Bara River (; ) is a river in Khyber District in the Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa- Geography province in Pakistan. The Bara River originates in the Tirah Valley of Bara Tehsil, Khyber District. It joins the Kabul River CanalSharing water resources with Afghanistan - Dawn - From InpaperMagazine Published November 13, 2011 which originates from the Warsak Dam, and re-enters Peshawar. Then it flows in a north-easterly direction to the Nowshera District, eventually joining the Kabul River near Camp Koruna, Akbarpura. Due to its higher elevation, very limited areas flow through gravity into Bara river.
The Bara River is noted to have some pollutants - including both from industry and from village sewage,322 T. Ahmed et al. / Desalination and Water Treatment 252 (2022) 319–331 the river flows all year round due to melting snow and rainfall, the highest flows are April and May while January has the lowest.GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT (Final updated TOR approved by DCSC) - Page 6
History
In 1930 during the colonial era, a bridge was built across the river - it was primarily designed for carrying infantry and military equipment and was opened for traffic on 23 November of that year,Bara Bridge, Peshawar District, 1930 it was dismantled in 1933 after being superseded by another bridge.Construction of the first bridge over the Bara River, Waziristan, 1930
See also Bara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bara Tehsil
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