Study of the Change in Levels of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Cities of Mosul and Fallujah in Mesopotamia
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The Tigris and Euphrates rivers are the main sources of water in Iraq, which originate from outside it, which poses the problem of a decrease in their levels due to the upstream countries erecting dams, which creates a real problem in Iraq. Therefore, the dams built on them work to store water in the lakes formed behind the dams and then return it to the rivers when they decrease. River levels. The monthly rates of water discharge of the Tigris River at the Mosul Dam, as well as the monthly rates of discharge of the Euphrates River water at the Fallujah Dam, were studied from data from the National Center for Water Resources Management in Iraq for the years 2018 to 2020. It was found that river levels reach their highest values in the spring, based on knowing the amount of water discharge at the front of the dams. Also note that the year 2019 is associated with the highest water discharge values because it is the year with the heaviest rainfall during the study period.
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