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Buhayrat ath Tharthar (Mileh Tharthar)
General Information
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Lake Tharthar is a lake situated 120 kilometres north of Baghdad between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The Lake is deep and nutrient poor; there is very little vegetation except for sparse shrubs, some dense patches of growth and some scattered Ziziphus trees. The area is farmed thanks to the use of tube wells. A few sheep also graze in the area. Due to the farming the topsoil is damaged by vehicles and the lake is threatened due to overfishing.
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Iraq
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| Latitude |
34° 0' 0"
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| Longitude |
43° 15'
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| River Basin |
Tigris & Euphrates
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Physical Characteristics
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| Surface Area |
2,119.40 km2 |
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| Origin |
Human Made
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Fresh
Permanent
Reservoir
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Biodiversity Conservation
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Documents
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Additional Data Sources
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Birkett, C., and I. Mason. 1995. A new global lakes database for remote sensing programme studying climatically sensitive large lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 21 (3) 307-318. |
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