HydroLAKES lake · #175914
Lac · #175914
Natural lakeIraqAsia -3 m
Surface area
1,6km²
Avg depth
0,9m
Volume
1,51km³
Shoreline
9km
Administrative coverage
1 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- BasrahAl-Basrah · Iraq1.60 km²100.0% of lake
1 intersecting protected areas
The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
0.70 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × 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.
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
1,60km²
Avg depth
0,9m
Volume
1,510km³
Watershed
42km²
Shoreline
9,0km
Shore dev. idx
2,00
Residence time
1 936days
Elevation
-3m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.