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

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
    • 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

  • 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
      • Anjuman
    • Panj River
      • Aksu (Bartang)
      • Pamir River
      • Wakhan River

References

  1. ↑ 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

  • Nathan Berger (May 1992). "Afghanistan Water Constraints: Overview Analysis" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-24. 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.
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