Ketch (dascht)
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| location | Makran , Balochistan , Pakistan | |
| River system | That | |
| Drain over | Dascht → Arabian Sea | |
| origin | Confluence of Gish Kaur and Gazai Kaur 26 ° 14 '51 " N , 63 ° 28' 48" O |
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| muzzle | to the north end of the Mirani reservoir Coordinates: 25 ° 59 ′ 20 ″ N , 62 ° 44 ′ 10 ″ E 25 ° 59 ′ 20 ″ N , 62 ° 44 ′ 10 ″ E
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Map with all coordinates: The ketch ( Urdu دریائے کیچ, engl. "Kech Kaur") is a seasonal or only after a heavy rain leading water flow in the arid region Makran in the southwest of the Pakistani province Belutschistan .
geography
The ketch originates at the confluence of the “Gish Kaur” coming from the west and the “Gazai Kaur” coming from the north, both also only seasonal, fed by numerous mountain streams, water-bearing rivers. The ketch itself flows first until a few kilometers to the east of Sami and after passing under the both sides single-track in a generally southerly direction, highway Ratodero-Gwadar-Motorway combined with the coming of the East "Kil Kaur" and continues to flow from there to west.
After about 80 km of further stretch of the river, where after about 40 km the city of Turbat is passed on the southern, left bank, the river ends at the northern end of the Mirani reservoir , which was dammed by the Mirani dam ( Lage ) , which was completed in 2006, around 8 km further south Dascht ( Urdu دریائے دشت, engl. "Dasht Kaur") is formed. Coming from the west, the "Nihing Kaur" also flows into the reservoir or Dascht here.
The river's water is used to irrigate orchards and vegetable fields, and that of the Mirani reservoir is used for both irrigation and drinking water supply to the city of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea .
After heavy rains such as the occasional violent winter rainstorms or when a cyclone rains over Makran, the ketch, like all mountain streams and rivers in Balochistan, can quickly mutate into a torrential, flood-leading river and overflow its banks. The city of Turbat and other settlements in the Ketch Valley were largely flooded in June 2007 when cyclone “Yemyin” swept over Makran, and thousands had to leave their homes.