Dasht River
| Dasht River Dasht Kaur[1] | |
|---|---|
 Dasht river running into the Jiwani Bay near the border with Iran | |
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| Native name | دریائے دشت (Urdu) |
| Location | |
| Countries | Pakistan |
| Provinces | Balochistan |
| Districts | Kech, Gwadar |
| Settlements | Kuldan, Sutkagan Dor |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mirani Dam |
| Mouth | |
• location | Gwadar District, Balochistan, Pakistan |
• coordinates | 25°10′46″N 61°40′39″E / 25.17944°N 61.67750°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 430 km (270 mi)[2] |
| Basin size | 31,058.3 km2 (11,991.7 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | (Period: 1971–2000)41.8 m3/s (1,480 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Arabian Sea |
| River system | Dasht River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Kech[3] |
| • right | Nihing[3] |
| Type | Intermittent river[1] |
The Dasht River (Urdu: دریائے دشت) is located in the Makran region and Gwadar District, in the southwestern section of Balochistan Province, Pakistan which drains near Jiwani.[4]
Tributaries
[edit]The Kech River which flows through Kech valley is the eastern tributary of the Dasht River and the Nihing River is the western tributary and flows east from the Iran–Pakistan border before emptying at Mirani Dam where both the rivers join to form the Dasht River.[5]
Mirani Dam
[edit]The 302,000 acre-feet (373,000,000 m3) Mirani Dam is located across the Dasht River in the Central Makran Range. The dam was built to supply agricultural irrigation water for the surrounding areas, flood control in the downstream region, and to provide drinking water for the city of Gwadar.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pernetta, John. Marine Protected Area Needs in the South Asian Seas Region: Pakistan. IUCN. ISBN 9782831701776. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Arabian Sea Coast".
- ^ a b (Pakistan), Baluchistan (1907). Baluchistan District Gazetteer Series. Bombay Education Society's Press. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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- ^ Rivers Network.org: Dasht River Basin Archived 2013-04-15 at archive.today.
- ^ Salman Rashid (15 February 2013). "The Alafis' refuge - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ Pakissan.com: "Designing Mirani Dam for local needs"; By Sikander Brohi.
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