Oued Guir

Coordinates: 31°44′N 2°48′W / 31.733°N 2.800°W / 31.733; -2.800
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Oued Guir
The river system of the Saoura with the Guir (top left center)
Location
CountriesAlgeria and Morocco
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAtlas Mountains near Gourrama
Mouth 
 • location
Oued Saoura at Igli
 • elevation
498 m (1,634 ft)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightBeni Yal, Oued Zelmou

Oued Guir is an intermittent river or wadi that flows through the Drâa-Tafilalet and Oriental regions in southeastern Morocco and Béchar Province in western Algeria.[1]

Course

The Oued Guir originates high in the

Djorf Torba dam, the continues past Abadla to Igli, where it merges with the Oued Zouzfana to form the Oued Saoura.[1]

  • Djorf Torba Reservoir
    Djorf Torba Reservoir
  • The Guir valléy, Algeria
    The Guir valléy, Algeria

References

  1. ^ a b Merzougui, Touhami. "L'eau dans l'oasis de Béni Abbés : un patrimoine essentiel (Vallée de la Saoura, Sud Ouest algérien)" (PDF). Nature Vivante. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

31°44′N 2°48′W / 31.733°N 2.800°W / 31.733; -2.800