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This is a list of rivers wholly or partly in Pakistan, organised geographically by river basin, from west to east. Tributaries are listed from the mouth to the source. The longest and the largest river in Pakistan is the Indus River. Around two-thirds of water supplied for irrigation and in homes come from the Indus and its associated rivers. [1]
The delta of this proto-Indus river has subsequently been found in the Katawaz Basin, on the Afghan-Pakistan border. In the Nanga Parbat region, the massive amounts of erosion due to the Indus river following the capture and rerouting through that area are thought to bring middle and lower crustal rocks to the surface. [35]
Irrigation of Lands in District Dera Bugti, Balochistan. 2017 DG Khan Canal Taunsa Barrage: Indus: 111 8,900 901,981 Taunsa Punjnad Link Canal Taunsa Barrage: Indus: 61 1,200 2,000,000 Carries water from Taunsa on the Indus River to Chenab river to feed the Punjab canals. Muzaffargarh Canal Taunsa Barrage: Indus: 119 8,901 838,380
Picture Name River Year completed Ref. Balloki Headworks: Ravi: 1915 1966 (remodeling) [2]Chashma Barrage: Indus: 1971 [3]Ghazi Brotha Barrage: Indus: 2004 [4]Islam Headworks
The Indus Basin. The Indus Basin is the part of Asia drained by the Indus River and its tributaries. The basin covers an area of 1,120,000 km 2 (430,000 sq mi) [1] [a] traversing four countries: Afghanistan, China, India, and Pakistan, with most of the area lying predominantly in the latter two countries.
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A map showing the major rivers in Bangladesh. River Padma in Rainy Season River Meghna as viewed from a bridge Ganges and Brahmaputra. Bangladesh is a riverine country. According to Bangladesh Water development board (BWDB) [1] about 907 rivers currently flow in Bangladesh (during summer and winter), although the numbers stated in some sources are ambiguous.
The Indus, one of the great rivers of the world, rises in southwestern Tibet only about 160 kilometres west of the source of the Sutlej River, which first flows through Punjab, India and joins the Indus in Pakistani Punjab, and the Brahmaputra, which runs eastward before turning southwest and flowing through India and, Bangladesh. The catchment ...