The Dasht River () is located in the Makran region and Gwadar District, in the southwestern section of Balochistan Province, Pakistan which drains near Jiwani.
The Kech River which flows through Kech valley is the eastern tributary of the Dasht River while its western tributary the Nihing River flows east from the IranâÂÂPakistan border before joining the Kech River at Mirani Dam to form the Dasht River.
The 302,000 acre-feet (373,000,000 m<sup>3</sup>) Mirani Dam is located across the Dasht River in the Central Makran Range. The dam was built to supply agricultural irrigation water for the surrounding areas, flood control in the downstream region, and to provide drinking water for the city of Gwadar.