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1 Okavango (Central Southern Africa, Botswana)
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2 http://www. botswanatourism. us/experience_botswana/okavango_delta_map

3 Fish, Floods, and Ecosystem Engineers: Aquatic Conservation in the Okavango Delta, Botswana by Ketlhatlogile Mosepele, Peter B. Moyle, Glenn S. Merron, David R. Purkey, and Belda Mosepele

4 Okavango Delta Hydrology
One of the largest inland water systems of the world spanning 12,000 km² when flooded and 9,000 km² during the dry season. Fed by the Okavango River near the northern border of Botswana. 55 cm/year enter the Delta from the river and an average of 49 cm/year is from precipitation. There is an average of 1 cm/year that exits the delta to the Maun River on the southern edge of the Delta. The rest of the water loss is due to evapotranspiration. Rainy season (December-March) is in Angola (the area north of Botswana and feeds into the Okavango River further south). The floodwaters of Angola then flow south (March- May) and continue to filter into the wetland swamps of the Delta (July-September). The river inflow slows and evapotranspiration rises with the approach of summer.

5 Inlet vs. Outlet & Rainfall vs. Evaporation

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