Khash River
River in Afghanistan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Khash River (or Khash Rud River) is a river in Afghanistan.[2]
| Khash River Khash Rud River | |
|---|---|
| |
| Native name | خاشرود (Persian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Sia koh mountains |
| Mouth | |
• location | Hamun Lake |
| Length | 480 km (300 mi) [1] |
| Basin size | Sistan Basin |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Helmand River |
| • right | Farah River |
The Khash rises in the southern part of Ghor Province on the southern slopes of Siah-Koh (Black Mountain), and flows southwest towards the towns of Delaram, Khash, and Zaranj in Nimruz Province. The river water is generally exhausted in irrigation, reaching the Hamun Lake only in flood.[3]
