Lake Tharthar
Lake Tharthar (also Therthar), and known in Iraq as Buhayrat ath-Tharthar (Arabic: بحيرة الثرثار), is an artificial lake created in 1956, situated 100 kilometers (62 mi) northwest of Baghdad between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers.
| Lake Tharthar | |
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Landsat 5 (1990) | |
Lake Tharthar Location of Tharthar lake | |
| Location | Al Anbar Province |
| Coordinates | 33°58′N 43°11′E |
| Primary inflows | Tharthar Canal |
| Primary outflows | Taksim Tharthar Canal |
| Basin countries | Iraq |
| Max. length | 120 kilometres (75 mi) |
| Max. width | 48 kilometres (30 mi) |
| Surface area | 2,710 km2 (1,050 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 40 m (130 ft) to 65 m (213 ft) |
| Water volume | 35.18 km3 (8.44 cu mi) to 85.59 km3 (20.53 cu mi) |
| Surface elevation | 3 metres (9.8 ft) |
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