HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080493330
Bassin · #1080493330
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
995,9km²
Upstream area
7 093,3km²
Discharge
3,35m³/s
Mean elev.
416m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin · #1080504540534 km²
- Bassin · #1080504210431 km²
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 647.0 km²65.2% of basin
- 345.7 km²34.8% of basin
3 intersecting protected areas
Nature Reserve
234.59 km² overlap
Aïr et Ténéré
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
234.59 km² overlap
Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
234.59 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
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
27,0°C
Annual rain
20mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,99
Runoff
1mm/an
PET
2 145mm
AET
12mm
Mean slope
0,3°
Water table
36cm
Forest
0%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
24%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)