Qom River

The Qom River or Qom Roud (Persian: رودخانه قم‌رود) is a large river in Iran that receives its water from the Zagros Mountains and mounds into the Namak Lake.[1] The Qom River flows through the city of Qom, and together with the Qareh Su it gains a length of approximately 400 km (250 mi).[2] The water level strongly fluctuates between 312 m³/s and only 4 m³/s. This is partially the effect of taking water for irrigation.

The Qom River flowing beside the shrine of Massoumeh Qom.

In 2014, the World Resources Institute ranked the Qom basin as "extremely high" for water stress.[3]

References
  1. "Kavir Biosphere Reserve: a trip to incredible biodiversity hot spot". Tehran Times. 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  2. Jamali, Hadi; Patimar, Rahman; Farhadi, Mohammad; Daraei, Vahid (2016-04-07). "Age, growth and reproduction of Paracobitis malapterura (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Qom River, Iran". Iranian Journal of Ichthyology. 3 (1): 44. doi:10.22034/iji.v3i1.101. ISSN 2383-0964.
  3. "Water Stress by Most Populous River Basins". World Resources Institute. Retrieved 2021-08-04.

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