A Scientific Study at the University of Basrah Examines the Deterioration of the Quantitative Characteristics of the Karkheh River Water
A scientific study at the University of Basrah presented by the lecturer at the College of Education for Humanities, Muhammad Kahtan Nima, to the Directorate of Water Resources in Basrah Governorate examined the deterioration of the quantitative characteristics of water in the lower part of the Karkheh River Basin-Iran.
The study aimed to determine the volume of water in the Karkheh River Basin, which is the most important external source feeding the Hawizeh Marsh and the eastern part of Iraq and the Shatt al-Arab through the Suwaib River, and to address the deterioration in its water.
The study showed the urgent need for the continued flow of water from the north of the Karkheh Basin to its south to continue feeding the Hawizeh Marsh in Iraq, which suffers from continuous drought in the summer season with the presence of a nature reserve located within it.
The study concluded that the Karkheh River has been exposed to major changes in hydrological characteristics with the increase in the area of dry lands, and the decrease in water discharges due to the construction of the Karkheh Dam.
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