Koktscha

Koktscha Kowkcheh
Data
location	Badachschan , Tachar ( Afghanistan )
River system	Amu Darya
Drain over	Pandsch  → Amu Darya  → Aral Sea (temporarily)
Confluence of	Jachschindar and Mundschan in the Hindu Kush 36 ° 1 ′ 35 ″  N , 70 ° 43 ′ 16 ″  E
Source height	approx.  3530  m
muzzle	Pandsch coordinates: 37 ° 9 ′ 50 ″  N , 69 ° 24 ′ 7 ″  E 37 ° 9 ′ 50 ″  N , 69 ° 24 ′ 7 ″  E
Mouth height	413  m
Height difference	approx. 3117 m
Bottom slope	approx. 8.7 ‰
length	approx. 360 km (including source river Mundschan )
Catchment area	approx. 20,700 km²
Discharge at the Jurm A Eo gauge : 7670 km²	MQ 1969/1978 Mq 1969/1978	74.1 m³ / s 9.7 l / (s km²)
Discharge at the Keshem A Eo gauge : 16,765 km²	MQ 1969/1978 Mq 1969/1978	160 m³ / s 9.5 l / (s km²)
Discharge at the Khojaghar A Eo gauge: 20,645 km² Location: 11 km above the mouth	MQ 1964/1978 Mq 1964/1978	198 m³ / s 9.6 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Keshem
Right tributaries	Warduj
Medium-sized cities	Faizabad
Koktscha in Faizabad
The course of the Koktscha river can be seen east of Kunduz (Qonduz)

The Koktscha (also Kowkcheh ) is a left tributary of the Pandsch in the provinces of Badachschan and Tachar in the north of Afghanistan .

The Koktscha originates in the province of Badachschan on the northern flank of the Hindu Kush at the confluence of the Jachschindar and Mundschan rivers . It initially flows through the mountains in a gorge in a northerly direction. It passes the provincial capital Faizabad and then turns to the northwest, later to the southwest and finally to the northwest again. They crossed the border with the province of Takhar and finally ends at the border with Tajikistan in the Panj, the left source river of Amu Darya .

The Koktscha together with its source river Mundschan has a length of about 360 km. The mean discharge is 180 m³ / s. The river floods in spring and summer . Some of the river water is diverted for irrigation purposes .

Hydrometry

Average monthly discharge of the Koktscha (in m³ / s) at the Khojaghar gauge
measured from 1964–1978

Web links

Commons : Koktscha  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Article Koktscha in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D062682~2a%3D~2b%3DKoktscha
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Streamflow Characteristics at Streamgages in Northern Afghanistan and Selected Locations (PDF 5.6 MB) USGS.