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Wachsch Вахш |
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 Wachsch dammed up to the Nurek reservoir |
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| location | Tajikistan | |
| River system | Amu Darya | |
| Drain over | Amu Darya → Aral Sea (temporarily) | |
| Confluence of |
Surchob and Obichingou on the northern slope of the Pamir 38 ° 52 ′ 2 ″ N , 70 ° 1 ′ 40 ″ E |
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| Association with |
Pandsch to Amu Darya below Pandsch coordinates: 37 ° 6 ′ 39 " N , 68 ° 18 ′ 53" E 37 ° 6 ′ 39 " N , 68 ° 18 ′ 53" E
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| length | approx. 375 km (with Surchob 524 km, additional with Kyzylsuu 786 km) |
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| Catchment area | 39,100 km² | |
| Discharge at the Golovnaya gauge ( ⊙ ) A Eo : 32,200 km²
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MQ 1937/1985 Mq 1937/1985 |
621 m³ / s 19.3 l / (s km²) |
| Discharge at the Tutkaul gauge |
MQ |
639 m³ / s |
| Reservoirs flowed through |
Nurek Reservoir , Rogun Reservoir |
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| Medium-sized cities | Qurghonteppa | |
| Small towns | Norak , Wachsch | |
 Location of the Wachsch (English Vakhsh) in the catchment area of the Amu Darya |
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 Course of Wachsch, Surchob and Kysylsuu in Tajikistan |
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Wachsch ( Tajik Вахш orوخش; also Vachs , Vakhsh or Vachsch ) is a 375 km long right or northern source river of Amu Darya in Tajikistan in Central Asia .
River course
The Wachsch arises at the confluence of the Surchob and Obichingou rivers south of the Alai Mountains in northern Tajikistan and flows from there in a south-westerly direction. The water flows through the Rogun Dam , the Nurek Dam and the two dams Sangtuda-1 and Sangtuda-2 . On the border of Tajikistan and Afghanistan, the Wachsch unites with the Punj to form the Amu Darya , but without touching the Afghan river bank opposite at the point of union. The Tigrowaya Balka Nature Reserve and the Oxus treasure site are also located in this area .
The towns of Norak (Nurek), Qurghonteppa (Kurgan-Tjube), Wachsch and Kolkhozobod are located on the bank or not far from the river .
Dams
The Wachsch flows through the two highest dams on earth and other dams; downstream these are:
| Surname | completion position |
Dam height in m |
Power in MW |
Reservoir area in km² |
Reservoir volume in km³ |
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| Rogun | (under construction) | 335 | 3600 | 11.6 | |
| Nurek | 1980 | 300 | 3000 | 106 | 10.5 |
| Baipaza | 1985 | 600 | |||
| Sangtuda 1 | 2009 | 75 | 670 | 9.75 | 0.26 |
| Sangtuda 2 | 2011 | 31.5 | 220 | ||
| Golovnaya | 1962 | 240 |
See also
Web links
- UNEP / GRID-Arendal: Hydroelectric system on the Vakhsh River (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Article Wachsch in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ↑ UNESCO: Vakhsh at Golovnaya Hyd`Elec`Power (discharge data 1937–1985)