Khash River
Khash Rud River
Native nameخاشرود (Persian)
Location
CountryAfghanistan
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSia koh mountains
Mouth 
  location
Sistan Lake
Length480 km (300 mi) [1]
Basin sizeSistan Basin
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftHelmand River
  rightFarah River

The Khash River (or Khash Rud River) is a river in Afghanistan.[2]

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

  1. Water, page 40
  2. Williams-Sether, Tara (2008). "Streamflow Characteristics of Streams in the Helmand Basin, Afghanistan" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  3. 1902 encyclopedia


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