Yarkand River
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river in the People's Republic of China
Key facts
- Country
- China
- Province
- Xinjiang
- Source
- North Siachen Muztagh , Karakoram range at an Altitude of 7,462 m (24,482 ft)
- Coordinates
- 35°32′53″N 77°28′58″E / 35.547983°N 77.482907°E / 35.547983; 77.482907
- 2nd source
- East Siachen Muztagh , North Rimo Glacier
- 3rd source
- Karakoram_Pass
- Location
- Tarim River or Neinejoung River
- Length
- 1,332.25 km (827.82 mi)
- Basin size
- 98,900 km (38,200 mi )
- Average
- 210 m /s (7,400 cu ft/s)
- Progression
- ‹See Tfd› Tarim → Taitema Lake
- Landmarks
- Yarkand
- Left
- Shaksgam , Tashkurgan , Kashgar
- Right
- Aktagh River [ zh ]
- Waterbodies
- Altash Water Conservancy Project (Midstream Reservoir)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Chinese name Traditional Chinese葉爾羌河 Simplified Chinese叶尔羌河
The Yarkand River (also spelled Yarkent River) is a river in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of western China. It originates in the Siachen Muztagh in a part of the Karakoram range and flows into the Tarim River, with which it is sometimes identified. However, in modern times, the Yarkand river drains into the Midstream Reservoir and exhausts its supply without reaching the Tarim river. The Yarkand River is approximately 1,332.25 km (827.82 mi) in length, with an average discharge of 210 m/s (7,400 cu ft/s).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yarkand River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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