INFORMATION ABOUT HIMALAYAN RIVERS THE INDUS SYSTEM (INDUS AND ITS TRIBUTOARIES) 1.INDUS: (One of the world’s largest river) Source: Tibet, at an altitude of 5,180 m near Mansarovar Lake. Total length:2,880km (709km in India) River Basin: 1,165,00 sq.km (321,290 sq.km in India) Information: Mountain tributaries; Gilgit Shyok, Skardu, Shigoo. Plain tributaries: Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas. 2. JHELUM: (An important river of kashmir and is the main waterway) Source: Rises in Verinag at the foothills of Pirpranjal. Total length: 400 km River Basin: 28,490 sq.km (in India) Information: Its basin lies between Great Himalaya and Pir Pranjal Range. It flows through Vale of Kashmir and Wular Lake before entering into Pakistan.
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