Barandouz River
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The Baranduz River is located in north west Iran which flows into the endorheic saltwater Lake Urmia.[1] It is named after the village of Baran Duz.
After the building of the Baranduz Dam, the flow of the river was greatly reduced, contributing to the severe desiccation of Lake Urmia.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Alipour, Samad (2006-12-01). "Hydrogeochemistry of seasonal variation of Urmia Salt Lake, Iran". Saline Systems. 2 (1): 9. doi:10.1186/1746-1448-2-9. ISSN 1746-1448. PMC 1533838. PMID 16834770.
- ^ Eslamian, Saeid; Eslamian, Faezeh A. (2016). Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity: Environmental Impacts and Analysis of Drought and Water Scarcity. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. ISBN 9781351851169.