Water resources of the Aral Sea basin Southern Aral Sea
Aralsk
5
Lake Balkhash
Northern Aral Sea (38)
Limit of the Aral Sea basin
K A Z A K H S T A N
Ili
Seasonal Aral Sea Ar a l K u m
Zar a
1.5
A
N
Karakum Canal 11
uD
0.2
ary
a
0.3
TJK 6.6
Dushanbe
0.5
4
5.6
0.63
Kafarnigan
500 km
1.5
20.2
Other rivers: 6
A F G H A N I S T A N
Map produced by ZOÏ Environment Network, November 2010 Source: CA Water Info (→ www.cawater-info.net)
Hari Rud
h
s Vak
Kokcha
Prospective expansion of irrigation
C H I N A
TAJIKISTAN
duz
250
4 Kara Darya Rivers of Ferghana Valley: 8
KYR 0.1
Average discharge (km3/year) 5
10
5 Measuring point
30
70
Water removal (use)
Mountain regions above 2 000 metres
Kun 0
KYR 3
2
33.3
Murgab
R
0.9
Tejen
I
Am
15
UZB 10
UZB 10
vsh an
Surhandarya Karshi 4.19 UZB 1.4 Sherabad
Ashgabat
Ahangaran
1TJK 2
5.3 Amu-Bukhara 5.2 Kashkadarya 1.2
Great Turkmen Collector
High water losses along Karakum Canal
9
Aydar Lake
UZB 5.3
Akshirat
Naryn
Tashkent (37)
Ysyk-Kol
KYRGYZSTAN
ChirchikCharvak
UZBEKISTAN
T U R K M E N I S T A N
Bishkek
1
Prospective Collector Theoretical discharge (without water removal)
Tashauz 6.51 Horezm 4.4 (UZB) Dashoguz Collector Lebap 3.9
Golden Age Lake
KAZ 10
ya ar rD Sy
Sarygamysh Lake
The volume of water that the Amu Darya delivers to the Aral Sea each year varies from 0 to 5 km³ Karakalpakstan 7.9
Pa nj
Moynoq
Kabul
Irrigated lands Reuse of drainage Main glacier areas