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  Vakhsh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Vakhsh River, also known as the Surkhob (in north-central Tajikistan) and the Kyzyl-Suu (in Kyrgyzstan) is a Central Asian river, and one of the main rivers of the nation of Tajikistan.
It is a tributary to the Amu Darya river.
The Vakhsh is subject to blockage by landslides caused by earthquakes in the seismically active region.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Surkhab   (410 words)

  
 Vakhsh Summary
The name "Surkhob" is also given to the western end of the river Vakhsh at the confluence of the Kyzylsu and the Muksu in Tajikistan; all three rivers form a single tributary of the Amu Dar'ya.
The Vakhsh River, also known as the Surkhob (in north-central Tajikistan) and the Kyzyl-Suu (in Kyrgyzstan) is a Central Asian river, and one of the main rivers of the nation of Tajikistan.
It is a tributary to the Amu Darya river.
www.bookrags.com /Vakhsh   (588 words)

  
 Geography of Tajikistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Tajikistan's dense river network, the largest rivers are the Syr Darya and the Amu Darya; the largest tributaries are the Vakhsh and the Kofarnihon, which form valleys from northeast to southwest across western Tajikistan.
Tajikistan's rivers reach high-water levels twice a year: in the spring, fed by the rainy season and melting mountain snow, and in the summer, fed by melting glaciers.
The principal rivers of Central Asia, the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya, both flow through Tajikistan, fed by melting snow and glaciers from the mountains of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_Tajikistan   (2012 words)

  
 Afghanistan - MSN Encarta
The northwestern, western, and southern border areas are primarily desert plains and rocky ranges, whereas in the northeast the land rises progressively higher into the glacier-covered peaks of the Hindu Kush, an extension of the western Himalayas.
The northern border is formed by the Amu Darya river and its tributary, the Panj.
The Harīrūd River rises in central Afghanistan and flows to the west and northwest to form part of the border with Iran.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761569370/Afghanistan.html   (1095 words)

  
 LOAN: TAJ 36233-01 | Emergency Baipaza Landslide Stabilization Project
The Project aims to restore reliable water flows and initiate disaster prevention measures by (i) minimizing the occurrence and the magnitude of the landslide; (ii) mitigating its impact on the flow of the Vakhsh River and its blockage, and (iii) studying a long-term solution.
Maintaining reliable water flows in the Vakhsh River is vital for Tajikistan and the dowstream countries of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
The primary objective of the Project is to restore water flows in the Vakhsh River to at least the pre-earthquake levels and to initiate disaster prevention measures.
www.adb.org /Documents/Profiles/LOAN/36233013.ASP   (627 words)

  
 Water resources
The river is mainly fed by water from melted snow and glaciers, hence, maximum water flows are observed in summer, and the least flows – in January – February.
The river is fed by glaciers and mainly snow.
capacity of 3000 MWt, and the Toktogulskaya (in the Kyrgyz Republic on the Naryn River) with the capacity of 1200 MWt.
www.ec-ifas.org /English_version/Aral_crisis_eng/water_source_eng.htm   (1394 words)

  
 ADB announces loan to avert disaster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Vakhsh river, at the stretch located in the southern Khatlon Oblast (province), was blocked by a landslide after an earthquake in early March 2002.
Maintaining reliable flows in the Vakhsh river is vital for Tajikistan and the downstream countries of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
The objective of the project is to restore water flows in the Vakhsh river to at least pre-earthquake levels and to initiate disaster prevention measures such as cutting back and benching the slope immediately above the landslide to reduce the load and remove material that could fall loose.
www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=29845   (536 words)

  
 HISPELLUM - LoveToKnow Article on HISPELLUM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
On the W. it is wholly bounded by the desert; the Amu limits it on the S. and S.E.; and Karateghin and Darvaz complete the boundary on the E. Until 1875 it was one of the least known tracts of Central Asia.
Hissar is traversed from north to south by four tributaries of the Amu, viz, the Surkhab or Vakhsh, Kafirnihan, Surkhan and Shirabad darya, which descend from the snowy mountains to the north and form a series of fertile valleys, disposed in a fan-shape, within which lie the principal towns.
The Ghaggar is its only river, whose supply is uncertain, depending much on the fall of rain in the lower Himalayas; its overflow in times of heavy rain is caught by jhiis, which dry up in the hot season.
www.1911ency.org /H/HI/HISPELLUM.htm   (2536 words)

  
 Exhibition & excursion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Amu Darya river is formed after junction of Panj and Vakhsh rivers.
The river feed includes melted snow and glacial waters, therefore maximum use of water takes place in summer and minimum -in January-February.
Than the river runs alongside with the Afghanistan and Uzbekistan borders, crosses Turkmenistan and again flows thorough the territory of Uzbekistan into the Aral Sea.
www.transwaterconference2005.org /english/side_amu_eng.htm   (316 words)

