Gambiaj.com – (KEDOUGOU, Senegal) – The Gambia River has reached its official alert level at Kédougou in Senegal’s southeastern region, prompting increased vigilance as water levels continue to rise across several monitoring stations.
Measurements taken at 8am on Thursday, September 24, by the Water Resources Brigade of Tambacounda/Kédougou showed a general increase in water levels along the river and some of its tributaries.
At Kédougou, the river rose from 6.23 meters on Wednesday to exactly 7 meters on Thursday, an increase of 77 centimeters in 24 hours. The alert level at the station is set at 7 meters.
The current level is also 1.64 meters higher than the 5.36 meters recorded at the same station on September 24, 2025.
The increase is also significant at Simenti, where the water level climbed by one meter in 24 hours, from 6.18 to 7.18 meters. However, the station remains 5.82 meters below its alert level of 13 meters.
At Mako, the level rose from 4.18 to 4.98 meters, an increase of 80 centimeters, leaving 1.02 meters before the station’s alert threshold of 6 meters is reached.
Diaguiri recorded a 94-centimeter increase, with the river rising from 3.64 to 4.58 meters. Its alert level is 6 meters.
Further downstream, Gouloumbou recorded a more moderate increase of 13 centimeters, reaching 6.38 meters from 6.25 meters the previous day. The station’s alert threshold stands at 12 meters.
The rise is also being recorded on tributaries of the Gambia River. At Thiokoye, the water level increased from 4.37 to 4.73 meters, representing a 36-centimeter rise in 24 hours. The level is 1.46 meters higher than that recorded on the same date last year.
At Diarha Pont, the level rose by seven centimeters to 2.42 meters.
No new reading was available for Niokolokoba when the bulletin was prepared. Its latest recorded level, measured on September 23, stood at 4.38 meters.
The measurements point to a broad upward trend across the monitored stations, with Kédougou attracting particular attention after reaching its 7-meter alert threshold.
The rapid rise, especially the 77-centimeter increase recorded at Kédougou in a single day, is likely to keep authorities and communities along the Gambia River and its tributaries on heightened watch as monitoring continues.
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