HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080520010
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
647,7km²
Upstream area
3 431,7km²
Discharge
3,97m³/s
Mean elev.
588m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de In-Dakat414 km²
- Bassin de Baouet27 km²
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 504.6 km²78.2% of basin
- 141.0 km²21.8% of basin
4 intersecting protected areas
Aïr et Ténéré
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
645.58 km² overlap
Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
645.58 km² overlap
Gueltas et Oasis de l'Aïr
IUCN IbWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
318.88 km² overlap
Nature Reserve
91.18 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°
26,7°C
Annual rain
40mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,98
Runoff
39mm/an
PET
2 104mm
AET
28mm
Mean slope
0,7°
Water table
416cm
Forest
0%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
100%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)