List of rivers of Afghanistan
Branches of the Kunar River meet in Nangarhar Province
Scenic view in western Afghanistan
This is a list of rivers wholly or partly in Afghanistan, arranged geographically by river basin.
Flowing into the Arabian Sea
Pech River in eastern Afghanistan.
The Kabul River, seen here near Jalalabad
- Indus River (Pakistan)
Flowing into endorheic basins
Sistan Basin
- Harut River (or Ardaskan River)
- Farah River
- Helmand River
- Khash River
- Arghandab River
- Dori River
- Tarnak River
- Arghistan River
- Lora River
- Dori River
- Musa Qala River
- Tirin River
- Kaj River
Ab-e Istadeh Lake
- 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
- Safid 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
See also
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). Retrieved 2010-08-31.
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