Sig River

Oued Sig in 1975.

The Sig River also known as Mekerra is a River of Algeria.^[1]

The Sig River is a tributary of Chelif and flows through the town of Sig (Algeria). For most of its flow the Sig is at 50m altitude and ends about thirty kilometers from the Mediterranean sea as the crow flies, and originates in the highlands south of the mountains of Daïa. The river is a Wadi. The area is characterized by a rough winters compared to other regions in Algeria, and a fairly warm summer, rainfall does not exceed 400 milliliters per year.

References

1. EB staff (26 April 2015), "Chelif River - river, Algeria", Encyclopedia Britannica, retrieved 26 April 2015