List of rivers of Afghanistan
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This is a list of rivers wholly or partly in Afghanistan. They are arranged geographically by river basin.
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Flowing into the Arabian Sea [change]
- Indus River (Pakistan)
Flowing into endorheic basins [change]
Sistan Basin [change]
- 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]
- Ghazni River[1]
- Jilga River
Karakum Desert [change]
- Harirud
- Jam River
- Murghab River
- Kushk River
- Kashkan River
Aral Sea basin [change]
- 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]
- ↑ 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
Other websites [change]
- Nathan Berger (May 1992). "Afghanistan Water Constraints: Overview Analysis". http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNABL957.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". http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/gsdl/collect/areu/Upload/1710/Kamal_River%20basins%20and%20watersheds2004.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
