Vakhsh River

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The Vakhsh River is a major river in Central Asia that flows through Tajikistan, forming a key part of the Amu Darya basin and supporting extensive hydroelectric power generation and irrigation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry Afghanistan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
cityOnRiver Nurek
Vakhsh
linked to: Vakhsh River
continent Asia
country Tajikistan
countryAlongBasin Tajikistan
countryBorderRole forms part of the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan in some stretches
countryHydropowerImportance one of the main hydropower rivers of Tajikistan
drainageBasin Aral Sea
economicImportance key component of Tajikistan's energy sector
environmentalIssue contributes to reduced inflow to the Aral Sea through the Amu Darya
flowsInto Amu Darya
flowsThrough Tajikistan
formedByConfluenceOf Kyzyl-Suu River
Muksu River
hasHydropowerDam Baipaza Dam
Nurek Dam
Rogun Dam
Sangtuda 1 Dam
Sangtuda 2 Dam
hasTributary Bartang River
Obikhingou River
Surkhob River
Yazgulem River
historicalName Kyzyl-Suu
linked to: Kyzyl-Suu River

Surkhob
hydrologicalRole major left tributary of the Amu Darya
languageOfName Russian
Tajik
locatedIn Tajikistan
locatedInDrainageBasin Aral Sea basin
majorUse hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
mouth Amu Darya
partOf Amu Darya basin
linked to: Amu Darya region

Vakhsh River basin
linked to: Vakhsh River
region Central Asia
roleInIrrigation supplies water to cotton-growing regions downstream via the Amu Darya system
sourceRegion Pamir Mountains
Tian Shan
linked to: Tien Shan
tributaryOf Amu Darya
waterResourceRole major source of irrigation water in Tajikistan

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Tajikistan majorRiver Vakhsh River
Amu Darya tributary Vakhsh River
Vakhsh River cityOnRiver Vakhsh
linked to: Vakhsh River
Vakhsh River partOf Vakhsh River basin
linked to: Vakhsh River
Oxus River majorTributary Vakhsh River
Fedchenko Glacier feedsRiver Vakhsh River
Takht-i Sangin locatedIn Lower Vakhsh Valley
linked to: Vakhsh River
Kofarnihon River majorCityOnRiver Vakhsh
linked to: Vakhsh River
Pyandzh River majorTributary Vakhsh River
Pyandzh River confluenceWith Vakhsh River
Kyzyl-Suu River headwaterOf Vakhsh River
Kyzyl-Suu River tributaryOf Vakhsh River
Kyzyl-Suu River mouth Vakhsh River
Kyzyl-Suu River riverSystem Vakhsh River system
linked to: Vakhsh River
Nurek Dam locatedOnRiver Vakhsh River
Nurek Dam riverCrossed Vakhsh River
Nurek Dam usedForIrrigationIn Vakhsh Valley
linked to: Vakhsh River
Sangtuda 1 Dam locatedOnRiver Vakhsh River
Sangtuda 1 Dam partOf Vakhsh River cascade
linked to: Vakhsh River
Sangtuda 1 Dam waterSource Vakhsh River
Surkhob partOf Vakhsh River
Surkhob historicalNameOf Vakhsh River
Surkhob hasMouthIn Vakhsh River
Surkhob partOf upper Vakhsh River
linked to: Vakhsh River
Rogun Dam locatedIn Vakhsh River
Rogun Dam locatedIn Vakhsh Valley
linked to: Vakhsh River
Baipaza Dam locatedOnRiver Vakhsh River
Baipaza Dam riverCrossed Vakhsh River
Baipaza Dam watercourse Vakhsh River
Sangtuda 2 Dam locatedOnRiver Vakhsh River
Sangtuda 2 Dam watercourse Vakhsh River
Nurek locatedOn Vakhsh River
Pyanj River hasTributary Vakhsh River
Pyanj River confluenceWith Vakhsh River
Surkhob River mouthOf Vakhsh River
Surkhob River tributaryOf Vakhsh River
Surkhob River dischargesInto Vakhsh River
Surkhob River partOf Vakhsh River basin
linked to: Vakhsh River
Tajikistan majorRiver Vakhsh River
subject linked to: Tajikistan (via Syr Darya)
Muksu River mouthOf Vakhsh River
Muksu River isHeadwaterOf Vakhsh River
Muksu River riverSystem Vakhsh River
Obikhingou River partOf Vakhsh River basin
linked to: Vakhsh River
Obikhingou River tributaryOf Vakhsh River
Obikhingou River hasMouthIn Vakhsh River
Obikhingou River contributesTo Vakhsh River system
linked to: Vakhsh River
Amu River majorTributary Vakhsh River