Seymareh River Explained

Seymareh River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Iran
Subdivision Type2:Provinces
Subdivision Name2:Kermanshah, Lorestan, Ilam
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Kermanshah,
Length:4170NaN0
Discharge1 Avg:87.5m3/s
Source1:Confluence of Gharehsoo and Ghamasiab rivers.
River System:Karkheh Watershed
Basin Size:51912km2
Waterbodies:Seymareh Dam

The Seymareh (Persian: سیمره) is a river in southwestern Iran formed by the confluence of the Gharehsoo and Ghamasiab rivers in an area around southwest Kermanshah.[1] Seymareh converges with Kashkan just before the historical Gavmishan Bridge near Darreh Shahr to create Karkheh River, an important river in Iran. The change of names from Seymareh to Karkheh is sometimes also considered farther downstream (at the mouth of Zal river at the border of the Khuzestan province).[2]

The Seymareh Dam, a 480MW hydroelectric power station is located on the lower course of Seymareh near Cheshmeh Shirin, Darreh Shahr.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seimare Project. IWPCO. 4 July 2011.
  2. TV documentation Ba Seymareh, episode 22 (Farsi)