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injured, have refilled dried rivers, streams, and dams.August rains are very important and can revive the qanats and make agriculture
flourish in the summer heat, and even one of the reasons for living in the plateau of Iran in the past centuries was monsoon rains.Recent
long-term average rainfall in August from about 4 mm to 11 mm, which is a significant amount happening rarely; the monsoon system extends to
the Alborz and Zagros mountains in addition to the south and southeast of the country.Firooz Qasemzadeh, the spokesperson of the country's
significant number, while its effect on the aquifers will be determined in a period of 12 months.In provinces involved in the monsoon rain
system, especially the southern ones, the water entered the river beds and moistened the dry soil of wetlands, and watered several wetlands,
aquifers, and dams, he noted.Gavkhuni WetlandStretching 47,000 hectares, Gavkhuni is a salt marsh with an average depth of about 1 m
Importance on the Ramsar list, which as defined by the Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, recognizes
the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational value.Gavkhuni wetland, which is
considered to be home to various species of migratory birds in the east of Isfahan province, has been facing water scarcity and declining
water levels over the past decade, with recent surveys showing that the number of migratory birds in the wetland has declined
significantly.Although it was hoped that the recent rains would revive this wetland, according to the Isfahan department of environment, the
share of this wetland from the recent rains is small and less than one percent of the minimum annual water requirement of the wetland, so
there are no floods and runoff
Water from the Zayandehrud river has not entered the lagoon.Jazmourian WetlandNestled between the provinces of Kerman and
Sistan-Baluchestan, Jazmourian is one of the two major wetlands in southeast Iran, which is on the knife-edge of complete desiccation as a
result of climate change, excessive dam construction, and the depletion of groundwater resources.The area of Hamoon and Jazmourian basin
stretches to 69,600 square kilometers, with the western part of 35,600 square kilometers in Kerman province and the eastern part of 34,000
square kilometers in Sistan-Baluchestan province.In January, heavy rainfalls have led the Jazmourian wetland to be filled by 100 percent
However, it dried up once again in June and turned into a dust storm hotspot.According to the investigations of local groups in the province
and the analysis of satellite maps, 20 percent of the Jazmourian wetland has been filled during the recent rains, which is expected to
increase in the coming days with the arrival of flood water.Morreh WetlandThis wetland, which is located in the central desert of Iran and
about 65 km from the city of Qom on the Qom-Garmsar highway, has an area of more than 33,000 hectares and has been declared a prohibited
hunting area since 2018.As a result of the recent floods, the dry wetlands of Qom once again filled with water.Qom province has 6 seasonal
and permanent wetlands, including Morreh Wetland, Howz-e Soltan Salt Lake, Behesht-e Masoumeh Wetland, Koh-e Namak, Ghadir, and Salt Lake,
with a total area of about 100,000 hectares.Other wetlands and damsThe recent rains hit a record high in Bakhtegan city of Fars province,
which caused the waterlogging of Zashk and Bakhtegan lakes.In Tehran, water entered the seasonal wetland of Band Alikhan after a long time
of dryness.Bandalikhan seasonal meadows and wetlands with an area of 196,000 hectares are located between the three provinces of Tehran,
Qom, and Semnan.Shadegan wetland was also filled with water, which depicted one of the most bitter pictures of drought in Iran over recent
years.Shadegan wetland covers 530,000 hectares, 400,000 hectares of which have been designated as a Ramsar site (defined by the Ramsar
Convention for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their
economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational value).The wetland feeds on Marun and Karun rivers both crossing Kohgiluyeh-Boyer Ahmad
province, but after dam construction over the Karun river, the wetland went dry not receiving its water right.FB/MG
