Mbarali River at New NAFCO Headworks, Low Flow 2025

Last Updated 2 weeks ago

Observations:

1. First Satellite Image is dated April 9, 2025. By reducing the transparency slider of the ‘image’ layer on the map, you can see the ‘stilling basin’ of the NewNAFCO headworks. For better view disable the ‘stilling basin’ layer of the GEE Map. The high resolution Google Earth map is taken on August 6, 2024 one day after the first monitor Image of that year. Compare the appearance of the ‘false color’ satellite image with the high resolution image.
2. Mbarali River dries between July 8 and July 14, 2025 as all low flow is diverted into the main irrigation canal at New NAFCO headworks.
3. Return of Flow (ROF) in the Mbarali River downstream occured between Dec 8, 2025 and Dec 16, 2025 the last image in the interactive map