Keriya (river)
| Keriya | ||
 Course of the Keriya River |
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| Data | ||
| location | Xinjiang ( PR China ) | |
| River system | Keriya | |
| Headwaters |
Kunlun Mountains 35 ° 38 ′ 31 ″ N , 82 ° 43 ′ 30 ″ E |
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| Source height | 5610 m | |
| Infiltration |
Tarim Basin Coordinates: 38 ° 36 '11 " N , 82 ° 5' 48" E 38 ° 36 '11 " N , 82 ° 5' 48" E |
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| Mouth height | 1150 m | |
| Height difference | 4460 m | |
| Bottom slope | 8.4 ‰ | |
| length | 530 km | |
| Catchment area | 7358 km² | |
| Outflow at Keriya gauge |
MQ |
22.6 m³ / s |
| Small towns | Keriya | |
The Keriya ( Chinese 克里雅 河 , Pinyin Kèlǐyǎ Hé ) is a river in the Xinjiang area in the west of the People's Republic of China .
The Keriya has its source in the Kunlun Mountains. It cuts through this in a northerly direction and finally reaches the endorheic Tarim Basin . The only major city on the Keriya River is Keriya , the administrative center of Keriya County . The 530 km long river is important for irrigation . Several historically significant oases are located on its river. The catchment area covers 7358 km².
The mean discharge at the gauge near the city of Keriya is 22.6 m³ / s. The maximum measured discharge is 780 m³ / s, the lowest is zero.
The Keriya runs in a very arid region. The runoff is heavily dependent on the meltwater of the glaciers , which contribute 71% of the annual runoff. Another 20% comes from the groundwater . Only 9% come directly from precipitation . The Keriya usually has the highest discharge in September.
There are historical accounts that suggest that the Keriya still existed in 200 BC. Reached the Tarim River .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Saiti, Al: Stream types and flood features on the north slope of the West Kunlun Mountains (PDF (706 kB)) Bulletin of Glacial Research 7 (1989). Japanese Society on Snow and Ice. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ↑ a b Yang, Xiaoping; et al .: Late Quaternary palaeoenvironment change and landscape evolution along the Keriya River, Xinjiang, China: the relationship between high mountain glaciation and landscape evolution in foreland desert regions (PDF (576 kB)) Quaternary International 97-98 (2002).
