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.