HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080422890
Bassin · #1080422890
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 : Arlit
Sub-basin area
2 084,9km²
Upstream area
2 085,2km²
Discharge
0,99m³/s
Mean elev.
707m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 0 basins
Source / headwater (no upstream basin)
4 intersecting protected areas
Gueltas et Oasis de l'Aïr
IUCN IbWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
681.38 km² overlap
Aïr et Ténéré
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
204.14 km² overlap
Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
204.14 km² overlap
Nature Reserve
201.33 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
1 distinct species · 2 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°
25,8°C
Annual rain
21mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,99
Runoff
17mm/an
PET
1 992mm
AET
12mm
Mean slope
2,2°
Water table
760cm
Forest
0%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
10%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)