  
 US$5.3 Million to Tajikistan for Emergency Landslide Stabilization Measures - ADB.org
The Vakhsh River was blocked by a landslide following an earthquake in early March 2002.
The objective of the project is to restore water flows in the Vakhsh River to at least pre-earthquake levels and to initiate disaster prevention measures.
Maintaining reliable flows in the Vakhsh River is vital for Tajikistan and the downstream countries of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
www.adb.org /printer-friendly.asp?fn=/Documents/News/2002/nr2002148.asp   (437 words)

  
 TURKESTAN - Online Information article about TURKESTAN
Bactria, Bokhara and Samarkand the last survivals are now undergoing rapid obliteration with the simultaneous desiccation of the rivers, and lakes.
cover the bottom of the valley of the Vakhsh (right tributary of the Amu) and are continued for about 300 M. to the north-east, as far as the Alai valley—probably along the edge of the Pamir plateau.
reed thickets along the rivers and lakes, where it stays during the winter, migrating to the high-lands in summer.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /TUM_VAN/TURKESTAN.html   (5872 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Irrigated by the Panj, Vakhsh, and the Kafarnihan, the lowlands are the heart of southern Tajikistan's present-day urban culture as well as the fulcrum of its government, industry, and commerce.
The adverse effect of the division for the Tajiks to the north of the Panj River is documented in the annals of the seventy years of Soviet domination.
Yaghnobi, which was spoken by some 6,000 speakers in the high valley of the Yaghnob river on the upper reaches of the Zarafshan (northeast region of the Kuhistan), is a remnant of Sughdian, the language of the ancient kingdom of Samarqand.
www.iles.umn.edu /faculty/bashiri/Tajling%20folder/Tajling.html   (3928 words)

  
 Water Report 15
The Vakhsh River is the largest river in Tajikistan, crossing it from the northeast to the southwest.
In 1994, there were 19 dams in Tajikistan: 5 in the Syr Darya River basin and 14 in the Amu Darya River basin (7 on the Vakhsh River, 4 on the Pyandzh River and 3 on the Kafirnigan River).
In the Vakhsh basin, a large irrigation system (40 000 ha) is located in the Yavan and Obikiik valleys, which are extremely short of water.
www.fao.org /docrep/w6240e/w6240e17.htm   (2966 words)

  
 High Dam Planned for Nepal's Sapta Koshi River
This canal and other canals from Kamala River will make a network of irrigation facilities which is expected to water agricultural land from the Koshi River in the east to the Bagmati River in central Nepal.
The Sapta Koshi is the largest river in Nepal, with an average 150,000 cubic centimeter per second (cucecs) of water flow in dry seasons.
The Ganga River, known as The Ganges, is an international river, which starts in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and flows through India and Bangladesh to drain into the Bay of Bengal.
ens-newswire.com /ens/sep2004/2004-09-20-04.asp   (1400 words)

  
 Bureau of Reclamation: Lower Colorado Region - Hoover Dam: What is Biggest?
The tallest dam in the world is currently located on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan and is called Rogun.
There is one dam in the United States taller than Hoover Dam, and that is the Oroville Dam on the Feather River in California.
It stands 770 feet (235 meters) tall, but it is not a solid concrete dam like Hoover.
www.usbr.gov /lc/hooverdam/History/essays/biggest.html   (486 words)

  
 Tajikistan - Energy
Its major tributaries within Tajikistan include the Panj River along the southern border of Tajikistan with Afghanistan, the Gunt and Bartango rivers in the eastern part of the country, and the Kafirnigan and Vakhsh rivers in central and western Tajikistan.
Other river systems in Tajikistan are the Zerovshan, which flows westward into Uzbekistan before eventually merging with the Amudarya, and the Syrdarya, which flows westward through the northern panhandle section of Tajikistan into Uzbekistan and then into Kazakhstan before eventually emptying into the Aral Sea.
The majority of Tajikistan's hydroelectric energy is produced by the hydroelectric stations on the Vakhsh River, with a total capacity of about 3,800 megawatts (MWe), producing 14 billion kilowatt hours annually.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/centralasia/tajik-energy.htm   (1141 words)

  
 BWO “Amudarya”
Amudarya is the largest river in catchment area and water availability in Central Asia and is formed by Pyandj and Vakhsh rivers conjunction.
In Amudarya basin there are two large river seasonal storage reservoirs: Nurek on Vakhsh River, Tuyamuyun in lower reaches and dozen of in-basin and in-system reservoirs.
BWO should control all pumping stations in trunk of rivers Amudarya, Pyandj, Vakhsh, Kafirnigan and on interstate canals as well as part of river water intakes not transferred to BWO this is Dangara hydrounit at Vakhsh River, Karakum Canal, and Tuyamuyun hydrounit with reservoirs at Amudarya River.
www.icwc-aral.uz /bwoamu.htm   (2297 words)

