Keriya River

It flows for 519 km (322 mi) from the Kunlun Shan mountain range north into the endorheic Tarim Basin, but is lost in the desert several hundred kilometers south of the Tarim River.

The only major settlement along the river is Keriya Town, east of Hotan.

[1] Situated in an extremely arid region, the river is heavily dependent on glacier meltwater, which provides about 71% of its flow.

Historical accounts suggest that the river may have reached the Tarim as recently as 200 B.C, when the climate in the area was wetter and much less water was being used by human activities.

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Map including a section of the Keriya River in the Taklamakan Desert ( DMA , 1974)
Map including a section of the Keriya River (labeled as K'o-li-ya Ho) in the Taklamakan Desert ( DMA , 1974)
Map including a section of the Keriya River (labeled as K'o-li-ya Ho) in the Taklamakan Desert ( ATC , 1970)
Map including a section of the Keriya River (labeled as K'o-li-ya Ho (Keryia Daryo)) in the Taklamakan Desert ( ATC , 1971)