Mahabad River Explained

The Mahabad (Persian: مهابادرود, چۆمی مەهابادێ, Kurdish: çomî Mehabadê) is an endorheic river in Mahabad county Iran, located at 36°46′03″N 45°42′06″E and which flows into the southern end of Lake Urmia. The Kauter and Beytas Rivers originate from the southern heights of the plain and run to the north in parallel. They join and create the Mahabad Dam reservoir and continue running as the Mahabad River.^[1]

The river has been crossed by the Mahabad Dam near the city of Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province.File:Mahabad-Dec 2006.JPG|Mahabad in December 2006File:Mahabad Dam.JPG|Mahabad Dam at nightFile:Soor bridge.jpg|Soor Bridge, 1920sFile:Johnston, Alexander Keith (1804-1871). Turkey in Asia, Transcaucasia. 1861 (GFB).jpg|Mahabad river at southern Lake Urmia, from an 1861 map

See also

• Mahabad Dam

Notes and References

1. Nazari-Sharabian . Mohammad . Taheriyoun . Masoud . Ahmad . Sajjad . Karakouzian . Moses . Ahmadi . Azadeh . February 2019 . Water Quality Modeling of Mahabad Dam Watershed–Reservoir System under Climate Change Conditions, Using SWAT and System Dynamics . Water . en . 11 . 2 . 394 . 10.3390/w11020394 . 2073-4441 . free .