| Zayandeh River | |
|---|---|
 Zayandeh Rud | |
 | |
| Native name | Zayandehrud (Persian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Iran |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Zagros Mountains |
| • elevation | 3,974 m (13,038 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Gavkhouni (endorheic) |
• elevation | 1,466 m (4,810 ft) |
| Length | 400 km (249 mi) |
| Basin size | 41,500 km2 (16,020 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 38 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s) |
| Official name | Gavkhouni Lake and marshes of the lower Zaindeh Rud |
| Designated | 23 June 1975 |
| Reference no. | 53[1] |
The Zayanderud or Zayandehrud (Persian: Zāyanderūd ,زایندهرود; from زاینده [zɑːjændɛ] "fertile" or "life-giver", and رود [rʊːd] "river"), also spelled as Zayanderud or Zayanderood, ...,[2] is the largest river of the Iranian Plateau in central Iran.
- ^ "Gavkhouni Lake and marshes of the lower Zaindeh Rud". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "تحلیلی بر نوشتار فارسی و انگلیسی عبارت "زایندهرود" در مقالات و موتورهای جستجو - مرجع تخصصی حوضه زایندهرود" (in Persian). 2023-06-27. Archived from the original on 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-17.