Oued Bouanane
Oued Bouanane | ||
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location | Figuig Province in Morocco | |
River system | Oued Saoura | |
Drain over | Oued Guir → Oued Saoura → Sebkha el Melah | |
Headwaters | Mountain range on the watershed between the Mediterranean and the Sahara in the eastern High Atlas 30 km north of Gourrama 32 ° 36 ′ 27 ″ N , 3 ° 59 ′ 7 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 2270 m | |
muzzle | below Bouanane in the Oued Guir Coordinates: 31 ° 54 ′ 45 " N , 3 ° 4 ′ 35" W 31 ° 54 ′ 45 " N , 3 ° 4 ′ 35" W |
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Mouth height | approx. 800 m | |
Height difference | approx. 1470 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 8.2 ‰ | |
length | Valley length 179 km |
The Oued Bouanane is a river in southern Morocco that flows through the Figuig province in the Oriental region . It is the most important tributary of the Oued Guir and at its mouth it carries more water than the main river into the Algerian Sahara.
course
The valley of the Oued Bouanane has its origin on the south side of the mountain range, whose north side drains to the Moulouya and thus to the Mediterranean. One of the highest peaks of this mountain range in the eastern High Atlas (approx. 2320 m ) rises above the headwaters . With a general south-east direction, the river cuts through several mountain chains of the Atlas Mountains until it reaches its south side and unites in a plateau with the Oued Guir. As the main tributary from the left and north, the Oued Bouanane receives the Oued Kheng Grou at kilometer 125 .
Important settlements and river oases on the Oued Bouanane are Beni Tadjite at kilometer 88 , Beni Bassia follows at kilometer 122 and finally Bouanane is at kilometer 162 . This place gave the river its name.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Height of the valley head according to the contour lines on the map at Geonames
- ^ Estuary Oued Bouanane near Geonames, see map of the contour lines
- ↑ Measure distance with google maps