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The Chad Basin is the largest endorheic basin in Africa, centered approximately on Lake Chad. It has no outlet to the sea and contains large areas of semi-arid desert and savanna. The drainage basin is approximately coterminous with the sedimentary basin of the same name, but extends further to the northeast and east.
Lake Chad is divided into north and south parts by a shallow sill called the Great Barrier, with the bottom of the northern basin at an altitude of 275.3 m (903 ft) and the bottom of the southern basin at 278.2 m (913 ft).
Nestled in a low spot within a huge basin in west-central Africa is an isolated blue dot: That’s Lake Chad. Its water sustains people, animals, fishing, irrigation, and economic activity in Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger.
Lake Chad, freshwater lake located in the Sahelian zone of west-central Africa at the conjunction of Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger. It is situated in an interior basin formerly occupied by a much larger ancient sea that is sometimes called Mega-Chad.
Lake Chad, freshwater lake located in the Sahelian zone of west-central Africa at the conjunction of Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger. It is situated in an interior basin formerly occupied by a much larger ancient sea that is sometimes called Mega-Chad. Historically, Lake Chad has ranked among.
The Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) was established on 22 May 1964 by the four countries bordering Lake Chad: Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad. The Central African Republic joined the organization in 1996 and Libya was admitted in 2008.
The tale of a disappearing lake. NASA. Lake Chad, once one of Africa’s largest lakes, is in distress. The lake is shared by Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria; its basin – which extends as far Algeria, Libya, and Sudan – offers a lifeline to nearly 40 million people.
Lake Chad Basin extends into western Chad, northeastern Nigeria, southeastern Niger, and northern Cameroon, covering 2.4 million square kilometers. Although Lake Chad’s size varies from year to year and by season, the size has shrunk by over 90% in the last half-century.
The Lake Chad basin is one of the largest catchment areas in Africa, covering nearly 8% of the continent. It is an endorheic basin, meaning its waters do not reach any oceans. The lake borders four countries: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. The Chari River, with its main tributary, the Logone, provides 90% of the inflow to the lake, while ...
The Lake Chad Basin is one of the largest sedimentary groundwater basins in Africa. It is composed of three main aquifers: the upper Quaternary with the Lower Pliocene, the Continental Terminal and the