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Table 4: General Characteristics of African Rivers ---------- Concentration (mg L-1) ----------
Watershed Area Discharge Runoff TDS TDS(f) TSS TSS(f) Na K Ca Mg Cl SO4 HCO3 SiO2 PO4-P NO3-N
Chari* 0.60 41.6 69 68 2.8 58 2.4 2.8 1.6 3.9 1.6 2.0 2.0 29.8 24.0 -- --
Niger 1.24 168.0 135 65 11.0 238 40 1.8 1.1 5.5 1.9 0.9 0.5 39.5 14.0 -- --
Nile 2.96 30.0 10 204 6.1 -- -- 8.1 3.2 22.0 5.3 5.7 12.0 135.0 12.8 0.03 0.80
Orange 1.02 15.3 15 183 2.8 1111 17 13.4 2.3 18.1 7.8 10.6 7.2 107.0 16.9 -- 0.72
Senegal 0.27 10.4 39 55 0.6 183 1.9 2.2 1.2 3.9 2.9 1.0 2.4 29.5 11.9 -- --
Zaire 3.69 1350.0 366 42 56.1 32 43 2.17 1.55 2.67 2.07 3.32 1.5 17.1 11.2 -- --
Zambezi 1.25 103.0 82 140 14.5 194 20 5.4 1.9 12.9 4.1 6.5 5.0 89.0 15.5 -- 0.13

See footnote for explanation of terms


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