Euphrates
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| Euphrates | |
|---|---|
 Map of the Tigris-Euphrates Watershed | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | Eastern Turkey |
| - elevation | 4,500 m |
| Mouth | Shatt al Arab |
| Length | 2,800 km |
| Basin size | 765,831 km² |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 818 m³/s |
The Euphrates is the western of the two rivers that define the borders of Mesopotamia. The other is the Tigris, which joins the Euphrates to form the Shatt-al-Arab and flow into the Persian Gulf. Several dams have been built since the 1970s. As a result, less water flows down the river into the sea.
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