HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080459220
Bassin · #1080459220
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 2 administrative regions : Arlit, Bilma
Sub-basin area
572,7km²
Upstream area
41 358,3km²
Discharge
0m³/s
Mean elev.
422m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin · #1080454270476 km²
- Bassin · #1080454520384 km²
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 393.8 km²69.0% of basin
- 177.2 km²31.0% of basin
3 intersecting protected areas
Nature Reserve
273.40 km² overlap
Aïr et Ténéré
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
273.40 km² overlap
Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
273.40 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
0 distinct species · 0 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°
26,8°C
Annual rain
13mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,99
Runoff
0mm/an
PET
2 104mm
AET
6mm
Mean slope
0,4°
Water table
42cm
Forest
0%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
48%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)