JUBA-SHABELLI BASIN

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Total Area
803500km²
Length of River
1 658Km
Total Population
 
Total Rainfall

Varies from 200 mm/year to 1800 mm/year with a basin mean of 430 mm/year.

Irrigated Agriculture

Of the total irrigation potential of 323,000 ha less than 200,000 ha is under irrigation due to limitations on yearly available water.

Rain-Fed Agriculture
 
Website
Basin
 
Geographical scope

The Shabelli and the Juba rivers originate in Ethiopia and merge in Somalia before entering the Indian ocean. In Kenya there is one tributary of Ewaso Ngiro river which drains the northern side of Mount Kenya, the Aberdares and the North and North East highlands.

Riparian Countries
Countries Area
Ethiopia
367400km²
Kenya
215300km²
Somalia
220900km²
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Historical Record of Cooperation
 
Date Treaty name Signatories
1933-11-22
Kenya-Italian Somaliland Boundary Notes
Great Britain
Italy
Challenges