Watersheds: Afghanistan, 2003

Description:

This polygon shapefile contains forty-one watersheds delineated within five river basins in Afghanistan, five of them are non-drainage areas. The size of the watersheds was limited in order to retain meso-unitsâ suitable for hydrological and agricultural/agro-meteorological monitoring and analysis and watershed management activities. Upper Hilmand is the largest watershed in Afghanistan, covering 46,882 sq. km, while the smallest watershed is Dasht-i Nawur, which covers 1,618 sq. km. Data at this scale is suitable for general studies and local planning. Afghanistan Information Management Service (2005). Watersheds: Afghanistan, 2003. Afghanistan Information Management Service. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/rh455bs2429

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/rh455bs2429

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/rh455bs2429

Language:

English

Creator:

Afghanistan Information Management Service

Publisher:

Afghanistan Information Management Service

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Datasets

Subject:

Watersheds, Hydrology, Drainage, and Inland Waters

Temporal Coverage:

2003 and 2005

Date Issued:

2005

Spatial Coverage:

Afghanistan

Access Rights:

Restricted

Format:

Shapefile