List of rivers of Afghanistan
This is a list of rivers wholly or partly in Afghanistan, arranged geographically by river basin.
Aerial photograph of Helmand River in Helmand Province
Branches of the Kunar River meet in Nangarhar Province
Scenic view in western Afghanistan
Flowing into the Arabian Sea
Pech River in eastern Afghanistan.
The Kabul River, seen here near Jalalabad
Flowing into endorheic basins
Sistan Basin
- Harut River (or Ardaskan River)
- Farah River
- Helmand River
Ab-i Istada
- Ghazni River[1]
- Jilga River
Karakum Desert
- Harirud
- Jam River
- Murghab River
- Kushk River
- Kashkan River
Aral Sea basin
Afghanistan-Tajikistan bridge over the Amu Darya river in 2007.
- Amu Darya
- Sari Pul River, no longer reaches the Amu Darya
- Balkh River, no longer reaches the Amu Darya
- Khulm River (formerly Tashkurgan River), no longer reaches the Amu Darya
- Kunduz River (or Surkhab River)
- Khanabad River
- Andarab
- Bamiyan River
- Kokcha River
- Panj River
- Aksu (Bartang)
- Pamir River
- Wakhan River
- Shirin Tagab River, no longer reaches the Amu Darya
- Shor Darya River
References
- Some sources indicate that the Ab-e Istadeh lake has a seasonal outlet to the Lora River, a tributary of the Arghistan River in the Helmand basin. See Integrated Water Resources Management for the Sistan Closed Inland Delta pages 7-8
External links
- Nathan Berger (May 1992). "Afghanistan Water Constraints: Overview Analysis" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-08-31. Map of Principal River Drainage Systems at page 12
- Kamal, Gomal (May 10, 2004). "River basins and Watersheds of Afghanistan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2011. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
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