Gorganrud River

Gorganrud is a river in northeastern Iran. It begins in Mount Aladagh, located in the North Khorasan Province. Flowing through the Golestan Province, it ends at the Caspian Sea.

Further information: Gorgan (disambiguation)
The Gorganrud River at Bibi Shirvan village

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 in Golestan National Park.[2]

References
  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.


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