,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftNana Barya
 • rightFafa

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 Nana-Mambéré and Ouham-Pendé prefectures, crossing into Chad where it joins the Chari about 25 km north of Sarh. Tributaries are the Baba, Fafa, Nana Bakassa, and the 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)

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