Water Resources eAtlas
 

AS03 Lake Balkhash
Watersheds of Asia and Oceania
     

 

 

 

Land Cover and Use Variables
  
Percent Forest Cover: 4.0
Percent Grassland, Savanna and Shrubland: 61.1
Percent Wetlands: 4.7
Percent Cropland: 23.2
Percent Irrigated Cropland: 1.9
Percent Dryland Area: 94.5
Percent Urban and Industrial Area: 1.5
Percent Loss of Original Forest Cover: 26.3

 
 
 

Basin Indicators
  
Basin Area (sq. km.): 512,015
Average Population Density (people per sq. km.): 11
Number of Large Cities (>100,000 people): 2
Water Supply per Person (1995) (m3/person/year): 439
Degree of river fragmentation: -
Number of Dams (>15m high) in Basin: 2
Number of Dams (>150m high) in Basin: 0
Number of Dams (>60m high) under Construction: 0
Number of Dams (>15m high) on Main Stem of River: 0
Number of Dams (>150m high) on Main Stem of River: 0

 
 
 

Biodiversity Information and Indicators
  
Number of Fish Species: 36
Number of Fish Endemics: 5
Number of Amphibian Species: 6
Number of Ramsar Sites: 0
Number of Wetland-Dependent IBAs: -
Number of Endemic Bird Areas: 0
Percent Protected Area: 7.1

 
 

 

 

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