Moulouya

The Moulouya is large a Fleuve Morocco Ain which occurs with the junction of the solid mass of the Moyen and of the Haut Atlas in the area of Almssid close to Midelt (province of Khénifra). It 600 kilometers is long.

Hydrology

It serves part of Eastern Morocco and is thrown in the the Mediterranean close to the town of Saïdia. The mouth is stretched on 2700 hectares with 20 kilometers of the town of Berkane. Its hydraulic basin is of an total surface area of 74.000 km ² and its principal function is to drain water of Rif Eastern and the Average Atlas in the west as well as the High Atlas in the south. This basin counts 4 stoppings (Mohammed V, Machraa Hammadi, Hassan II, Enjil and Arabat).

Biodiversity of the mouth of Moulouya

Presentation

The mouth of Moulouya (35°06' NR - 2°22' W) is classified SIBE (Site of biological and ecological interest), it thus acts of a zone of Biodiversité important, rich in watery vegetation, then as a site RAMSAR in 2005. Five systems of habitats were listed: sailor, estuarien, of running water, paludous and finally lake.

Species observed:

Large Brush Ardea alba *Héron purple Ardea purpurea *Harle crested Mergus serrator *Râle of the brooms Crex crex unlucky *Pluvier Charadrius morinellus *Mouette mélanocéphale Larus melanocephalus *Goéland silver plated Larus argentatus *Tourterelle of wood Streptopelia turtur *Tourterelle with a grid Streptopelia senegalensis *Huppe fasciée Upupa epops *Torcol fourmilier Jynx torquilla *Hirondelle of shore Riparia riparia *Pipit of Richard Anthus richardi *Phragmite of the snap rings Acrocephalus schoenobaenus *Flamants pink Phoenicopterus Ruber ruber

Some rare birds one observed with Saidia and the level of the bridge on the Cheraâ Wadi with Berkane:

Héron buff-backed herons: several tens.
hairy Crabier: qques e.g.
Brush garzette: ten.
ashy Héron: qques e.g.
purple Héron: 2 AD.
white Stork: qques e.g.
white Spatula: 5 e.g.
Duck mallard: ten.
marbled Teal: 3ex. min.
Foulque macroule : qques tens.
Talève sultana: 3 AD.
Small gravelot: 1 e.g.
Redshank: 1 e.g.
Barge with black tail: 5 e.g. min.
Black-headed gull: ten with caps.
Seagull leucophée: qques tens.
Turtle-dove of wood: Several e.g. with the surroundings.
Turkish Turtle-dove: some e.g. with Saidia
crested Cochevis: qques e.g.
rustic Swallow: enough common.
Wagtail of Morocco: 1 male AD.
Cisticole of the snap rings: heard
Bouscarle de Cetti: 3 e.g. min.
unicoloured Starling: qques e.g. with Saidia.
elegant Goldfinch: qques e.g.

Basin hydaulic of Moulouya

The hydraulic basin of Moulouya extends on 74.000 km ². It covers the under-basins of Moulouya, Kert, Isly, KIS, Chott Tigri, and part of the Bouarfa-Figuig zone.

The Za is a wadi and the principal affluent of Moulouya. It takes its source in the village of Tgafaït.

External bonds

Tafoughlt - Linked Oujda
Gate of Nador

Ecological sites

Biodiversity of Morocco
Glance on Moulouya
Birds of Morocco

Hydrology

Stoppings of hydraulic Morocco
Basin of Moulouya

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