Monthly Hydrological Bulletin: October 2020

The month of October 2020 marks the end of rainy season in the entire Niger River basin. There is decline in flows that began at the beginning of October in the Upper Niger and Lower Niger, this continues at all the stations in these part of the basin. While at the Inner Delta and the Middle Niger, the water level is rising due to the arrival of Black flood (Guinea Flood).

The high flow of the previous months had a positive impact on the water holding capacity; the hydrological situation during the month of October. This leads to high hydraulicity in the Inner Delta, the Middle Niger and the Lower Niger; but an average hydraulicity was recorded in the Upper Niger