HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080514640
Bassin de Baouet
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
799,1km²
Upstream area
1 379km²
Discharge
1,66m³/s
Mean elev.
861m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin · #1080511610314 km²
- Bassin · #1080511440266 km²
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 732.9 km²92.0% of basin
- 63.6 km²8.0% of basin
3 intersecting protected areas
Gueltas et Oasis de l'Aïr
IUCN IbWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
796.56 km² overlap
Aïr et Ténéré
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
785.50 km² overlap
Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
785.50 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°
25,4°C
Annual rain
54mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,97
Runoff
42mm/an
PET
2 035mm
AET
41mm
Mean slope
2,9°
Water table
1 110cm
Forest
0%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
99%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)