Qarqan
Qarqan is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 37.09°, 86.95°
About Qarqan
The Qiemo River (Chinese: 且末河; pinyin: Qiěmò Hé), also called the Cherchen (Chinese: 车尔臣河; pinyin: Chē'ěrchén Hé; Wade–Giles: Ch'e-erh-ch'en Ho) or Qarqan River (Chinese: 恰尔羌河), runs across the Tarim Basin in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It feeds into the Lop Nor salty marshes and the Taitema Lake.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Qiemo River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Qarqan: Key Facts
| Length | 725 km |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Taitema Lake |
Facts from Wikidata Q2380766 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Qarqan: Quick Answers
- Where is Qarqan?
- Qarqan is located in China, at 37.0943° N, 86.9470° E.
- Are there dams on the Qarqan?
- No dam on the Qarqan is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.