The Euphrates is known to be the longest river in West Asia. The Euphrates originates from turkey and flows through Syria and Iraq, and finally joins the river Tigris in Shatt Al Arab. The Euphrates and Tigris hold great importance to the Mesopotamian civilization.

By the senses of 1990, it shows the impact of the construction of dams in the Euphrates. The construction of dams caused an increase in discharge from the Euphrates, and this drastically changed the course of the flow.