Siran (Indus)
Siran | ||
Siran at Baffa on August 17th, 2009 |
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Data | ||
location | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Pakistan ) | |
River system | Indus | |
Drain over | Indus → Indian Ocean | |
Headwaters | western foothills of the Himalayas 34 ° 47 ′ 36 ″ N , 73 ° 16 ′ 25 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 3600 m | |
muzzle |
Tarbela Dam Coordinates: 34 ° 7 '38 ″ N , 72 ° 55 ′ 30 ″ E 34 ° 7 ′ 38 ″ N , 72 ° 55 ′ 30 ″ E |
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Mouth height | 472 m | |
Height difference | approx. 3128 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 24 ‰ | |
length | 130 km | |
Catchment area | approx. 1600 km² | |
Left tributaries | Mangal Nala, Jarlwala Katha | |
Small towns | Tanda | |
Communities | Shinkairi, Banja, Baffa, Sabirshar, Khaki, Bherkund, Parehna, Jokhan, Beer |
The Siran is a left tributary of the Indus in northern Pakistan .
The Siran rises 125 km west-southwest of the Nanga Parbat in the western foothills of the Himalayas . It flows mainly in a southerly direction through the mountains. It runs 7 km west of the district capital Manshera . Finally the Siran flows into the eastern part of the reservoir of the Tarbela Dam . The Siran has a length of 130 km. It drains an area of about 1600 km², which is largely in the Manshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa . The catchment area of the Siran is influenced by the monsoons , so that there is heavy rainfall in the summer months and the river has a high water flow during this time.
Web links
Commons : Siran - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority: maximum lake elevation ( Memento of the original dated February 8, 2016 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.
- ↑ Bibi Saima Zeb, Amir Haider Malik, Amir Waseem, Qaisar Mahmood: Water quality assessment of Siran river, Pakistan . Int. J. Phys. Sci ..
- ↑ Shahid Ahmad, Rashida Majeed, Rakhshan Roohi: TEA PLANTATIONS ECONOMY FOR MANAGING WATERSHED OF TARBELA DAM . waterinfo.net.pk.