Monthly hydrological buletin Jun 2014

INTRODUCTION

The Black flood from Guinea has reached its maximum in the Middle Niger in Niamey. It continued with the mean flow in the Inland Delta and the flows tended to the minimum in the Upper and Lower Niger basins. The average monthly flow of 1517 m3/s was recorded in Niamey while 184 m3/s, 1373 m3/s, and 3270 m3/s were recorded at Koulikoro (Upper Niger), Dire (Inland Delta) and Lokoja (Lower Niger) respectively.

The water level in the Sélingué dam has continues to support low flows downstream while that in the Kainji dam has also started to decrease.