Indus River

The Indus is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The 3,180 km river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash... Wikipedia

  • Other name(s):  Mehran, Sênggê Zangbo, Shiquan He, Sindhu
  • Countries or regions:  China, Kashmir (disputed region), Pakistan
  • States, provinces or administered regions:  Tibet Autonomous Region, Indian-administered Ladakh, Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh
  • Cities:  Leh, Kargil, Skardu, Dasu, Besham, Thakot, Swabi, Dera Ismail Khan, Mianwali, Bhakkar, Sukkur, Hyderabad, Karachi
  • Main source:  Ngari Prefecture, 5,555 m (18,225.07 ft)
  • 2nd source:  Ngari Prefecture, 4,600 m (15,091.86 ft)
  • River mouth:  Indus River Delta, Pakistan, 0 m (0 ft)
  • Progression:  Arabian Sea
  • River system:  Indus River
  • Basin size:  1,120,000 km² (432,434.42 sq mi)
  • Length:  3,180 km (1,975.96 mi)
  • Discharge:  Location, Indus Delta, Minimum rate, 1,200 m³/s (42,377.6 cu ft/s), Average rate, 5,533 m³/s (195,396.05 cu ft/s), Maximum rate, 58,000 m³/s (2,048,250.67 cu ft/s)
  • Discharge, (location 2):  Location, Sukkur, Average rate, (Period: 1971–2000)5,673.5 m³/s (200,357.76 cu ft/s)
  • Discharge, (location 3):  Location, Mithankot, Average rate, (Period: 1971–2000)5,812.3 m³/s (205,259.44 cu ft/s)
  • Discharge, (location 4):  Location, Tarbela Dam, Average rate, (Period: 1971–2000)2,469 m³/s (87,191.91 cu ft/s)
  • Tributaries:  Left, Zanskar, Suru, Soan, Panjnad, Ghaggar, Right, Shyok, Hunza, Gilgit, Swat, Kunar, Kabul, Kurram, Gomal, Zhob
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo
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