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The Kokcha River (Persian: رودخانه کوکچه) is located in northeastern Afghanistan. A tributary of the Panj river, it flows through Badakhshan Province in the Hindu Kush. It is named after the Koksha Valley. The city of Feyzabad lies along the Kokcha. Near the village of Artin Jelow there is a bridge over the river. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The water is highly alkaline and mass die-offs of freshwater fish from the Ghazni River sometimes occur. [1] The main inflows into Ab-i Istada are the Ghazni, Sardeh and Nahara Rivers, which drain into it from the northeast. [3] The watershed draining into the lake covers 17,252 km 2 (6,661 sq mi) and was home to over 1.8 million people in 2003 ...
Map of the Sistan/Helmand River drainage basin Satellite image of southern Afghanistan and Iran in dust storm. The Sistan Basin is an inland endorheic basin encompassing large parts of southwestern Afghanistan and minor parts of southeastern Iran. It is one of the driest regions in the world and an area subject to prolonged droughts.
The Naghlu Dam in Kabul Province of Afghanistan. Dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan are used for irrigation, water supply, hydro-electric power generation or a combination of these. [1] The Afghan government continues to seek technical assistance from neighboring and regional countries to build more dams. [2] [3]
A number of hydroelectric dams have created artificial reservoirs on some of the Afghanistan's rivers including the Kajaki Dam on the Helmand River. The chief tributary of the Helmand river, the Arghandab River (confluence at 31°27′N 64°23′E / 31.450°N 64.383°E / 31.450; 64.383 ), also has a major dam , north of Kandahar
"Afghanistan Water Constraints: Overview Analysis" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2011 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 July 6, 2011
India contains another large portion (35%) of the Indus Basin's population. The remaining 4% live mostly in Afghanistan, representing a little less than a quarter of the country's population. [2] The Indus Basin is the second most water stressed basin of the world. [8] 93% of the water of the Indus Basin is used for irrigation of agricultural ...
The Sarda Dam (Pashto: د سردا بند) is located near the town of Sardeh Band, in the eastern part of Andar District of Ghazni Province of Afghanistan.Part of its reservoir, which provides fresh water to much of southern Ghazni, is in neighboring Paktika Province.