HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080504980
Bassin · #1080504980
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
831,1km²
Upstream area
831,2km²
Discharge
0,03m³/s
Mean elev.
419m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 0 basins
Source / headwater (no upstream basin)
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 597.0 km²72.1% of basin
- 231.5 km²27.9% of basin
3 intersecting protected areas
Nature Reserve
189.45 km² overlap
Aïr et Ténéré
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
189.45 km² overlap
Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
189.45 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°
27,0°C
Annual rain
20mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,99
Runoff
1mm/an
PET
2 149mm
AET
12mm
Mean slope
0,5°
Water table
81cm
Forest
0%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
23%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)