Lobaye (river)
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Lobaye Lobai |
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 The Lobaye in the Ubangi catchment area (far left center) |
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 Central African Republic
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| River system | Congo | |
| Drain over | Ubangi → Congo → Atlantic | |
| source | in the prefecture of Nana-Mambéré near the city of Bouar 5 ° 58 ′ 6 ″ N , 15 ° 35 ′ 51 ″ E |
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| Source height | 1059 m | |
| muzzle | in the Ubangi coordinates: 3 ° 40 ′ 26 " N , 18 ° 35 ′ 16" E 3 ° 40 ′ 26 " N , 18 ° 35 ′ 16" E |
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| Mouth height | 337 m | |
| Height difference | 722 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.6 ‰ | |
| length | 440 km | |
| Catchment area | about 33,000 km² | |
| Discharge at the M'bata gauge (1749050) A Eo : 31,000 km² Location: 40 km above the mouth |
NNQ (min. Month Ø) MNQ 1950–1994 MQ 1950–1994 Mq 1950–1994 MHQ 1950–1994 HHQ (max. Month Ø) |
119 m³ / s 236 m³ / s 321 m³ / s 10.4 l / (s km²) 485 m³ / s 688 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Lubé; Ngilingala; Loamé | |
| Right tributaries | Mbaéré ; Mamboussou; Ibéléké | |
The Lobaye (formerly Lobai or Lobaje) is a river in the Central African Republic .
course
It is an approximately 440 km long tributary of the Ubangi . The river has its source in the central African city of Bouar called Bali. It finally flows into the Ubangi in Lobaye Prefecture opposite the city of Libenge . The Boukokodamm , which was built to irrigate the surrounding fields , lies on one of its tributaries .
Hydrometry
Average monthly flow through the Lobaye measured at the hydrological station in Mbato, about 40 km above the confluence with the Ubangi in m³ / s (1950–1994).
natural reserve
The Basse-Lobaye am Lobaye biosphere reserve is home to a subspecies of the green colobus monkey .