Ziz River

The Ziz River flows through Morocco and Algeria in the south. It rises in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains and flows 282 kilometers (175 miles) into Algeria's Sahara Desert. Although water flow along the Ziz riverbed is intermittent, its watercourse has long been used to facilitate human transit through the mountainous region.

Er Rachidia, Erfoud, and Sijilmassa are among the cities along the Ziz River. On the Ziz near Er Rachidia, there is a dam with hydroelectric generating capacity.

Typically, along the Ziz, there is a common water rights rule that states that each village and villager is entitled to a fair use and extraction of Ziz waters. Water is diverted in flatter areas to form a canal that irrigates palm groves and other crops while also supplying domestic use.

Length: 281 km (175 mi- shared with Algeria)