Sherabad River

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Course of Sherobad (English Sherabad ) in the catchment area of the Amu Darya

The Sherobad (Russian Шерабад ) is a right tributary of the Amu Darya in the Uzbek province Surxondaryo.

The Sherobad rises in the Boysuntau chain, a western foothills of the Hissargebirges. It flows in a southerly direction. The European route E60 runs along the river course. He eventually breaks through a mountain range and reaches the lowlands of the Amu Darya. There he soon after passing the city Sherobad and reaches about 30 km west of Termez the Amu Darya. In the lower reaches of the river is used for irrigation and only carries very little water. The Sherobad has a length of 177 km. Its catchment area until leaving the mountains covers 2950 km ². In Sherobad his discharge is 7.5 m / s