  
 International Market Research - EMERGENCY BAIPAZA LANDSLIDE STABILIZATION PROJECT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Part A is intended to minimize the immediate threat to the flow of the Vakhsh River.
This approach is proposed because it (i) recognizes the scale and complexity of the landslide problem; (ii) incorporates reasonable and necessary precautionary measures to reduce the rate and continuation of land slippage; and (iii) allows preparedness for the realistic worst case outcome should it arise during the implementation period.
Part B: The services of 9 person-months of international and 33 person-months of domestic consultants are required to prepare a feasibility study for a long-term solution and confirm the most cost-effective solution for maintaining reliable flow of water in the Vakhsh River.
strategis.ic.gc.ca /epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/en/gr109245e.html   (876 words)

  
 Проект Tacis Asrewam Aral Sea 30560 - ASREWAM - Поддержка регионального ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The most important result is the decision of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to establish the Joint Water Commission on Chu and Talas River, with the inauguration likely in mid December 2004 in Bishkek.
In order to include the participating basin states four catchments had been selected which are the Talas River, the Chu River, the Vakhsh River, and the Lebab Velayat (Middle Amudarya).
Investigations and considerations had been made in the southern Vakhsh valley to implement the basin approach in the Big Vakhsh Canal, for which the ASREWAM office in Kurgan-Tjube should serve as the secretariat.
www.asrewam.info /committee_d_18_e.html   (2089 words)

  
 Tajikistan Map, Capital Dushanbe
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www.asia-atlas.com /tajikistan.htm   (2255 words)

  
 World's Highest Dams
Oroville Dam - Oroville Dam, 770 ft (235 m) high and 7,600 ft (2,317 m) long, on the Feather River, N Calif., near...
Hoover Dam - Hoover Dam, 726 ft (221 m) high and 1,244 ft (379 m) long, on the Colorado River between Nev. and...
RIVER OF THE DAMMED CHINA HAS BEGUN WORK ON A MASSIVE DAM PROJECT THAT WILL DOOM ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT SCENIC ATTRACTIONS, THE THREE GORGES OF THE YANGZTE RIVER.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0113468.html   (373 words)

  
 Facts about Hydro Power   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Hoover Dam, on the Nevada-Arizona border controls the Colorado river.
It is 726 (221 meters) feet high and stores 21.125 million acre-feet (2.6 million hectare-meters) of water in the 115 mile (192 km) long Lake Mead reservoir, behind the dam.
The highest dam in the world is Nurek Dam on the Vakhsh River in Tadzikistan, a country in central Asia.
www.chinapage.com /3gorge/generalfacts.html   (201 words)

  
 NewsFromRussia.Com:Russia launches construction of major power plant in Tajikistan
The more than US$1 billion (Ђ830 million) project to build the Rogun hydroelectric power plant on the Vakhsh river 120 kilometers (74 miles) east of the capital, Dushanbe, is funded by Russia's main aluminum maker, Rusal.
In April, Russia began construction of another major power plant, one of a complex of two power stations also on the Vakhsh river, under a joint US$520 million (Ђ431 million) project with Iran, according to the AP.
The construction of the Rogun and Sangtuda power stations _ the country's largest energy projects _ was interrupted by a civil war that broke out in Tajikistan in 1992.
newsfromrussia.com /main/2005/09/26/63754_.html   (252 words)

  
 Tajikistan Daily Digest
The objective of the project is to restore water flows in the Vakhsh River to at
Maintaining reliable flows in the Vakhsh River is vital for Tajikistan and the
River would disrupt the power generation of five hydropower stations.
www.eurasianet.org /resource/tajikistan/hypermail/200209/0008.shtml   (4318 words)

  
 Russia Newswire - Your PR support in Russia - RAO UES Starts Construction of Sangtuda HPP-1 in Tajikistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Sangtuda HPP-1, which has 670 MW design capacity, is located on the Vakhsh River 200 km south of the city of Dushanbe.
The commissioning of Sangtuda HPP-1 will ensure electricity supply to the domestic market of Tajikistan, including the major industrial enterprises, and make it possible to export electricity to Russia, former USSR republics, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
Besides, HPP-1 will be able to regulate the streamflow in the Vakhsh River on a daily basis, which will help optimize the use of water resources.
www.russianewswire.com /releases_headlines_details.php?id=458   (527 words)

  
 PUBLISHING HOUSE SB RAS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Features of the Waterfowl Population of the Lower Vakhsh River (South-Western Tajikistan)
The features of waterfowl distribution over the Vakhsh river and the influence of agrotechnical water discharge on them are analyzed.
A dependence between the abundance of swimming birds and variations in the water content of the river from one year to another is established.
www-sbras.nsc.ru /PSB/show_text.phtml?eng+4343+9   (74 words)

  
 Zagranenergostroymontazh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
It was headed by Chairman of the Board of RAO “UES of Russia” Mr.
Chubays A.B. There were developed and approved measures for main hydrounit structures preparation to flood flow and closing Vakhsh river bed in November 2006.
for HPP of Rublevsky hydrounit at Moscow river
www.zesm.ru /en/news   (242 words)

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