Logar River

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Logar River
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Place of Joining with Kabul River
Location
Country Afghanistan
Cities Maidan Shahr, Puli Alam, Kabul
Physical characteristics
Source Baba Mountain
  location Maidan Wardak Province
  coordinates 34°27′N68°26′E / 34.45°N 68.44°E / 34.45; 68.44
  elevation2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Mouth Kabul River
  location
Kabul
  coordinates
34°32′20″N69°17′40″E / 34.53889°N 69.29444°E / 34.53889; 69.29444
Length64 km (40 mi)
Basin size1,216 km2 (470 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftGhazni River

The Logar River (also Lowgar) is a river of Afghanistan. It gives the name to the Logar Valley and Logar Province. In Maidan Wardak Province where the river originates, it is called Chak River. The Chaki Wardak Dam is built on the river in Chaki Wardak District, Maidan Wardak Province.

The Logar River drains a wide tract of country, rising in Maidan Wardak Province on the southern slopes of the Sanglakh Range and receiving tributaries from hills in the Kharwar District, north-east of Ghazni. It joins the Kabul River a few kilometres below the city of Kabul. The fertile and well irrigated Logar Valley, which is watered by the Logar's southern tributaries, is about 64 km (40 mi) long and 19 km (12 mi) wide. Lying in the vicinity of the capital, the district contributes significantly to its food supply. [1]

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