HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080476050
Bassin · #1080476050
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
1 525,2km²
Upstream area
202 369,7km²
Discharge
0m³/s
Mean elev.
428m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin · #1080472620889 km²
- Bassin · #108047275032 km²
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 830.9 km²54.6% of basin
- 689.7 km²45.4% of basin
3 intersecting protected areas
Nature Reserve
631.11 km² overlap
Aïr et Ténéré
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
631.11 km² overlap
Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
631.11 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
3 distinct species · 5 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°
26,9°C
Annual rain
17mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,99
Runoff
1mm/an
PET
2 130mm
AET
9mm
Mean slope
0,2°
Water table
76cm
Forest
0%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
41%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)