Vakhsh

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 to the Amu Darya river. The river's source lies in Kyrgyzstan; it then flows through Tajikistan for a length of 524 kilometers 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 19.6 billion cubic meters. 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.

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