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[[File:Gorskii 04414u.jpg|thumb|The Hindu Kush hydro power plant (Гиндукушская ГЭС) on the Murgab river soon after its completion in 1909. At the time, it was the largest hydro power generating station of the Russian Empire]] |
[[File:Gorskii 04414u.jpg|thumb|The Hindu Kush hydro power plant (Гиндукушская ГЭС) on the Murgab river soon after its completion in 1909. At the time, it was the largest hydro power generating station of the Russian Empire]] |
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The '''Morghāb River''' ({{lang-fa|مرغاب}}),also transliterated as ''Murgab'' from [[Russian language|Russian]] ''Мургаб'', is an 850 km long [[river]] in [[Central Asia]]. It rises in north-western [[Afghanistan]] and runs north-west to the [[Kara Kum]] desert in [[Turkmenistan]], where it peters out. |
The '''Morghāb River''' ({{lang-fa|مرغاب}}),also transliterated as ''Murgab'' from [[Russian language|Russian]] ''Мургаб'', is an 850 km long [[river]] in [[Central Asia]]. It rises in north-western [[Afghanistan]] and runs north-west to the [[Kara Kum]] desert in [[Turkmenistan]], where it peters out. |
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== Hydrometry - the flows at Takhta-Bazaar == |
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The flow of Murghab was observed during 50 years (1936-1985) at Takhta-Bazaar, a location in Turkmenistan about thirty kilometers after the Murghab leaves the Afghan territory, and a score of kilometers upstream of the confluence with the [[Kushk]]. At Takhta-Bazaar, average annual flow observed over this period was 48.7 m³ /second for an observed surface area of 34,700 km<sup>2</sup>, which is 74% of the totality of the [[catchment area]] of the river. The geographically-averaged hydrometric flow passing through this part of the basin, by far greatest from the point of view of the flow, thus reached the figure of 44.3 millimeters per annum, which is very appreciable in this particularly desiccated area.{{clr}} |
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<u> '''Monthly mean flows of Murghab (in m ³ /seconds) measured at the hydrometric station of Takhta-Bazaar ''' </u><br/><u> '''Data calculated over 50 years ''' </u> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.wldelft.nl/cons/area/rbm/wrp1/pdf/annex_b.pdf Delft Hydraulics - Integrated Water Resources Management for the Sistan Closed Inland Delta - ANNEX B : Forecasting the Flow from Afghanistan - Page 18 : cartes hydrographiques d'Afghanistan] {{pdf}} {{en}} |
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* [http://www.aims.org.af/services/sectoral/agriculture/landcover/Ghor.pdf Map of the province of Ghor, with trace of the flow of water] |
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* [http://www.aims.org.af/services/sectoral/agriculture/landcover/Badghis.pdf Map of vegetation cover in the province of Badghis, with trace of the flow of water] |
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*[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9053743/Morghab-River "Morghab River"], in Britannica |
*[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9053743/Morghab-River "Morghab River"], in Britannica |
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Revision as of 18:58, 18 August 2010
The Morghāb River (Persian: مرغاب),also transliterated as Murgab from Russian Мургаб, is an 850 km long river in Central Asia. It rises in north-western Afghanistan and runs north-west to the Kara Kum desert in Turkmenistan, where it peters out.
Hydrometry - the flows at Takhta-Bazaar
The flow of Murghab was observed during 50 years (1936-1985) at Takhta-Bazaar, a location in Turkmenistan about thirty kilometers after the Murghab leaves the Afghan territory, and a score of kilometers upstream of the confluence with the Kushk. At Takhta-Bazaar, average annual flow observed over this period was 48.7 m³ /second for an observed surface area of 34,700 km2, which is 74% of the totality of the catchment area of the river. The geographically-averaged hydrometric flow passing through this part of the basin, by far greatest from the point of view of the flow, thus reached the figure of 44.3 millimeters per annum, which is very appreciable in this particularly desiccated area.
Monthly mean flows of Murghab (in m ³ /seconds) measured at the hydrometric station of Takhta-Bazaar
Data calculated over 50 years
References
External links
- Delft Hydraulics - Integrated Water Resources Management for the Sistan Closed Inland Delta - ANNEX B : Forecasting the Flow from Afghanistan - Page 18 : cartes hydrographiques d'Afghanistan Template:Pdf Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{langx|en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead.
- Map of the province of Ghor, with trace of the flow of water
- Map of vegetation cover in the province of Badghis, with trace of the flow of water
- "Morghab River", in Britannica
36°26′47″N 62°38′06″E / 36.44639°N 62.63500°E
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