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Table 4 Classification of the condition of the waterholes

From: Establishing an operational waterhole monitoring system using satellite data and hydrologic modelling: Application in the pastoral regions of East Africa

No.

Class

Description

1

Good

More than the long-term median water level

2

Watch

Between 50% and 100% of the long-term median water level

3

Alert

Between 3% to 50% of the long-term median water level

4

Near-Dry

<3% of the long-term median water level