The Baranduz River is located in north west Iran which flows into the endorheic saltwater Lake Urmia.[1] It is named after the village of Baran Duz.

Lake Urmia showing Baranduz River.

After the building of the Baranduz Dam, the flow of the river was greatly reduced, contributing to the severe desiccation of Lake Urmia.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Alipour, Samad (2006-12-01). "Hydrogeochemistry of seasonal variation of Urmia Salt Lake, Iran". Saline Systems. 2 (1): 9. doi:10.1186/1746-1448-2-9. ISSN 1746-1448. PMC 1533838. PMID 16834770.
  2. ^ Eslamian, Saeid; Eslamian, Faezeh A. (2016). Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity: Environmental Impacts and Analysis of Drought and Water Scarcity. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. ISBN 9781351851169.