Site ID: 1575 Lat. -16.3049 Madagascar Mahajanga
River: Mahajamba Long. 47.3366
Site name: Morafeno Contributing area: 1595 km2 Ratio to Comparison Station: 0.06
Latest measurement: 5-Sep-11 Mean annual runoff: 828 mm (2003-2009)
Hydrologic status: 2 Normal flow Total runoff this year (2010): 668.6 mm
Latest M/C ratio: 1.00 Seven day total: 10.4 mm
Estimated current discharge: 17 m3/sec Percent of mean 7-day total: 135.0 % (today's value compared to mean for same period, 2003-2009)
5 yr recurrence flood: 146 m3/sec (from Log Pearson III analysis)
Status Codes:  1 = Low flow or ice, 2 = Normal flow, 3 = Flood, 4 = Major Flood 143 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
196 2002 no data no data no data no data no data no data no data 44.9 32.3 29.9 37.6 51.6
791 2003 120.4 86.2 94.0 74.7 64.7 61.9 63.9 43.3 39.4 30.0 32.4 80.0
968 2004 75.4 89.6 150.3 123.8 86.4 76.6 71.6 55.0 41.5 44.0 46.9 106.6
947 2005 140.1 86.7 136.2 118.8 89.4 92.7 62.0 54.0 29.5 28.9 38.5 70.1
561 2006 82.5 94.1 78.4 72.0 59.3 51.7 35.4 32.0 28.0 27.9 0.0 0.0
923 2007 90.6 139.0 148.0 114.4 77.2 72.1 69.1 50.8 39.2 31.0 41.0 50.5
811 2008 86.5 116.3 114.2 81.1 71.4 60.7 59.9 42.6 29.8 35.4 34.9 78.1
794 2009 111.5 86.7 87.8 91.6 87.0 76.4 61.5 42.9 32.6 29.1 30.0 57.0
669 2010 80.2 85.6 82.1 80.2 54.0 45.9 47.8 39.5 31.0 27.8 29.2 65.5
Mean Annual Runoff (mm): 828 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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Disharge
Data
Date m3/sec
22-Jul-02 48
23-Jul-02 48
24-Jul-02 43
25-Jul-02 39
26-Jul-02 38
27-Jul-02 30
28-Jul-02 29
29-Jul-02 31
30-Jul-02 31
31-Jul-02 38
1-Aug-02 37
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9-Aug-02 35
10-Aug-02 35
11-Aug-02 39
12-Aug-02 34
13-Aug-02 32
14-Aug-02 31
15-Aug-02 27
16-Aug-02 27
17-Aug-02 25
18-Aug-02 32
19-Aug-02 32
20-Aug-02 40
21-Aug-02 36
22-Aug-02 36
23-Aug-02 38
24-Aug-02 38
25-Aug-02 41
26-Aug-02 43
27-Aug-02 39
28-Aug-02 35
29-Aug-02 33
30-Aug-02 33
31-Aug-02 32
1-Sep-02 38
2-Sep-02 40
3-Sep-02 36
4-Sep-02 36
5-Sep-02 35
6-Sep-02 28
7-Sep-02 30
8-Sep-02 21
9-Sep-02 17
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21-Sep-02 30
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23-Sep-02 27
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27-Sep-02 17
28-Sep-02 26
29-Sep-02 17
30-Sep-02 17
1-Oct-02 17
2-Oct-02 17
3-Oct-02 17
4-Oct-02 17
5-Oct-02 17
6-Oct-02 17
7-Oct-02 25
8-Oct-02 23
9-Oct-02 24
10-Oct-02 19
11-Oct-02 17
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17-Nov-02 37
18-Nov-02 40
19-Nov-02 49
20-Nov-02 58
21-Nov-02 42
22-Nov-02 29
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25-Nov-02 17
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1-Dec-02 17
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6-Dec-02 28
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13-Dec-02 29
14-Dec-02 40
15-Dec-02 57
16-Dec-02 52
17-Dec-02 52
18-Dec-02 35
19-Dec-02 33
20-Dec-02 34
21-Dec-02 32
22-Dec-02 47
23-Dec-02 36
24-Dec-02 17
25-Dec-02 17
26-Dec-02 17
27-Dec-02 17
28-Dec-02 36
29-Dec-02 40
30-Dec-02 47
31-Dec-02 57
1-Jan-03 53
2-Jan-03 67
3-Jan-03 66
4-Jan-03 62
5-Jan-03 60
6-Jan-03 54
7-Jan-03 42
8-Jan-03 41
9-Jan-03 43
10-Jan-03 43
11-Jan-03 56
12-Jan-03 55
13-Jan-03 53
14-Jan-03 71
15-Jan-03 80
16-Jan-03 78
17-Jan-03 71
18-Jan-03 86
19-Jan-03 83
20-Jan-03 108
21-Jan-03 95
22-Jan-03 83
23-Jan-03 64
24-Jan-03 45
25-Jan-03 60
26-Jan-03 60
27-Jan-03 96
28-Jan-03 99
29-Jan-03 107
30-Jan-03 115
31-Jan-03 123
1-Feb-03 112
2-Feb-03 110
3-Feb-03 85
4-Feb-03 80
5-Feb-03 78
6-Feb-03 75
7-Feb-03 75
8-Feb-03 71
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10-Feb-03 62
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26-Feb-03 47
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1-Mar-03 17
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3-Mar-03 27
4-Mar-03 59
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