Data Summary: Lake Chad
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| Site Name |
AFR-02 |
Photo: N. Hata |
| Lake Name |
Lake Chad |
| State |
Lac and Chari Baguirmi, Chad; Nord, Cameroon; Borno, Nigeria;
and |
| Country |
Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria and Niger |
| Latitude |
13:2N |
| Longitude |
14:1E |
| Altitude [m] |
280 |
| Surface area [m2] |
1,540,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
72,000,000,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
10.5 |
Mean depth [m] |
4.114285714 |
| Water level control |
Unregulated |
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] |
1 |
| Length of shoreline [m] |
650,000 |
Residence time [yr] |
- |
| Catchment area [m2] |
24.2637 |
Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
3,402.2 |
| Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
22.6 |
Freezing period |
None |
| Mixing type |
- |
Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
135,500 |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
- |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
- |
| Population |
- |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
- |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
- |
Agricultural land [%] |
- |
Others [%] |
- |
| Siltation |
- |
Toxic Contamination |
- |
| Eutrophication |
- |
Acidification |
- |
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