Oued Saoura | |
Image Alt: | Saoura River |
Map: | Saoura OSM.png |
Source1 Location: | Confluence of Oued Guir and Oued Zouzfana |
Mouth Location: | Sebkhel el Melah |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Algeria |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Béchar Province (with a small section in Adrar Province) |
Mouth Elevation: | 300m (1,000feet) |
Tributaries Left: | Oued Zouzfana |
Tributaries Right: | Oued Guir |
Oued Saoura is an intermittent river, or wadi, formed from the confluence of the Oued Guir and Oued Zouzfana at Igli, forming the Saoura valley.[1] While in the past the flow of the river was steady and plentiful, in recent years it has diminished due to the construction of the Djorf Torba Dam on the Oued Guir.[1]
From Igli the Oued Saoura runs through Béchar Province past the towns of Béni Abbès, Tamtert, El Ouata, Béni Ikhlef, Kerzaz, Timoudi, Ouled Khoudir, and Ksabi, then passes under the N6 highway before reaching the endorheic lake Sebkha el Melah.