Plummeting Euphrates Water Levels Threaten the Lives of Millions in Syria

ARK News.. Local sources from the city of Deir Ez-Zour have reported a sharp drop in the water level of the Euphrates River, warning of an impending water crisis that threatens the lives of millions of Syrians and their agricultural livelihoods. The river has reportedly reached what is known as the “dead level.”

According to the local newspaper Al-Furat, the water level continues to decline by an average of 20 millimeters per day, a dangerously critical rate. Statistics indicate that the total drop in the water level at the Euphrates Dam has reached approximately 6 meters so far, amid a significant decrease in the volume of water coming from the Turkish side—currently not exceeding 250 cubic meters per second, a figure far below actual demand.

The paper also noted that this severe drop in Euphrates water levels stems from an ongoing crisis that began in 2020, which has led to the drying up of vast agricultural areas, a decline in electricity production from dams, and the loss of large quantities of strategic water reserves in the reservoirs formed behind the dams.

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