HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #1080531730
Bassin · #1080531730
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
756km²
Upstream area
756km²
Discharge
0,99m³/s
Mean elev.
940m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 0 basins
Source / headwater (no upstream basin)
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 690.1 km²91.6% of basin
- 63.5 km²8.4% of basin
3 intersecting protected areas
Gueltas et Oasis de l'Aïr
IUCN IbWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
485.78 km² overlap
Aïr et Ténéré
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
308.37 km² overlap
Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
308.37 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
4 distinct species · 6 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°
25,0°C
Annual rain
62mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,97
Runoff
43mm/an
PET
2 019mm
AET
49mm
Mean slope
1,2°
Water table
1 425cm
Forest
0%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
42%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)