TheKunduz River (Persian:رود قندوز) is a tributary of theAmu Darya in northernAfghanistan. It rises inBamyan Province in theHindu Kush, and in its upper reaches is also known as theBamyan River or theSurkhab River. After passing throughBaghlan andKunduz provinces, the Kunduz River merges into the Amu Darya.
The Kunduz rises in the glacier region on the north side of theKoh-i-Baba range inBamyan Province, some 20 km southwest of the town ofBamyan, where the river is known as the Bamyan River. It flows east in a deep valley separating the western part of the Hindu Kush on the north from the Koh-i-Baba on the south. After about 50 km, it sharply bends north, crossing the Hindu Kush range. It then turns northeast and entersBaghlan Province. There the river is known as the Surkhab.
It then parallels a northern spur of the Hindu Kush for more than 80 km, receiving many small tributaries on its right bank.
At the town of Doshi it receives theAndarab, a large tributary flowing from the east. After passing through the cities ofPuli Khumri andBaghlan, it entersKunduz Province. At Yakala-ye Zad, 30 km past the city ofKunduz, the river meets its largest tributary, theKhanabad River, shortly before discharging into the Amu Darya.
The basin of the Kunduz River covers almost the entire Baghlan Province, the eastern part of Bamyan Province and two-thirds ofTakhar and Kunduz Provinces. Its area is estimated at 31,300 square kilometers.[1]
Flow rates of the river were observed for 15 years (1950-1965) atPuli Khumri, where the river reaches the Amu Darya plain.[2] At Puli Khumri, the annual mean flow was 67.6 m³ per second, from a basin of 17,250 square kilometres.
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