Shur River

The Shur River is a river in southern Iran that flows into the Gulf of Oman in Hormozgan.^[1]

The river flows through the arid Lut desert.^[2]^[3]^[4] In 2005 NASA's Aqua satellite recorded surface temperature in the area at 70.7ºC. The salinity of the river derives from the salt rock in the hills near the headwaters and further reduces the level of plant life along the river. The River has been dammed^[5] by international mining interests looking to extract the rich mineral deposits in the area.^[6]

References

[1] Graham Evans, Persian Gulf at Encyclopedia Britannica.

[2] ttps://whc.unesco.org/en/documents/141576

[3] ttp://atcwilliams.com/projects/shur-river-dam

[4] ttps://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g2661779-d2661781-i173309034-Shahdad_Kalouts-Shahdad_Kerman_Province.html

[5] ttp://atcwilliams.com/projects/shur-river-dam

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v t e Rivers of Iran
Lake Urmia basin	Aji Chay Quri Chay Alamlou River Barandouz River Gadar River Ghaie River Leylan River Mahabad River Nazlou River Rozeh River Shahar River Simineh River Zarrineh River Saqqez River Zola River
Persian Gulf basin	Arvand Rud Karkheh River Karun River Marun River Dez River Koohrang Jarahi River Bahmanshir Mehran River Mond River
Oman sea basin	Bahu Kalat River
Caspian basin	Aras Sefid-Rud Ghezel Ozan Shahrood (River) Alamut River Zarjoob Chalus River Sardab River Haraz River Lar River Atrek River Kojoor River Do Hezar River Atrek River Qarasu River Gorganrud River Astarachay
Gavkhouni basin	Zayanderud
Namak Lake basin	Qom (River) Abhar River Jajrud Karaj River Jajrud
Hamun-e Jaz Murian basin	Halil River Bampur River
Other	Shesh Taraz