HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #4080055320
Bassin · #4080055320
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 across 2 countries : Altai, Hami
Sub-basin area
1 286,3km²
Upstream area
1 286,3km²
Discharge
0,3m³/s
Mean elev.
1 172m
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 893.0 km²69.3% of basin
- Hami395.9 km²30.7% of basin
2 intersecting protected areas
Great Gobi
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
886.06 km² overlap
Gobiin ikh /A/
IUCN IbStrictly Protected Area
886.06 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
56 distinct species · 68 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°
6,0°C
Annual rain
58mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,94
Runoff
8mm/an
PET
1 002mm
AET
63mm
Mean slope
2,1°
Water table
168cm
Forest
0%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
67%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)