Qara Aghaj (from
Turkish ''Karaağaç'' meaning ''
elm
Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the flowering plant genus ''Ulmus'' in the plant family Ulmaceae. They are distributed over most of the Northern Hemisphere, inhabiting the temperate and tropical-montane regions of North ...
'') river is one of the most important rivers in the
Fars province of
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
with a length of 700 km and its water is currently used for drinking and agricultural purposes.
Salman Farsi Dam is located on the river between
Jahrom
Jahrom ( fa, جهرم, also known as Jahrūm) is a city and capital of Jahrom County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 141,634. Jahrom is the largest city in south of Fars Province and the second one in whole province ...
, Simkan (Dozeh) and
Qir and Karzin districts.
This river is formed by joining the springs of Kan Zard, Chehel Cheshmeh Koohmareh and Sarkhark in Khan Zanian and after leaving the Arjan section of
Shiraz
Shiraz (; fa, شیراز, Širâz ) is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars () and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the population of the city was 1,565,572 p ...
, it enters
Kavar
Kavar ( fa, كوار, also Romanized as Kavār; also known as Kaval) is a city and capital of Kavar County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 22,158, in 4,753 families.
See also
*Ardashir-Khwarrah
Ardashir-Khwarrah ( ...
city and after passing through the agricultural lands of
Kavar
Kavar ( fa, كوار, also Romanized as Kavār; also known as Kaval) is a city and capital of Kavar County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 22,158, in 4,753 families.
See also
*Ardashir-Khwarrah
Ardashir-Khwarrah ( ...
,
Khafr, Simakan,
Qiro and Karzin through
Mand river enters the
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bod ...
.
The water of this river is permanent and its width reaches 20 meters in mountainous areas and 400 meters in the plains. The average annual flow of this river is 18 cubic meters per second at Tang Karzin station. The minimum flow in this station is 3.5 cubic meters per second and the maximum is 43 cubic meters per second. In the case of floods, the recorded statistics show a discharge of 6,000 cubic meters.
References
Rivers of Fars Province
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