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Freshwater Lake of Zarivar (Zirêwar,Zirêbar) is located 130 kilometers to the north-west of Sanandaj which is the center of Kurdestan Province, and also 3kilometers to West of Marivan. This is one of the unique lakes worldwide and also one of the most important sites for overwintering and breeding places for migratory birds. Zarivars Drainage Basin has an area of 15827 hectares with the eastern latitude from 46 04 51 to 46 15 30 and the northern longitude from 35 28 23 to 35 36 30. It contains 2 sideway urban drainage basins with the area of 5000 hectares. Marivan’s area is 10827 hectares. The maximum height of the basin is 2120 meters and the minimum one which is located at the lake’s outlet is 1283 meters above the sea level. The average slope of the basin is 18.2% and the focal point of surface water runoffs is 11 score in hydrological scale in Zarivar Basin. The main part and the bowl of the wetland are extracted about 4.5 kilometers in length and the width
