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Actueel weer
Zondag 30 september
33°
Zonnig
Weersvoorspelling
Do 1 okt 33°regenachtig
Za 2 okt 33°regenachtig
Zo 3 okt 33°regenachtig
Actuele waterstand
Zondag 30 september
657cm
Hoog
WeersvoorspellingPeak flow level (cm)
Minimum 660
Mean 663
Maximum 666
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Bulletin 6: Extreme high flood expected in the Inner Niger Delta

Bulletin 6: Extreme high flood expected in the Inner Niger Delta

OPIDIN predicts that the flood of 2024 will be extremely high, comparable with the highest floods measured in the last 75 years. The water level on 24 September already reached a level of 675 cm, as high as the maximum level in 2022, the last year with a high flood.

The water level in Mopti has increased with another 13 cm in the last two weeks (15 – 24  September), reaching a level of 675 cm on 24 September. The daily rise in the water level is now clearly decreasing. The current water level is as high as the maximum level in 2022, the last year with a high flood. Comparable high water level on this date were only measured in the years 1920-1930, when the peak level in Mopti was well above 700 cm. The water level reached on 24 September is already 18 - 40 cm higher than in three recent years with extremely high flood levels (2018, 2020 and 2022). Forecasts are for continued above-average rainfall in the upstream area.

OPIDIN predicts that the maximum of the flood will be markedly higher than in 2018, 2020 and 2022 (670 - 675 cm in Mopti). The maximum flood height may become as high as the highest floods measured, above 700 cm.