Khash River
The Khash River (or Khash Rud River) is a river in Afghanistan.[2]
| Khash River Khash Rud River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | خاشرود (Persian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Sia koh mountains |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sistan Lake |
| Length | 480 km (300 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | Sistan Basin |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Helmand River |
| • right | Farah River |
The Khash rises in the southern part of Ghor Province on the southern slopes of Siah-Koh (Black Mountain), and flows southwest towards the towns of Delaram, Khash, and Zaranj in Nimruz Province. In flood, it reaches the Hamun Lake, but it is generally exhausted in irrigation.[3]
Khash River shown on the map
References
- Water, page 40
- Williams-Sether, Tara (2008). "Streamflow Characteristics of Streams in the Helmand Basin, Afghanistan" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- 1902 encyclopedia
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