Pendé River
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The Pendé River is a river in central Africa
Africa
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. It arises in Ouham-Pendé
Ouham-Pendé
Ouham-Pendé is one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Bozoum. The region contains several ghost towns such as Goroumo, Beogombo Deux and Paoua due to government forces ransacking them and armed bandits killing all the male inhabitants over the years from 2005 to...

 in the Central African Republic
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...

 and flows north, forming a short part of the international boundary between the Central African Republic and Chad
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...

. It eventually merges with the Logone River near Kim.

Hydrometry

The flow of the river observed over 28 years (1947-75) in Doba
Doba
Doba is a city in Chad, the capital of the region of Logone Oriental.Exploitation of oil resources in the vicinity of Doba is expected to produce economic benefits.The town is served by Doba Airport.-Demographics:...

a town in Chad about 70 km above the mouth into the Logon. The at Doba observed average annual flow during this period was 128 m³ / s fed by an area of ​​about 14.300 km ² a majorety of the total catchment area of the River.



The average monthly flow of the river Pendé hydrological station of Doba (in m³ / s )< br /> (Calculated using the data for a period of 28 years, 1947-75)

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