Site ID: 1287 Lat. -11.5471 Zambia Luapula
River: Bangweulu Swamp Long. 29.8957
Site name: Miloke Contributing area: 16042 km2 Ratio to Comparison Station: 0.57
Latest measurement: 10-Aug-11 Mean annual runoff: 3212 mm (2003-2009)
Hydrologic status: 2 Normal flow Total runoff this year (2010): 4646.3 mm
Latest M/C ratio: 1.43 Seven day total: 55.6 mm
Estimated current discharge: 1331 m3/sec Percent of mean 7-day total: 79.8 % (today's value compared to mean for same period, 2003-2009)
5 yr recurrence flood: 6201 m3/sec (from Log Pearson III analysis)
Status Codes:  1 = Low flow or ice, 2 = Normal flow, 3 = Flood, 4 = Major Flood 5976 m3/sec (from Gumbel Extreme Value analysis)
Comparison Station Information:  Boluo (2186950)           Contributing Area:   sq mi 28239 sq km
(Data from this gaging station are used for the calibration to discharge, with an adjustment for different contributing areas)
Notes: Final calibration to discharge has not yet been accomplished.
Discharge and runoff, based on satellite remote sensing (NASA AMSR-E data)
(For U.S, sites, nearby ground station discharge may also be shown)
Annual  Monthly Total Runoff (mm), computed from above satellite-based discharge data
Runoff
(mm) Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
339 2002 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data 71.2 58.5 78.7 29.5 101.5
2897 2003 279.8 427.9 461.9 568.1 289.2 193.1 164.5 128.6 135.3 58.4 51.0 139.0
1726 2004 124.5 193.2 281.1 343.2 266.1 142.3 83.7 55.3 51.8 48.2 26.9 109.8
3372 2005 445.2 476.6 597.6 523.4 319.9 257.7 19.1 250.6 181.5 157.7 68.3 74.2
2429 2006 144.4 156.1 380.5 525.0 394.1 219.5 185.7 144.5 155.0 124.5 0.0 0.0
3955 2007 267.3 565.3 647.2 594.9 397.0 318.9 342.9 271.6 190.9 158.1 93.1 108.0
3428 2008 175.7 410.6 475.5 634.7 424.0 245.3 256.7 233.1 178.4 161.0 62.5 170.6
4674 2009 273.6 427.9 669.5 654.2 620.7 479.9 423.9 384.7 312.4 213.8 85.0 128.1
4646 2010 424.0 481.8 601.8 622.8 498.7 414.5 370.1 349.5 240.7 199.1 141.0 302.5
Mean Annual Runoff (mm): 3212 Standard Deviation: 6.4
Trend in Annual Runoff (slope):  -73
Discharge is estimated via a rating equation directly from the remote sensing data (M/C ratio) shown below.
Green line records upwelling microwave emission from within 5 km radius of a calbration land target. 
Explanation:   Blue line is emission from within 5 km radius of the measurement target centered over the river.
Brown line is their ratio (M/C; "HR" in Brakenridge et al 2007; scale on right) and is used to estimate river discharge via a rating equation.
Rating equations are being developed and applied on an individual basis using available ground-based discharge information.
GoogleEarth View of Measurement Site
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Estimated
Disharge
Data
Date m3/sec
22-Jul-02 466
23-Jul-02 466
24-Jul-02 506
25-Jul-02 574
26-Jul-02 526
27-Jul-02 509
28-Jul-02 260
29-Jul-02 260
30-Jul-02 93
31-Jul-02 93
1-Aug-02
2-Aug-02
3-Aug-02
4-Aug-02
5-Aug-02
6-Aug-02
7-Aug-02
8-Aug-02
9-Aug-02 477
10-Aug-02 477
