HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080803320
Bassin · #2080803320
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 3 administrative regions across 2 countries : Al Amarah, Al Kahla, Dasht-e-Azadegan
Sub-basin area
215,4km²
Upstream area
2 312,2km²
Discharge
3,28m³/s
Mean elev.
7m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de کرخه1252 km²
- Bassin de کرخه845 km²
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 161.4 km²75.0% of basin
- 49.9 km²23.2% of basin
- 3.9 km²1.8% of basin
2 intersecting protected areas
Hawizeh Marsh (Haur Al-Hawizeh)
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
127.10 km² overlap
The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
105.91 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
0 distinct species · 0 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°
24,2°C
Annual rain
201mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,89
Runoff
10mm/an
PET
1 861mm
AET
167mm
Mean slope
0,0°
Water table
4cm
Forest
1%
Crops
5%
Urban
0%
Protected
0%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)