The Kech River () flows in the

Makran Makran (), also mentioned in some sources as ''Mecran'' and ''Mokrān'', is the southern coastal region of Balochistan. It is a semi-desert coastal strip in the Balochistan province in Pakistan and in Iran, along the coast of the Gulf of Oman. I ...

region of southeastern

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and the southwestern area of

Balochistan Province Balochistan (; ; , ) is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area but is the least populated one. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Khybe ...

in southwestern

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Geography

The seasonal

intermittent river Intermittent, temporary or seasonal rivers or streams cease to flow every year or at least twice every five years. Such rivers drain large arid and semi-arid areas, covering approximately a third of the Earth's surface. The extent of tempora ...

is a tributary of the Dasht River. The Dasht flows southeast into the

Central Makran Range The Central Makran Range is a mountain range in the Makran region, in southwestern section of Balochistan (Pakistan), Balochistan Province, in southwestern Pakistan. Geography It is one of three ranges in the mountain ranges system of the provin ...

in the

Gwadar District Gwadar District (, ) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The name Gwadar originates from Gwat and Dar ()، which means the door of air. Gwadar was notified as a separate district on 1 July 1977. The city of Gwadar serves as t ...

of Balochistan, and to its mouth at the

Gulf of Oman The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman ( ''khalīj ʿumān''; ''daryâ-ye omân''), also known as Gulf of Makran or Sea of Makran ( ''khalīj makrān''; ''daryâ-ye makrān''), is a gulf in the Indian Ocean that connects the Arabian Sea with th ...

of the

Arabian Sea The Arabian Sea () is a region of sea in the northern Indian Ocean, bounded on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel, on the northwest by Gulf of Oman and Iran, on the north by Pakistan, on the east by India, and ...

. ;Uses The city of

Turbat Turbat (Urdu and ) is a city in the southern region of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is the administrative centre of Kech District. Turbat is the second-largest city in Balochistan after Quetta and the 35th largest city in the coun ...

is located on the Kech River. The river's water is used to irrigate

orchard An orchard is an intentional plantation of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit tree, fruit- or nut (fruit), nut-producing trees that are generally grown for commercial production. Orchards are also so ...

s and for vegetable farming in surrounding areas.

Fauna

According to WWF-Pakistan, the Kech is one of Balochistan’s four coastal rivers, the others being the Hingol, Hub and Basol rivers, that support a healthy crocodile population. The conservation organisation noted that the four rivers rely on rainwater, which leaves behind small and big ponds that serve as habitats for the crocodiles. It did however note that these ponds were drying up much quicker due to warming temperatures and less rain.

Flooding

The area is prone to flooding by the Kech River. In June 2007 the flood waters entered the city of Turbat after the river burst it banks, and thousands were affected. The downstream

Mirani Dam Mirani Dam () is on the Dasht River, south of the Central Makran Range in Kech District in Balochistan province of Pakistan. Its reservoir is fed by the Kech and the Nihing rivers, which join at Mirani Dam to form the Dasht River. Mirani Dam w ...

on the Dasht River was endangered.

Archaeology

Kech-

culture flourished in the Kech River Valley in protohistoric times as early as the fifth millennium BC. There were numerous settlements in this area, including Kot Bala. Aurore Didier, Benjamin Mutin (2015)
The Kech-Makran region in Protohistoric Times.
in Ute Franke; Elisa Cortesi. Lost and Found. Prehistoric Pottery Treasures from Baluchistan, SMB, pp.297-333,

References

External links

Kech River, OpenStreetMap
Rivers of Iran Gwadar District Rivers of Balochistan (Pakistan) Rivers of Pakistan {{Iran-river-stub simple:List of rivers of Pakistan#Other rivers