Water Resources eAtlas
 

AS23 Salween
Watersheds of Asia and Oceania

     

 

 

 

Land Cover and Use Variables
  
Percent Forest Cover: 43.4
Percent Grassland, Savanna and Shrubland: 48.3
Percent Wetlands: 9.5
Percent Cropland: 5.5
Percent Irrigated Cropland: 0.4
Percent Dryland Area: 0.1
Percent Urban and Industrial Area: 0.5
Percent Loss of Original Forest Cover: 72.3

 

 
 

Basin Indicators
  
Basin Area (sq. km.): 271,914
Average Population Density (people per sq. km.): 22
Number of Large Cities (>100,000 people): 1
Water Supply per Person (1995) (m3/person/year): 23,796
Degree of river fragmentation: -
Number of Dams (>15m high) in Basin: 4
Number of Dams (>150m high) in Basin: 0
Number of Dams (>60m high) under Construction: 1
Number of Dams (>15m high) on Main Stem of River: 4
Number of Dams (>150m high) on Main Stem of River: 0

 

 
 

Biodiversity Information and Indicators
  
Number of Fish Species: 143
Number of Fish Endemics: 47
Number of Amphibian Species: 92
Number of Ramsar Sites: 0
Number of Wetland-Dependent IBAs: -
Number of Endemic Bird Areas: 3
Percent Protected Area: 2.2

 

 

 

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