HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080028010
Bassin · #1080028010
A watershed (drainage basin) is not a body of water — it is the land area where rainfall converges towards a single river that eventually reaches the sea (or an endorheic basin). Boundaries follow ridgelines.
Crosses 1 administrative regions : Nouadhibou
Sub-basin area
123km²
Upstream area
123km²
Discharge
0m³/s
Mean elev.
8m
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 120.1 km²97.9% of basin
3 intersecting protected areas
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
122.67 km² overlap
Banc d'Arguin National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
122.67 km² overlap
Banc d'Arguin
IUCN IINational Park
122.67 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
3 distinct species · 7 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
23,5°C
Annual rain
24mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,99
Runoff
1mm/an
PET
1 636mm
AET
18mm
Mean slope
0,3°
Water table
53cm
Forest
0%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
100%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)