The Qom River or Qom Roud (Persian: رودخانه قمرود) is a large river in Iran that receives its water from the Zagros Mountains and mounds into the Namak Lake.[1] The Qom River flows through the city of Qom, and together with the Qareh Su it gains a length of approximately 400 km (250 mi).[2] The water level fluctuates greatly, between 312 m³/s and only 4 m³/s. This is partially the effect of the use of the Qom water for irrigation.
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In 2014, the World Resources Institute ranked the Qom basin as "extremely high" for water stress.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Kavir Biosphere Reserve: a trip to incredible biodiversity hot spot". Tehran Times. 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ Jamali, Hadi; Patimar, Rahman; Farhadi, Mohammad; Daraei, Vahid (2016-04-07). "Age, growth and reproduction of Paracobitis malapterura (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Qom River, Iran". Iranian Journal of Ichthyology. 3 (1): 44. doi:10.22034/iji.v3i1.101. ISSN 2383-0964.
- ^ "Water Stress by Most Populous River Basins". World Resources Institute. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
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