Zohreh River

Zohreh River
Sheep crossing the Zohreh River
Map
Location
CountryIran
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationZagros
 • elevation2,450 m (8,040 ft)
MouthPersian Gulf
 • coordinates
30°4′1.1352″N 49°30′34.3584″E / 30.066982000°N 49.509544000°E / 30.066982000; 49.509544000
LengthZohreh–Fahlian 490 km (300 mi)[1]
Basin size17,150 km2 (6,620 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationNear mouth
 • average(Period: 1971–2000)120.3 m3/s (4,250 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionPersian Gulf
River systemZohreh River
Tributaries 
 • leftFahlian
 • rightTang Shiv, Kheyrabad
Catchment area of Zohreh River (in deep blue)

The Zohre (Persian: رودخانه زهره; zohre translates as 'Venus' ) is a river in southwestern Iran. It is formed at the confluence of the rivers Rudkhaneye-Fekhlian (Fahlian), and Rude-Tenge-Shu (Tang Shiv), which flow from the southern slopes of the Zagros mountains northwest of the city of Nurabad, Fars to the south-west of Yasuj, in the Fars province. The stream rises at an altitude of approximately 2,450 m, and flows in the east-west direction for 490 km (300 mi).

It flows into the Persian Gulf of the Indian Ocean 25 km southwest of Hendijan, in the southeast of Khuzestan, where it forms the Hendijan Delta.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Persian Gulf Coast".
  2. ^ Gharibreza, Mohammadreza (2017-04-03). "Late Holocene evolution of the Hendijan Delta (north of the Persian Gulf)". Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes. 1 (2). Informa UK Limited: 71–76. doi:10.1080/24749508.2017.1332846. ISSN 2474-9508.