The Kunduz rises in the glacier region on the north side of the Koh-i-Baba range in Bamyan Province, some 20 km south west of the town of Bamyan, where the river is known as the Bamyan River. It flows east in a deep valley separating the western part of the Hindu Kush on the north from the Koh-i-Baba on the south. After about 50 km, it bends sharp north, crossing the Hindu Kush range. It then turns northeast and enters Baghlan Province. There the river is known as the Surkhab.
It then parallels a northern spur of the Hindu Kush for more than 80 km, receiving many small tributaries on its right bank.
At the town of Doshi it receives the Andarab, a large tributary flowing from the east. After passing through the cities of Puli Khumri and Baghlan, it enters Kunduz Province. At Yakala-ye Zad, 30 km past the city of Kunduz, the river meets its largest tributary, the Khanabad River, shortly before discharging into the Amu Darya.
Basin
The basin of the Kunduz River covers almost all the province of Baghlan, the eastern part of Bamyan Province and two-thirds of Takhar and Kunduz Provinces. Its area is estimated at 31,300 square kilometers.[1]
Flow rates
Flow rates of the river were observed for 15 years (1950-1965) at Puli Khumri, where the river reaches the Amu Darya plain.[2] At Puli Khumri, the annual mean flow was 67.6 m³ per second, from a basin of 17,250 square kilometres.
References
^Surface water resources in North Afghanistan 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
^UNESCO - Kunduz Basin - Station : Pol-e Khomri 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
kunduz, river, persian, رود, قندوز, tributary, darya, northern, afghanistan, rises, bamyan, province, hindu, kush, upper, reaches, also, known, bamyan, river, surkhab, river, after, passing, through, baghlan, province, kunduz, province, merges, into, darya, co. The Kunduz River Persian رود قندوز is a tributary of the Amu Darya in northern Afghanistan It rises in Bamyan Province in the Hindu Kush and in its upper reaches is also known as the Bamyan River or the Surkhab River After passing through Baghlan Province and Kunduz Province the Kunduz River merges into the Amu Darya Contents 1 Course 2 Basin 3 Flow rates 4 ReferencesCourse EditThe Kunduz rises in the glacier region on the north side of the Koh i Baba range in Bamyan Province some 20 km south west of the town of Bamyan where the river is known as the Bamyan River It flows east in a deep valley separating the western part of the Hindu Kush on the north from the Koh i Baba on the south After about 50 km it bends sharp north crossing the Hindu Kush range It then turns northeast and enters Baghlan Province There the river is known as the Surkhab It then parallels a northern spur of the Hindu Kush for more than 80 km receiving many small tributaries on its right bank At the town of Doshi it receives the Andarab a large tributary flowing from the east After passing through the cities of Puli Khumri and Baghlan it enters Kunduz Province At Yakala ye Zad 30 km past the city of Kunduz the river meets its largest tributary the Khanabad River shortly before discharging into the Amu Darya Basin EditThe basin of the Kunduz River covers almost all the province of Baghlan the eastern part of Bamyan Province and two thirds of Takhar and Kunduz Provinces Its area is estimated at 31 300 square kilometers 1 Flow rates EditFlow rates of the river were observed for 15 years 1950 1965 at Puli Khumri where the river reaches the Amu Darya plain 2 At Puli Khumri the annual mean flow was 67 6 m per second from a basin of 17 250 square kilometres References Edit Surface water resources in North Afghanistan Archived 2011 07 23 at the Wayback Machine UNESCO Kunduz Basin Station Pol e Khomri Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine Coordinates 37 00 15 N 68 15 54 E 37 00417 N 68 26500 E 37 00417 68 26500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kunduz River amp oldid 1151885014, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
