Lake Sawa

In News: This year, for the first time in its centuries-long history, Iraq Lake Sawa dried up

• A combination of mismanagement by local investors, government neglect and climate change has ground down its azure shores to chunks of salt.

Sawa Lake

• Sawa Lake is an endorheic basin located in the Iraqi governorate of Muthanna near to the Euphrates River
• This lake has no inlet or outlet, but it draws water from the Euphrates through a system of joint cracks and fissures which transport water to aquifers beneath it.
• The water’s level fluctuates during dry and wet seasons
• Sawa Lake is characterized by arid climate
• Because of its saline water, no plants grow in the lake or on its shores. Fish and algae are the most important aquatic organisms.

Source: India Today

Previous Year Questions

Q.1) Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up in the recent past due to human activities? (2018)

1. Aral Sea
2. Black Sea
3. Lake Baikal

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 2 only
4. 1 and 3 only