Chinko (river)

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Chinko
Chinko in the Central African Republic

Chinko in the Central African Republic

Data
location Central African RepublicCentral African Republic Central African Republic
River system Congo
Drain over Mbomou  → Ubangi  → Congo  → Atlantic
source On the border with Sudan
8 ° 16 ′ 33 ″  N , 24 ° 15 ′ 40 ″  E
Source height 902  m
muzzle in Mbomou coordinates: 4 ° 49 ′ 57 "  N , 23 ° 53 ′ 12"  E 4 ° 49 ′ 57 "  N , 23 ° 53 ′ 12"  E
Mouth height 516  m
Height difference 386 m
Bottom slope 0.59 ‰
length 658 km
Discharge at the Rafai gauge (1749550)
A Eo : 52,500 km²
Location: about 30 above the mouthdep1
NNQ (Feb 1957)
MNQ
MQ
Mq
MHQ
HHQ (Oct 1955)
8 m³ / s
55.7 m³ / s
397 m³ / s
7.6 l / (s km²)
1098 m³ / s
1790 m³ / s

The Chinko is a river in the Central African Republic .

course

The right tributary of the Mbomou rises in the east of the Central African Republic, right on the border with South Sudan . It forms most of the border between the two prefectures of Haute-Kotto and Haut-Mbomou . The information about its length is different. They are put at 658 km and around 450 km.

Hydrometry

Average monthly flow of the Chinko measured at the hydrological station in Rafai, 22 km above the confluence with the Mbomou in m³ / s (1952–1973).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Facteurs geographiques Conditionnels du Regime
  2. a b c GRDC - The Chinko at Rafai