All flow of the Mbarali River on December 15, 2016 is diverted to the Mbarali Main Canal, only a trickle leaks under the sluice gates (see next image). On 10m resolution satellite images the absence of overflow over the weir can be detected. The magnitude of the diverted flow is almost equal to the measured flow at Mbarali hydrometric station 1KA11A 5km upstream in the absence of a function gauge at the Main Canal.