India: drainage and water resources
The Indus river system
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- Indus: source near Bokhar Chu, Ladakh and Gilgit course, Nanga Parbat gorge, Shyok and Nubra (Siachen) tributaries, Panjnad confluence
- Jhelum (Vitasta): Verinag source, Wular lake, Srinagar, joins Chenab
- Chenab (Asikni): Chandra and Bhaga at Tandi, Bara Shigri glacier, largest Indus tributary, receives Jhelum, Ravi and Sutlej-Beas
- Ravi (Parushni) from Rohtang and Beas (Vipasa) from Beas Kund; Beas joins Sutlej at Harike
- Sutlej (Shutudri): Rakas Tal source in Tibet, antecedent Shipki La gorge, flows through three countries, Bhakra dam, no distributaries
- Indus Waters Treaty 1960: eastern and western rivers
Where to study
India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 3: Drainage System (2026-27)
- ch. 3, Drainage System, p. 1-10 (book pages 17-26)
- ch. 3, The Indus System, p. 4-5 (book pages 20-21)
- ch. 3, Jhelum, p. 5 (book page 21)
- ch. 3, Chenab, p. 5 (book page 21)
- ch. 3, Beas, p. 5 (book page 21)
- ch. 3, Satluj, p. 5 (book page 21)
Geography of India · Majid Husain
- ch. 3, Drainage Systems and Water Resources