Gorganrud River

Gorganrud
Gorganrud
	Gorganrud River at Bibi Shirvan village
Native name	گرگانرود(Persian)
Location
Country	Iran
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	37°29′34.372″N55°30′41.638″E/ 37.49288111°N 55.51156611°E
Mouth
• location	Caspian Sea
Length	251 kilometres (156 mi)

Gorganrudis a river in northeasternIran.It begins inMount Aladagh,located in theNorth Khorasan Province.Flowing through theGolestan Province,it ends at theCaspian Sea.

The condition of the Gorganrud estuary is of concern, partly as a result of upstream water use, including several dams, such as the Voshmgir, Golestan and Bostan.^[1]

Flash flooding occurred in 2001, with 300 fatalities, notably in the Madarsoo subcatchment upstream from Golestan Dam, including inGolestan National Park.^[2]

Course

The largest settlement located by Gorganrud river is the city ofGonbad-e Kavus,the river passes the city from its north and west.^[3]Gorganrud also passes through the center ofAqqala,with 3 bridges connecting the northern and southern parts of the city by crossing the river.^[4]

References

^Fatemi, Seyed Ehsan; Vafaie, Freydon; Bressers, Hans (September 2013). "Assessment of environmental flow requirement effects at an estuary".Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management.166(8): 411–421.doi:10.1680/wama.12.00005.
^Sharifi, Forood; Samadi, S. Zahra; Wilson, Catherine A. M. E. (18 August 2011). "Causes and consequences of recent floods in the Golestan catchments and Caspian Sea regions of Iran".Natural Hazards.61(2): 533–550.doi:10.1007/s11069-011-9934-1.
^OpenStreetMap contributions"Gonbad-e Kavus"(Map) (in Persian). OpenStreetMap.Retrieved14 May2024.
^OpenStreetMap contributions"Aq Qala"(Map) (in Persian). OpenStreetMap.Retrieved14 May2024.

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[1] Fatemi, Seyed Ehsan; Vafaie, Freydon; Bressers, Hans (September 2013). "Assessment of environmental flow requirement effects at an estuary".Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management.166(8): 411–421.doi:10.1680/wama.12.00005.

[2] Sharifi, Forood; Samadi, S. Zahra; Wilson, Catherine A. M. E. (18 August 2011). "Causes and consequences of recent floods in the Golestan catchments and Caspian Sea regions of Iran".Natural Hazards.61(2): 533–550.doi:10.1007/s11069-011-9934-1.

[3] OpenStreetMap contributions"Gonbad-e Kavus"(Map) (in Persian). OpenStreetMap.Retrieved14 May2024.

[4] OpenStreetMap contributions"Aq Qala"(Map) (in Persian). OpenStreetMap.Retrieved14 May2024.

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