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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.