| Dasht River Dasht Kaur[1] | |
|---|---|
 Dasht river running into the Jiwani Bay near the border with Iran | |
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| 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″N61°40′39″E / 25.17944°N 61.67750°E /25.17944; 61.67750 |
• 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] |
TheDasht River (Urdu:دریائے دشت) is located in theMakran region andGwadar District, in the southwestern section ofBalochistan Province,Pakistan which drains nearJiwani.[4]
TheKech River which flows through Kech valley is the easterntributary of the Dasht River and the Nihing River is the western tributary and flows east from theIran–Pakistan border before emptying at Mirani Dam where both the rivers join to form the Dasht River.[5]
The 302,000 acre-feet (373,000,000 m3)Mirani Dam is located across the Dasht River in theCentral Makran Range. The dam was built to supply agriculturalirrigation water for the surrounding areas, flood control in the downstream region, and to provide drinking water for the city ofGwadar.[6]
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