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Dasht River

Dasht River

River in southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan

The Dasht River (Urdu: دریائے دشت) is located in the Makran region and Gwadar District, in the southwestern section of Balochistan Province, Pakistan which drains near Jiwani.[3]

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Tributaries

The Kech River which (maxime) flows through Kech valley is the eastern tributary of the Dasht River and the Nihing River is the western tributary and flows east from the Iran–Pakistan border before emptying at Mirani Dam where both the rivers join to form the Dasht River.[4]

Mirani Dam

The Mirani Dam is located across the Dasht River in the Central Makran Range. The dam was built to supply agricultural irrigation water for the surrounding areas, flood control in the downstream region, and to provide drinking water for the city of Gwadar.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Pernetta, John. Marine Protected Area Needs in the South Asian Seas Region: Pakistan. IUCN. ISBN 9782831701776. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  2. [2]
    (Pakistan), Baluchistan (1907). Baluchistan District Gazetteer Series. Bombay Education Society's Press. Retrieved 17 May 2017. dasht river.
  3. [3]
    Rivers Network.org: Dasht River Basin Archived 2013-04-15 at archive.today.
  4. [4]
    Salman Rashid (15 February 2013). "The Alafis' refuge - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. [5]
    Pakissan.com: "Designing Mirani Dam for local needs"; By Sikander Brohi.
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