Kshtut

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Kshtut
Data
location Tajikistan
River system Zerafshan
Drain over Zerafshan  → Karaköl
Headwaters Hissar Mountains / Serafschankette
39 ° 7 ′ 52 ″  N , 68 ° 9 ′ 36 ″  E
muzzle Zerafshan coordinates: 39 ° 27 '19 "  N , 68 ° 3' 5"  E 39 ° 27 '19 "  N , 68 ° 3' 5"  E

length approx. 60 km
Catchment area approx. 800 km²
Discharge at the Zerikhisor gauge ( ) A Eo : 792 km²
MQ 1936/1985
Mq 1936/1985
7.33 m³ / s
9.3 l / (s km²)

The Kshtut ( Tajik Киштӯд ) is a left tributary of the Serafshan in Tajikistan .

The Kshtut rises in the north of the Hissar Mountains at the transition to the Serafschankette . It is fed by the local glaciers . The Kstut initially flows in a westerly direction, later it turns north and cuts through the Serafschan chain. The Kshtut finally ends above Dasthizkazy , 40 km east of panjakent , in the flowing west Zeravshan. The Kshtut has a length of about 60 km. Its catchment area covers approx. 800 km². The mean discharge at the Zerikhisor gauge , about 10 km above the mouth, is 7.33 m³ / s. June and July are the months with the most flow.

In the catchment area of ​​the Kshtut, below the Tschimtarga , the highest peak of the Serafshan chain, lie the Kulikalon lakes .

Individual evidence

  1. a b UNESCO: Kshtut at Zerikhisor (discharge data 1936–1985) ( Memento of the original from August 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / webworld.unesco.org