The sub-basin has a pronounced mountain territory character with an average elevation of about 1,770 m a.s.l. There is one reservoir on the Dzoraget tributary in the Armenian part of the catchment area of the Debed/Debeda River-Metsavan, with a volume of 5.40 x 106 m5. This facility for energy generation impacts moderately on natural flow. In Armenia, the intensity of the before-mentioned factors is observed to be reduced already at the border between Armenia and Georgia.