Hawizeh Marsh Threatened by Iranian Dyke
Monday, April 2, 2012 at 7:31PM The Iranian Dyke completed in 2009 has been cutting off natural flows of water to the most important Marsh in the Middle East - the Hawizeh Marsh. This image taken in December 2011 shows the blockage of water killing off vast areas of the riparian habitat. The dyke parallels 200 meters away from the Iraq / Iranian border. It is roughly 20 meters across and over 65 Km long - stretching the entire length of the Hawizeh Marsh. This massive levee impacts water resources throughout the governorates of Maysan and Basrah and the decreased water levels are causing greater salinity in the already fragile ecosystem. Solutions would be to perforate or destroy the dyke to allow better flow and allow for better seasonal surges of water to enter the Marsh ecosystem.
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