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
- Indus River (Pakistan)
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
- Dori 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
- Panj River
- Aksu (Bartang)
- Pamir River
- Wakhan River
List Of Rivers Of Afghanistan Media
Aerial photograph of Helmand River in Helmand Province
Branches of the Kunar River meet in Nangarhar Province
Scenic view in western Afghanistan
References
- ↑ 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[dead link] pages 7-8
Other websites
- Nathan Berger (May 1992). "Afghanistan Water Constraints: Overview Analysis" (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" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-08-31.