List of rivers of Afghanistan
This is a list of rivers wholly or partly in Afghanistan. They are arranged geographically by river basin.
Flowing into the Arabian Sea
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- Indus River (Pakistan)
Flowing into endorheic basins
[change | change source]Sistan Basin
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- 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
[change | change source]- Ghazni River[1]
- Jilga River
Karakum Desert
[change | change source]- Harirud
- Jam River
- Murghab River
- Kushk River
- Kashkan River
Aral Sea basin
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- 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
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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[permanent dead link] pages 7-8
Other websites
[change | change source]- 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 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-08-31.