HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080971610
Bassin · #2080971610
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 5 administrative regions across 2 countries : Al Ahsa, Al Qaf, Rumah, Sharurah, Thamud
Sub-basin area
2 308,1km²
Upstream area
2 308,2km²
Discharge
0,45m³/s
Mean elev.
297m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 0 basins
Source / headwater (no upstream basin)
5 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- SharurahNajran · Saudi Arabia1232.7 km²53.6% of basin
- 400.3 km²17.4% of basin
- 311.8 km²13.5% of basin
- 306.6 km²13.3% of basin
- 49.7 km²2.2% of basin
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°
26,6°C
Annual rain
58mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,97
Runoff
6mm/an
PET
1 860mm
AET
44mm
Mean slope
2,5°
Water table
160cm
Forest
0%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
71%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)