Farahrud River
Description:
The Farahrud River is a river that flows through western Afghanistan. Its length is 580 kilometers, and the area of the pool is 25,000 square kilometers. The river originates in the southern ridge Bandy Bayan at an altitude of 3,500 meters. In the middle and upper reaches, it crosses several ridges of the Afghan mountains, and in the lower reaches it crosses the desert and the Sistan plain. After that, the Farahrud River flows, then crossing many kilometers of land and mountain gorges.
It then flows into Lake Sabari. The average annual flow of the river is 1.8 cubic kilometers, and water consumption for irrigation is 60 cubic meters. Replenishment of the river waters is characterized by spring flooding, autumn rains and floods. The river often dries up in summer. In the Farahrud valley is the city of Farah - the center of the oasis.