11-Aug-02 557
12-Aug-02 557
13-Aug-02 637
14-Aug-02 637
15-Aug-02 622
16-Aug-02 574
17-Aug-02 735
18-Aug-02 721
19-Aug-02 761
20-Aug-02 752
21-Aug-02 570
22-Aug-02 578
23-Aug-02 578
24-Aug-02 581
25-Aug-02 452
26-Aug-02 335
27-Aug-02 461
28-Aug-02 455
29-Aug-02 553
30-Aug-02 553
31-Aug-02 597
1-Sep-02 649
2-Sep-02 702
3-Sep-02 681
4-Sep-02 637
5-Sep-02 469
6-Sep-02 432
7-Sep-02 297
8-Sep-02 297
9-Sep-02 548
10-Sep-02 462
11-Sep-02 526
12-Sep-02 350
13-Sep-02 147
14-Sep-02 3
15-Sep-02 3
16-Sep-02
17-Sep-02
18-Sep-02
19-Sep-02
20-Sep-02
21-Sep-02 496
22-Sep-02 496
23-Sep-02 340
24-Sep-02 340
25-Sep-02 515
26-Sep-02 490
27-Sep-02 650
28-Sep-02 650
29-Sep-02 440
30-Sep-02 234
1-Oct-02 234
2-Oct-02 564
3-Oct-02 581
4-Oct-02 1000
5-Oct-02 907
6-Oct-02 902
7-Oct-02 746
8-Oct-02 423
9-Oct-02 360
10-Oct-02 360
11-Oct-02 556
12-Oct-02 515
13-Oct-02 513
14-Oct-02 402
15-Oct-02 308
16-Oct-02 408
17-Oct-02 408
18-Oct-02 689
19-Oct-02 646
20-Oct-02 636
21-Oct-02 583
22-Oct-02 531
23-Oct-02 572
24-Oct-02 553
25-Oct-02 551
26-Oct-02 551
27-Oct-02 104
28-Oct-02 3
29-Oct-02 3
30-Oct-02 3
31-Oct-02 3
1-Nov-02 80
2-Nov-02 80
3-Nov-02 249
4-Nov-02 3
5-Nov-02 7
6-Nov-02 68
7-Nov-02 14
8-Nov-02 93
9-Nov-02 63
10-Nov-02 3
11-Nov-02 3
12-Nov-02 156
13-Nov-02 191
14-Nov-02 317
15-Nov-02 360
16-Nov-02 354
17-Nov-02 303
18-Nov-02 303
19-Nov-02 67
20-Nov-02 124
21-Nov-02 295
22-Nov-02 257
23-Nov-02 355
24-Nov-02 341
25-Nov-02 173
26-Nov-02 185
27-Nov-02 185
28-Nov-02 275
29-Nov-02 259
30-Nov-02 310
1-Dec-02 310
2-Dec-02 225
3-Dec-02 307
4-Dec-02 307
5-Dec-02 393
6-Dec-02 452
7-Dec-02 551
8-Dec-02 558
9-Dec-02 585
10-Dec-02 582
11-Dec-02 574
12-Dec-02 346
13-Dec-02 346
14-Dec-02 418
15-Dec-02 613
16-Dec-02 865
17-Dec-02 668
18-Dec-02 647
19-Dec-02 350
20-Dec-02 350
21-Dec-02 677
22-Dec-02 159
23-Dec-02 273
24-Dec-02 427
25-Dec-02 275
26-Dec-02 836
27-Dec-02 851
28-Dec-02 1214
29-Dec-02 1214
30-Dec-02 1738
31-Dec-02 1738
1-Jan-03 1795
2-Jan-03 1078
3-Jan-03 515
4-Jan-03 1151
5-Jan-03 1151
6-Jan-03 1254
7-Jan-03 1329
8-Jan-03 1283
9-Jan-03 1251
10-Jan-03 1486
11-Jan-03 847
12-Jan-03 452
13-Jan-03 737
14-Jan-03 737
15-Jan-03 2422
16-Jan-03 2412
17-Jan-03 2731
18-Jan-03 2345
19-Jan-03 2007
20-Jan-03 1071
21-Jan-03 1071
22-Jan-03 1255
23-Jan-03 1491
24-Jan-03 2187
25-Jan-03 2127
26-Jan-03 2139
27-Jan-03 2549
28-Jan-03 2596
29-Jan-03 2830
30-Jan-03 2830
31-Jan-03 2831
1-Feb-03 2831
2-Feb-03 3335
3-Feb-03 2897
4-Feb-03 2502
5-Feb-03 2038
6-Feb-03 2038
7-Feb-03 1599
8-Feb-03 2186
9-Feb-03 3155
10-Feb-03 2895
11-Feb-03 2895
12-Feb-03 2005
13-Feb-03 1334
14-Feb-03 732
15-Feb-03 732
16-Feb-03 1645
17-Feb-03 2050
18-Feb-03 2783
19-Feb-03 3352
20-Feb-03 3792
21-Feb-03 4504
22-Feb-03 4504
23-Feb-03 3890
24-Feb-03 3634
25-Feb-03 3135
26-Feb-03 4042
27-Feb-03 4278
28-Feb-03 4662
1-Mar-03 5630
2-Mar-03 3490
3-Mar-03 3490
4-Mar-03 3430
5-Mar-03 3307
6-Mar-03 3605
7-Mar-03 3605
8-Mar-03 3061
9-Mar-03 2334
10-Mar-03 2334
11-Mar-03 2978
12-Mar-03 2708
13-Mar-03 1632
14-Mar-03 2068
15-Mar-03 1625
16-Mar-03 2118
17-Mar-03 3770
18-Mar-03 1935