Water restored to Iran's Gavkhouni Swamp after 10 years
The Gavkhouni Swamp is experiencing a rebirth as water is restored to the Iranian wetland after 10 years.
Reports on Wednesday showed that water released from a dam in central Iran has finally reached Gavkhouni, piling up 20 to 30 centimeters of water in the deepest sections of the environmental habitat.
A statement on the website of Iran’s Ministry of Energy said that the water drawn from the Rudashtin dam has passed through various towns and villages in the central province of Isfahan before reaching Gavkhouni.
Water drawn from the neighboring farmlands has also been diverted into Gavkhouni, speeding the flow of water into the area.
History books show that various civilizations have thrived along the coast of Gavkhouni, once a huge lake in central Iran. It gradually dried up over the years to become a swamp, but was further deserted to the last drops of water.
A salt marsh with an average depth of about 1 meter, Gavkhouni is the terminal basin of the Zayandeh Rood, a 300-hundred kilometer river originating from Iran’s Zagros mountains. Gavkhouni and marches on the lower Zayandeh Rood are on the list of Wetlands of International Importance as protected by the Ramsar Convention.
Zayandeh Rood has also experienced periodic dry-ups posing a serious challenge to the historic city of Isfahan through which it runs, attracting millions of tourists each year.
That has also been the case with many important lakes and rivers across Iran with many blaming issues such as climate change, poor infrastructure, shortsighted policies and a skyrocketing population as the main reasons behind the alarming crisis in the country.
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