HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #4080073320
Bassin · #4080073320
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 : Jiuquan, Tsogt
Sub-basin area
71,1km²
Upstream area
71,1km²
Discharge
0m³/s
Mean elev.
1 416m
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 62.0 km²87.0% of basin
- 9.3 km²13.0% of basin
2 intersecting protected areas
Great Gobi
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
51.45 km² overlap
Gobiin ikh /A/
IUCN IbStrictly Protected Area
51.45 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°
5,7°C
Annual rain
59mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,94
Runoff
2mm/an
PET
1 005mm
AET
64mm
Mean slope
1,5°
Water table
257cm
Forest
0%
Crops
0%
Urban
0%
Protected
33%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)