Dasht River Dasht Kaur[1] | |
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![]() Dasht river running into the Jiwani Bay near the border with Iran | |
Native name | دریائے دشت (Urdu) |
Location | |
Countries | Pakistan |
Provinces | Balochistan |
Districts | Kech, Gwadar |
Settlements | Kuldan, Sutkagan Dor |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mirani Dam |
Mouth | |
• location | Gwadar District, Balochistan, Pakistan |
• coordinates | 25°10′46″N 61°40′39″E / 25.17944°N 61.67750°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 430 km (270 mi)[2] |
Basin size | 31,058.3 km2 (11,991.7 sq mi)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | Near mouth |
• average | (Period: 1971–2000)41.8 m3/s (1,480 cu ft/s)[2] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Arabian Sea |
River system | Dasht River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Kech[3] |
• right | Nihing[3] |
Type | Intermittent river[1] |
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.[4]
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