Yarkand River: Difference between revisions

The '''Yarkand River''' (or '''Yarkent River''', '''Yeh-erh-ch'iang Ho''')is a [[river]] in the [[Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region]] of western [[People'sChina. Republic of China|China]],It originatingoriginates in the [[Rimo Glacier]] in a part of the [[Karakoram]] range inand disputed between [[India]], [[China]] borderand regionPakistan, and flowingflows into the '''[[Tarim River]]''' or '''Neinejoung [[River]]''', with which it is sometimes identified.{{Clarify|date=September 2020}} However, in modern times, the Yarkand river drains into the Shangyou Reservoir and exhausts its supply without reaching the Tarim river. The Yarkand River is approximately {{convert|1332.25|km|mi|abbr=on}} in length, with an average discharge of {{convert|210|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}.