30% increase in water entering Lake Urmia / decrease in rainfall resulted in a shortage of 110 million cubic meters of water

According to the economic reporter of Fars News Agency, based on the statistical details recorded on the amount of rainfall in the catchment area of ​​Lake Urmia, from the beginning of Mehr 1400 to the end of August 1401, the amount of rainfall in Lake Urmia is 284.9 Mm Was.

Meanwhile, in the same period of last year, we saw 293.4 mm of rain recorded in this catchment area. On the other hand, the long-term average rainfall in the catchment area of ​​Lake Urmia from stamp By the end of August, it is equal to 339.7 mm.

Based on this, in the current water year, up to this moment, the amount of rainfall in the Urmia Lake catchment has decreased by 3% compared to last year and by 16% compared to the long-term average.

According to Fars report, if we consider the area of ​​the Urmia lake catchment area to be 51 thousand 801 square kilometers and the runoff coefficient in this area is equal to 25%, a 3% decrease in rainfall in this catchment area will result in a decrease of 110 million cubic meters of water in this catchment area. includes

* 30% increase in water release towards Urmia despite the decrease in rainfall

According to Fars earlier, the news of a 30% increase in the release of water from the dams of the catchment area of ​​Lake Urmia towards this lake. communication have been. Based on this, from October 2013 to October 1400, an average of 840 million cubic meters of water was sent to Lake Urmia every year, but in the current water year, the release rate reached 1100 million cubic meters, which represents a 30% increase in water release.

The 30% increase in release occurs in a situation where we see a decrease of 110 million cubic meters of water in the catchment area of ​​this lake.

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