Rivers and Reservoirs of Uzbekistan

The rivers of Uzbekistan are fed mainly by snow and glaciers in the mountains. Their water is widely used for irrigation.

Rivers

• Amu Darya: the most water-rich river in Central Asia. It is formed by the confluence of the Panj and Vakhsh and flows into the Aral Sea.
• Syr Darya = Naryn + Kara Darya.
• Zarafshan: through Samarkand and Bukhara. It begins at the Zarafshan Glacier.
• Other rivers: Kashkadarya, Surkhandarya, Chirchiq, Ohangaron.

River	How it is formed / where it flows
Amu Darya	From the confluence of the Panj and Vakhsh
Syr Darya	From the confluence of the Naryn and Kara Darya
Zarafshan	From the Zarafshan Glacier, through Samarkand and Bukhara

Reservoirs and canals

Reservoir	River
Charvak	Chirchiq
Andijan	Kara Darya
Tuyamuyun	Amu Darya
Chimkurgan	Kashkadarya
Kattakurgan	Zarafshan

The Tolimarjon reservoir is also one of the large reservoirs.

• The Great Fergana Canal: 1939.
• Other major canals: the North Fergana Canal, the Amu-Bukhara Canal, the Karshi Main Canal.
• The Andijan Reservoir is on the Kara Darya, not on the Syr Darya. The Kara Darya is one of the rivers that form the Syr Darya.