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Simineh River

Coordinates: 37°13′43″N 45°42′40″E / 37.22861°N 45.71111°E / 37.22861; 45.71111
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Template:Geobox The Simineh River (Persian: سیمّینه رود Sīmīneh Rūd, Sīmmīneh Rūd), also known as the Tatavi Chay (Tatāhū Čāy[1]), is a river in northern Iran, that flows into the south end of Lake Urmia. It is just over 200 kilometres (124 mi) long and has a catchment basin (watershed) of 2,090 square kilometres (810 sq mi).[2] Its waters are used primarily for agriculture[3] and the return flow significantly degrades its water quality.[2]

Like its twin the Zarineh River to the east, the Simineh arises in the Zagros Mountains of Kurdistan Province and flows north through West Azarbaijan Province. Unlike its twin, the Simineh has considerably less flow into Lake Urmia.[2] Like the rest of the steams in the basin, the river has a seasonal variability in its flow rates, but during the spring run-off the river can discharge as much as 57,000 litres per second (15,000 US gal/s) into Lake Urmia.[4]

The Simineh River flows just to the west of the city of Bukan, and provides some of their water.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ Tatāhū (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ^ a b c Nemati, Samira; Naghipour, Leila and Fard, Mohammad Hasan Fazeli (2014). "Artificial Neural Network Modeling of Total Dissolved Solid in the Simineh River, Iran" (PDF). Journal of Civil Engineering and Urbanism. 4 (1): 8–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2016. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b "بررسی اهمیت و نقش رودخانه های سیمینه رود و زرینه رود در توسعه بخش کشاورزی آذربایجان غربی" [The Rivers Zarrineh and Simineh, their importance and role in the development of the agricultural sector in Western Azerbaijan] (in Persian). Agriculture Organization of West Azerbaijan. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Rafferty. John P. (2011). "Appendix A: Notable Smaller Lakes of the World: Lake Urmia". Lakes and Wetlands. New York: Britannica Educational Publishing. pp. 204–205 page 205. ISBN 978-1-61530-320-5.
  5. ^ Razmārā, Ḥosayn-ʿAli (1950). Farhang-e Joḡrāfiāi-e Irān IV [Geographical Dictionary of Iran IV]. Tehran: The Geographical Bureau of the Iranian Armed Forces. p. 98. cited by "Būkān". Iranica Online. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

37°13′43″N 45°42′40″E / 37.22861°N 45.71111°E / 37.22861; 45.71111