Kax River

Kax River
Kash River
Kax River; Kash River
Native name	喀什河
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Ili River
• coordinates	43°37′42″N 81°48′14″E
Length	about 290 kilometers

Kax River[1] or Kashi River[2] (Chinese: 喀什河), also known as Kash River,[3] is one of the three major tributaries of Ili River[4] and its basin hydro energy development is invested and developed by Guodian Group.[5] It originates from the northeastern foothills between the Tianshan Mountains and Yilian Habirga Mountain (依连哈比尔尕山, abbreviated as Yi Mountain).[6]

Overview

Kax River has its origin in the northeastern foothills between the Tian Shan and Yi Mountain. It joins with the Tekes River and the Gongnaisi River, enters the territory of Kazakhstan and finally flows into Lake Balkhash. The river has a total length of about 290 kilometers and a catchment area of 8,656 square kilometers, [7] with an average annual runoff of about 3.87 billion cubic meters.

References

Wu L, Feng WS, Chen XJ, Shu FY, Liang XM (January 2008). "Community structure characteristics of zooplankton in Yili region of Xinjiang in summer". Journal of Applied Ecology. 19 (1): 163–72. PMID 18419090.
Ramkumar, M.; Kumaraswamy, K.; Mohanraj, R. (2015). Environmental Management of River Basin Ecosystems. Springer Earth System Sciences. Springer. p. 96. ISBN 978-3-319-13425-3.
A Glimpse of Xinjiang's Famous Places. Xinjiang Fine Arts and Photography Publishing House. 2001. ISBN 978-7-80658-053-0.
"Stone Architectural Remains of the Prehistoric Period in Xinjiang Discovered in the Ili River Valley". Xinhuanet.com. 2019-03-21.
"Protecting the Ili River Basin". Sina News. 2012-11-05.
"More than 400 kilometers of landscape corridors make the Ili River Valley astonishing to the world". Metropolitan Consumer Morning Post. 2018-06-20.
Cui Naifu. Dictionary of Geographical Names of the People's Republic of China, Volume 4. Commercial Press. 1998. ISBN 978-7-100-01836-4.

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[1] Wu L, Feng WS, Chen XJ, Shu FY, Liang XM (January 2008). "Community structure characteristics of zooplankton in Yili region of Xinjiang in summer". Journal of Applied Ecology. 19 (1): 163–72. PMID 18419090.

[Ramkumar_Kumaraswamy_Mohanraj_2015_p._96-2] Ramkumar, M.; Kumaraswamy, K.; Mohanraj, R. (2015). Environmental Management of River Basin Ecosystems. Springer Earth System Sciences. Springer. p. 96. ISBN 978-3-319-13425-3.

[3] A Glimpse of Xinjiang's Famous Places. Xinjiang Fine Arts and Photography Publishing House. 2001. ISBN 978-7-80658-053-0.

[4] "Stone Architectural Remains of the Prehistoric Period in Xinjiang Discovered in the Ili River Valley". Xinhuanet.com. 2019-03-21.

[5] "Protecting the Ili River Basin". Sina News. 2012-11-05.

[6] "More than 400 kilometers of landscape corridors make the Ili River Valley astonishing to the world". Metropolitan Consumer Morning Post. 2018-06-20.

[7] Cui Naifu. Dictionary of Geographical Names of the People's Republic of China, Volume 4. Commercial Press. 1998. ISBN 978-7-100-01836-4.