Oued Seguellil
Oued Seguellil Oued Séguélil, Oued Seguelil, Oued Seguellil وادي سكليل | |
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![]() Course of Oued Seguellil at Seguellil dam | |
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Country | Mauritania |
Regions | Adrar Region |
Oued Seguellil (or Oued Séguélil or Oued Seguelil or Oued Seguellîl) (Arabic: وادي سكليل) is a wadi in Mauritania. It begins in the Adrar Plateau and runs south-west passing through the town of Atar and getting lost in the surrounding sands.[1]
The Adrar Plateau near Atar is rich in gorges like the oued el Abiod. Most of these gorges empty into the Seguellil wadi bed resulting in a string of pools and intermittent streams. 20 km south of Atar is the controversial Seguellil-dam, inaugurated in 2019.[2] The river gets lost in the sands north of the western foothills of the Adrar Plateau.[3]
References[]
- ^ Oued Seguellil in geoview Accessed 15 February 2020.
- ^ The Seguellil dam: A waste of money In French. Accessed 15 February 2020.
- ^ The Seguellil wadi basin Accessed 25 February 2020.
Categories:
- Rivers of Mauritania
- Adrar Region
- Dams in Mauritania