Chitral River basin

E284948

The Chitral River basin is a mountainous watershed in northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan that collects meltwater and runoff from the Hindu Kush, including peaks like Tirich Mir, before flowing south toward the Kabul River.

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Chitral River basin canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river basin
watershed
administrativeRegion Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
alternativeNameContext upper Kunar River basin
borderRegion Afghanistan–Pakistan border
climateInfluence South Asian monsoon (weakened influence)
westerly disturbances
collects meltwater
runoff
contains Chitral Valley
Chitral District
surface form: Lower Chitral District

Tirich Mir
surface form: Tirich Mir massif

Chitral District
surface form: Upper Chitral District

alpine ecosystems
glaciers
high-altitude pastures
snowfields
steep mountain valleys
containsPeak Tirich Mir
country Afghanistan
Pakistan
drainageAreaType mountainous
drains Hindu Kush
surface form: Hindu Kush mountains
drainsInto Kunar River
ecoregionContext Hindu Kush–Karakoram region
surface form: Hindu Kush–Himalayan region
feeds Kabul River basin
flowsToward Kabul River
geomorphology deep incised valleys
steep relief
highestPeakInBasin Tirich Mir
hydrologicalRegime nival-glacial
importance key water source for downstream Kabul River communities
locatedIn eastern Afghanistan
northern Pakistan
majorMountainRange Hindu Kush
partOf Hindu Kush
surface form: Hindu Kush region

Indus River
surface form: Indus River system (via Kabul River)
primaryWaterSourceType glacier melt
snowmelt
risk flash floods
glacial lake outburst floods
landslides
sourceRegionOf Chitral River
supports hydropower potential
irrigated agriculture in Chitral Valley
tributaryOf Kabul River basin

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Tirich Mir drainage Chitral River basin