Indus Valley River

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 INDUS RIVER SYSTEM
• The Indus River is the greatest river on the western side of the south Asian subcontinent. It is one of the seven sacred rivers for The Brahmans of Vedic period. It was the
birthplace of the early Indus Valley civilization. It flows through China (Western Tibet), India and Pakistan. It is one of the main rivers of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
• Coming to Indus River System
• The Indus River is considered as one of the longest rivers of the world in terms of water discharge as it discharges 243 cubic kilometers of water which is twice as compared to
the water flow of river Nile.
• The total length of the Indus river system is around 3180 kilometers. It flows 320 kilometers or 200 miles towards the northwest and enters Ladakh where it joins one of its
tributaries, the Zanskar River.
• Then it continues to flow 240 kilometers before it enters into Pakistan, where it runs along the total length of Pakistan.
• The Indus River System has many tributaries that join the river in the course of its flow. The first tributary that joins river Indus is the Zanskar river which is Ladakh. Then the
river Indus is joined by the Panjnad river in the left near Punjab which has 5 tributaries of its own, namely, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.
• The tributaries that join the river Indus on the right are Shyok, Gilgit, Kabul, Gomal and Kurram. The Indus river system consists of glaciers and snows as it has tributaries that
flow through the glaciers of Himalayas, Karakoram ranges and the Hindu Kush mountain ranges.
• The width of flow of the river is determined by the seasonal changes, i.e. In winter season the flow of the river diminishes or decreases drastically. While in the rainy season the
banks of the river are heavily flooded.

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 INDUS RIVER SYSTEM
• Also referred to as the “Sindhu”, the Indus River is a long transboundary river in the Continent of Asia that is shared by the countries of China,
India, and Pakistan. Rising in Western Tibet, the river flows for more than 3,180km and is considered as one of the world’s largest rivers and
the longest river in Pakistan. The Indus river’s total drainage area is approximately 1,165,000 sq. km, of which 453,000 sq. km falls within the
Himalayan ranges, the Karakoram Range, and the Hindu Kush mountains, while the remaining part lies in the desert plains of Pakistan.
• . The headwaters of the Indus River start at the meeting point of the Sengge Zangbo (“Lions Mouth”) and the Gar Tsangpo rivers that drain the
high Gangdise Shan and the Nganglong Kangri Mountain ranges of southwestern Tibet.
• The river then flows northwestwards through the Indian Union Territory of Ladakh and the Gilgit-Baltistan region of the Pakistan-administered
Kashmir.
• After crossing the northern and western sides of the Nanga Parbat massif, the river then flows westwards and turns in the south and southwest
directions to enter the Islamic Republic of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The Indus then flows as a rapid mountain stream till it
reaches the Tarbela Dam reservoir. Just above the city of Attock, the river flows at an elevation of 600m and is crossed by its first rail and road
bridge.
• The Indus then cuts across the Salt Range and enters the Punjab region of Pakistan. After receiving its major tributaries in the Punjab region,
the Indus River and flows across the plains in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. The Indus River finally drains into the Arabian Sea via the large
Indus River Delta near the port city of Karachi..

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 QUIZ TIME

• Q1) What Is A Drainage?

• Q2) India can only use ______ of water that comes from the Indus River
System
• Q3) Name any 3 tributaries that join the Indus river in Pakistan
• O4) what is the total length of the Indus River System

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 Answers

• A1) Drainage’ is a term which describes the river system of an area

• A2) 20%
• A3) Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej
• A4) 3180 Km

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