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Hydrological Characteristics For Al-Sweib River and Environmental Importance | ||
| The Arab Gulf | ||
| Article 7, Volume 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 157-181 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Assist .Prof . safaa .A. R .Al -Asadi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: The present study aims to determine the capabilities of the available water of Al-Sweib river and the efficiency of investment, as well as the study of the environmental importance of the river. Al- Swaib river lies to north- east of Basra .It is about 30 kilometers long with a width of 80- 200 meters and depth of 0.9- 8.75 meters. The river is supplied with its water from Al- Hwaiza marsh and Al- Mayt river. The annual river discharge was about 142 mP3P/ s for the period 1978- 2008. The water of Al- Swaib river is moderately salt ( about 1300 mg/l ). It is suitable for human consumption, agricultural production and it has appropriate environment for fish breeding. The river has an environment importance due to its contribution in supplying Shatt Al- Arab river with water, the growing of water plants, fish reproduction, the attraction of emigration water birds, and agricultural investment for the area that depended on its water was about 600 hectares. | ||
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