Oued Saoura

Oued Saoura
The Oued Saoura at Béni Abbès
The river system of the Saoura
Location
Country	Algeria
Region	Béchar Province (with a small section in Adrar Province)
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Confluence of Oued Guir and Oued Zouzfana
Mouth
• location	Sebkhel el Melah
• elevation	300 m (980 ft)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Oued Zouzfana
• right	Oued Guir

Oued Saoura is an intermittent river, or wadi, formed from the confluence of the Oued Guir and Oued Zouzfana at Igli, forming the Saoura valley. While in the past the flow of the river was steady and plentiful, in recent years it has diminished due to the construction of the Djorf Torba dam on the Oued Guir.

Course

From Igli the Oued Saoura runs through Béchar Province past the towns of Béni Abbès, Tamtert, El Ouata, Béni Ikhlef, Kerzaz, Timoudi, Ouled Khoudir, and Ksabi, then passes under the N6 highway before reaching the endorheic lake Sebkha el Melah.