Zola River
| Zola River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azarbaijan province |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Urmia, Iran |
The Zola River, also known as the Zola Chai is a river in Iran, flowing into Lake Urmia. It runs north of Urmia and west of Salmas. Rising in the mountains along the border with Turkey, it flows southwest along the . The river has a catchment area of 846 km².[1]
Zola Reservoir[]
The river has also been dammed[2] for irrigation. The dam has a height of 83m and a width of 287m and is constructed of an Earth-rock dam with central clay core. The dam holds 85 million m³ of water.[3]
Ecology[]
The Zola river is an important component of the ecosystem of the Lake Urmia Basin.[4] Lake Urmia is drying out and has taken on a red color due to phytoplankton in recent years.[5] The health of this river is a key indicator of the health of the whole basin and is therefore the subject of much study.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jamshid Yarahmadi, The integration of Satellite Images, GIS and CROPWAT model to investigateion of water balance in irrigated areas:A case stude of Salmas and Tassoj Plains Iran. 2003.
- ^ wetland hydrology and modelling at water basin level - Data User ....
- ^ Conducting of Zola Dam's Construction Archived February 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Mohammad Amir Rahmani and Mahdi Zarghami, Studying Climate Change Condition by Wavelet-Ann and System Dynamics Approaches; Zola Reservoir, Iran.
- ^ On the red coloration of Lake Urmia.
- ^ Lake Uromiyeh Baseline Studies - UNDP in Iran.
| Lake Urmia basin | |
|---|---|
| Persian Gulf basin |
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| Oman sea basin | |
| Caspian basin |
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| Gavkhouni basin | |
| Namak Lake basin |
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| Hamun-e Jaz Murian basin | |
| Other | |
- Rivers of Iran
- Assyrian geography
- Landforms of East Azerbaijan Province
- Landforms of West Azerbaijan Province
- Iran river stubs