The autumn rains between November 15 and 17 increased the water level of Lake Urmia and added 24 square kilometers to its area and 30 million cubic meters to its water volume.
In the last two days, heavy autumn rains visited different parts of the country, and Lake Urmia was not spared from these rains. The latest statistics indicate an increase in the water level, extent and volume of the lake between the 15th and the 17th of Aban.
According to Fars; According to the images sent to Fars, the water level of Lake Urmia has reached 1270.59 meters on November 15th to 1270.60 meters on November 17th. The size of the lake has also increased from 1971 to 1995 square kilometers and has increased to 24 square kilometers.
The water volume of the lake has also increased from 2.55 to 2.58 billion cubic meters. In this way, 30 million cubic meters have been added to the water volume of the lake in two days.
Comparing the statistics with the same period last year also indicates the improvement of the condition of the lake. Urmia’s water volume was recorded as 2.58 billion cubic meters on November 17th of this year, while this figure was only 0.35 billion cubic meters on November 17th of last year. In other words, the water volume of the lake has increased by 2.33 billion cubic meters compared to last year.
Lake Urmia was restored?
Despite the improvement of the water indicators of the lake, Sheena Ansari, the head of the Environmental Protection Organization, believes that the word “revival” of Urmia Lake cannot be used yet.
Environmental experts believe that Urmia Lake still needs water resource management and rains can provide an opportunity to improve the condition of the lake, but the continuation of this process depends on water consumption management, harvesting control and environmental protection.
