HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080511240
Bassin de Tafidet
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, Tchighozerine
Sub-basin area
2 158,1km²
Upstream area
3 259,8km²
Discharge
2,79m³/s
Mean elev.
678m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de Tafidet710 km²
- Bassin · #1080502510391 km²
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 2036.1 km²94.6% of basin
- 115.2 km²5.4% of basin
4 intersecting protected areas
Aïr et Ténéré
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
2151.29 km² overlap
Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
2151.29 km² overlap
Gueltas et Oasis de l'Aïr
IUCN IbWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
1909.41 km² overlap
Nature Reserve
4.82 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
7 distinct species · 9 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°
26,2°C
Annual rain
39mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,98
Runoff
40mm/an
PET
2 078mm
AET
29mm
Mean slope
2,4°
Water table
639cm
Forest
0%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
100%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)