Qashqadaryo | |
Mouth: | Qarshi Steppe |
Mouth Coordinates: | 39.352°N 64.9824°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Uzbekistan |
Length: | 378km (235miles) |
Basin Size: | 8780km2 |
The Qashqadaryo (Uzbek: Qashqadaryo) or Kashkadarya (Russian: Кашкадарья) is a river in southern Uzbekistan. The river is 378km (235miles) long and has a basin area of 8780km2.[1] It disappears in the Qarshi Steppe.
By the river is the city of Qarshi, the capital of the Qashqadaryo Region, which lies within the basin of the river.
The river takes some water from Zeravshan River via the Eskianhor (Эскианхор) canal and forms the Chimkurgan reservoir.