Surxondaryo (river)

{{Infobox river

| name = Surxondaryo

| image = Surkhandarya_River.jpg

| image_caption = Surkhandarya river after South Surkhan reservoir

| source1 = confluence of Toʻpolondaryo and Karatag

| source1_elevation =

| mouth = Amu Darya

| mouth_location =

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|37.3772|67.0007|region:UZ|display=it}}

| progression = {{RAmu Darya}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Uzbekistan

| length = {{convert|175|km|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_avg =

| basin_size = {{convert|13500|km2|abbr=on}}

}}

The Surxondaryo or Surkhandarya ({{langx|uz|Surxondaryo}}, {{langx|ru|Сурхандарья}} Surkhandarya) is a primary right tributary of the Amu Darya in Uzbekistan.{{cite journal |last1=Wang |first1=X. |last2=Luo |first2=Y. |last3=Sun |first3=L. |last4=He |first4=C. |last5=Zhang |first5=Y. |last6=Liu |first6=S. |year=2016 |title=Attribution of runoff decline in the Amu Darya River in Central Asia during 1951–2007 |journal=Journal of Hydrometeorology |volume=17 |issue=5 |pages=1543–1560 |doi=10.1175/JHM-D-15-0114.1 |doi-access=free }} It is formed at the confluence of the rivers Karatag and Toʻpolondaryo near the city Denov. It flows into the Amu Darya in the city Termez. The river is {{convert|175|km|mi}} long (287 km including its source river Karatag) and has a basin area of {{convert|13500|km2|mi2}}.[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article107797.html Сурхандарья], Great Soviet Encyclopedia

It gives its name to the Surxondaryo Region.