| Zola River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azarbaijan province |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Urmia,Iran |
TheZola River, also known as theZola Chai is a river inIran, flowing intoLake Urmia. It runs north ofUrmia and west ofSalmas city inWest Azerbaijan province. Rising in the mountains along the border withTurkey, the Zola flows southwest along theSalmas Plain. The river has acatchment area of 846 km².[1]
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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]
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 tophytoplankton 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]
| Lake Urmia basin | |
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| Persian Gulf basin | |
| Oman sea basin | |
| Caspian basin | |
| Gavkhouni basin | |
| Namak Lake basin | |
| Hamun-e Jaz Murian basin | |
| Other | |
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