Monthly hydrological Buletin February 2014

INTRODUCTION

The total flow volume recorded from June 2013 to February 2014 along the river Niger during the 2013/2014 hydrological year is lower than those total flow recorded during the same period in the previous hydrological year (2012/2013) in all parts of the basin. The flow volume recorded at Upper Niger basin at Koulikoro was about 32.72 billion m³ that was lower than 34.57 billion m³ recorded in 2012/13. Downstream at Dire the total volume was 25.07 billion m³ that was lower than 30.95 recorded in 2012/2013 while in Niamey the total volume was 25.35 billion m³ that was lower than 31.63 billion m³ recorded in 2012/2013 and at Lokoja the total volume was 162 billion m³ that was lower than that recorded in the 2012/13 that was about 250 billion m³.

The decrease in the water levels at Selingue and Kainji dams is also reflection of low flow during the period.