List of rivers of Iran
This is a list of the rivers wholly or partly in Iran, arranged geographically by river basin from west to east.
Flowing into the Persian Gulf
The Karun-3 dam, one of the many large power dams on the Karun River
- Shatt al-Arab
- Haffar, originally an artificial channel now forming the estuary of the Karun
- Karun River
- Tigris (Iraq)
- Karkheh River
- Chankula River
- Sirwan River (Diyala River)
- Little Zab
- Bahmanshir, the original mouth of the Karun
- Jarahi
- Zohreh River
- Helleh River
- Mond River
- Mehran River
- Kul River
- Gowdeh River
- Rostam River
Flowing into the Gulf of Oman
- Dozdan River
- Jagin River
- Gabrik River
- Bahu Kalat River (or Dashtiari River or Silup River)
Flowing into endorheic basins
Caspian Sea
- Kura River (Azerbaijan)
- Aras River
- Balha River
- Tulun River
- Zangmar River
- Barun River
- Balha River
- Aras River
- Sefīd-Rūd
- Cheshmeh Kileh River
- Chaloos River
- Kojoor River
- Haraz River
- Atrek River
- Gharasu River
Sistan Basin
The Kajaki Dam on the Helmand River provides flood control, power and irrigation water to the Helmand Valley. Without the dam, the surrounding region would be arid and would not be able to produce crops.
Hamun-i-Mashkel
- Mashkid River (Mashkel River)
External links
- Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia - waterinventory.org
- Water Resources and Quality in Iran - fanack.com
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| Gavkhouni basin | |
| Namak Lake basin | |
| Hamun-e Jaz Murian basin | |
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