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Pakistan’s river system consists of more than 60
small and large rivers. Indus River, with an overall length of around
3200 KM and total estimated annual flow of 207 billion cubic meters, is
Pakistan’s longest and largest river. This is a list of some rivers
wholly or partly in Pakistan.
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Indus River
The Indus River is a major river in Asia which flows through Pakistan.
It also has courses through western Tibet and Northern India.
Originating in the Tibetan Plateau in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar,
the river runs a course through the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir,
towards Gilgit and Baltistan and then flows in a southerly direction
along the entire length of Pakistan to merge into the Arabian Sea near
the port city of Karachi in Sindh. The total length of the river is
3,180 km (1,980 mi). It is Pakistan's longest river. |
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Beas River
The Beas River is a river in the northern part of India. The river rises
in the Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows for some
470 km (290 miles) to the Sutlej River in the Indian state of Punjab.
Its total length is 470 km (290 miles), and its drainage basin is 20,303
square kilometres (7,839 sq mi) large.The Sutlej continues into
Pakistani Punjab and joins the Chenab River at Uch near Bahawalpur to
form the Panjnad River; the latter in turn joins the Indus River at
Mithankot. The waters of the Beas and Sutlej rivers are allocated to
India under the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan. |
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Jhelum River
Jehlam River or Jhelum River is a river that flows in India and
Pakistan. It is the largest and most western of the five rivers of
Punjab, and passes through Jhelum District. It is a tributary of the
Chenab River and has a total length of about 450 miles (725 kilometers). |
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Hub River
Hub River is located in Lasbela, Balochistan, Pakistan. Hub river starts
from the Pab Range in the south eastern balochistan and continues with
the border of Sindh it reaches Hub and then falls into the Arabian Sea. |
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Astore River
Astor River is a tributary of the Indus River and one of the rivers
draining the Deosai Plateau, running through Astore Valley. The river
originates from western slopes of Burzil Pass. Astor river joins Gilgit
River at coordinates 34°00′N 74°41′E. |
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Bara River
Bara River is a river in Khyber Agency and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
The Bara River originates in the Tirah Valley of Bara Tehsil, Khyber
Agency. It joins the Kabul River Canal which originates from the Warsak
Dam, and enters Peshawar. Then it flows in the 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.
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Tawi River
Tawi is a river that flows through the city of Jammu. Tawi river is also
considered sacred and holy, as is generally the case with most rivers in
India.Tawi river originates from the lapse of Kali Kundi glacier and
adjoining area southwest of Bhadarwah in Doda District. Its catchment is
delineated by latitude 32°35'-33°5'N and longitude 74°35'-75°45'E. The
catchment area of the river up to Indian border (Jammu) is 2168 km² and
falls in the districts of Jammu, Udhampur and a small part of Doda.
Elevation in the catchment varies between 400 and 4000 m.
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River Jindi
The River Jindi, also known as Kot and Manzari Baba, begins in the hills
of Malakand Agency, in the northern district of Charsadda, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa,
Pakistan. During the early months of each year, the River Jindi has a
very limited water supply, but the summer months bring with them much
needed rain to water the area. As the river proceeds downstream, the
local people use dams, similar to the Warsak Dam on the Kabul River, to
take out water for irrigation; therefore, the amount of water flowing
downstream decreases.
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Rupal River
The Rupal River is an east-west glacial stream rising from the meltwater
of the Rupal Glacier in northern Pakistan. The stream flows through the
Rupal Valley, south of Nanga Parbat, before turning northeast to the
village of Tarashing. The Rupal drains into the Astore River, which
eventually reaches the Indus near Jaglot. |
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Shingo River
The Shingo River is a tributary of the Suru River, and flows through the
Ladakh region. The Shingo river enters India from Pakistan-administered
Kashmir and meets the Dras River, coming from Dras. 5km from Kargil the
merged river meets the Suru River and again re-enters Pakistani
territory. The Shingo river is clearer than other rivers in Ladakh
because it is formed from melting ice.
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