| Vakhsh River | | The Vakhsh River (highlighted in blue) | | Mouth | Amu Darya | | Basin countries | Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan | | Length | 524 km (325 miles) | | Avg. discharge | 536 m³/sec (18,760 cubic feet/sec) | | Basin area | 31,200 km² (12,480 square miles) | The Vakhsh River, also known as the Surkhob (in north-central Tajikistan) and the Kyzyl-Suu (in Kyrgyzstan) is a Central Asian river, and one of the main rivers of the nation of Tajikistan. It is a tributary of the Amu Darya river. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1052x1066, 198 KB) Summary Map showing the Vakhsh River through Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. ...
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Geography
The river's source lies in Kyrgyzstan; it then flows through Tajikistan for a length of 524 km (325 miles) before joining the Panj River to form the Amu Darya at the border of Tajikistan and Afghanistan. The average annual discharge of the Vakhsh is 16.9 km³, derived from an average discharge of 536 m³/sec.[citation needed] The river, which is fed mostly by melting glaciers, achieves maximum flow during the summer months of July and August. The river flows through very mountainous territory, which frequently restricts the river's flow to narrow channels within deep gorges. Within Tajikistan, the river's catchment area is 31,200 square kilometers. The largest tributaries of the Vakhsh are the Muksu and the Obihingou. The Panj River also called the Pyandzh River is a tributary of the Amu Darya, in Afghanistan. ...
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Dams The hydroelectric power potential Vakhsh River has been thoroughly exploited by the Soviet Union and its successor Tajikistan. There are currently five completed hydroelectric dams along the Vakhsh within Tajikistan, including the world's tallest completed dam, the Nurek. The five dams supply 90% of the country's electric power generation capacity. In addition, another four dams are planned or under construction, including the Rogun Dam, which will supersede the Nurek as tallest in the world once it is completed. The existing dams along the Vakhsh make Tajikistan the highest hydroelectric power producer per capita in the world. Hydraulic turbine and electrical generator. ...
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Rogun Dam is a rock- and earth-filled dam across the Vakhsh River in southern Tajikistan. ...
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Blockages The Vakhsh is subject to blockage by landslides caused by earthquakes in the seismically active region. Such landslides pose a significant threat to the river's dams and hydroelectric power generation. In response to an earthquake-caused landslide in 2002, Tajikistan was granted a low-interest loan from the Asian Development Bank to mitigate the potential impact of the landslide. Landslide of soil and regolith in Pakistan A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows. ...
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External links - Partial map of the Vakhsh with locations of the river's nine dams
- Map of major river drainage basins within Tajikistan
- Index of maps and graphs related to Tajikistan water resources
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