HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080481340
Bassin · #1080481340
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
390,7km²
Upstream area
1 085,8km²
Discharge
0,06m³/s
Mean elev.
504m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin · #1080479720467 km²
- Bassin · #1080479440228 km²
5 intersecting protected areas
Aïr et Ténéré
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
389.53 km² overlap
Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
389.53 km² overlap
Nature Reserve
389.53 km² overlap
Addax Sanctuary
IUCN IaStrict Nature Reserve
113.28 km² overlap
Gueltas et Oasis de l'Aïr
IUCN IbWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
109.09 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
1 distinct species · 1 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
21mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,99
Runoff
3mm/an
PET
2 104mm
AET
12mm
Mean slope
0,3°
Water table
219cm
Forest
0%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
100%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)