Keshem (river)
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| location | Badakhshan ( Afghanistan ) | |
| River system | Amu Darya | |
| Drain over | Koktscha → Pandsch → Amudarja → Aral Sea (temporarily) | |
| source | in the Hindu Kush 36 ° 23 '26 " N , 70 ° 34' 29" E |
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| Source height | approx. 4400 m | |
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Koktscha coordinates: 36 ° 56 ′ 20 " N , 70 ° 2 ′ 23" E 36 ° 56 ′ 20 " N , 70 ° 2 ′ 23" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 780 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 3620 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 40 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 90 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 2150 km² | |
| Discharge at the Keshem A Eo gauge : 2145 km² |
MQ 1969/1978 Mq 1969/1978 |
20.5 m³ / s 9.6 l / (s km²) |
| Communities | Keshem | |
The Keshem is a left tributary of the Koktscha in the Badakhshan province in northeast Afghanistan .
The Keshem rises in a glaciated mountain range of the Hindu Kush - about 45 km northwest of the Kuh-e Bandaka . It initially flows in a west-north-westerly direction, later in a north-north-westerly direction through the mountains, before flowing into the Koktscha on the left. The last 20 km the Keshem flows through a wide valley. There is Keshem , the administrative center of the Keshem district , on the right bank of the river. The Keshem has a length of 90 km. It drains an area of around 2150 km².
Hydrometry
Average monthly discharge of the Keshem (in m³ / s) at the Keshem gauge
measured from 1969–1978
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Streamflow Characteristics at Streamgages in Northern Afghanistan and Selected Locations (PDF 5.6 MB) USGS.