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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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 February 2025. River in Asia "Indus Valley" redirects here. For the Bronze Age civilisation, see Indus Valley Civilisation. For other rivers named Indus, see Indus (disambiguation) § Rivers. "Indus" and "Sindhu" redirect here. For other uses, see Indus (disambiguation) and Sindhu (disambiguation ...
The Himalayan watershed is the source of majority of the major river systems in India including the three longest rivers–the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Indus. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] These three river systems are fed by more than 5000 glaciers. [ 5 ]
Indus: Síndhu – Identified with Indus. [5] The central lifeline of RV. [6] Northwestern Rivers: Tr̥ṣṭā́mā – Blažek identifies with Gilgit. [5] Witzel notes it to be unidentified. [1] Susártu – Unidentified. Ánitabhā – Unidentified. Rasā́ – Described once to be on the upper Indus; at other times a mythical entity. [5]
The Indus system of rivers comprises three western rivers – the Indus, the Jhelum and Chenab – and three eastern rivers – the Sutlej, the Beas and the Ravi. Per Article I of IWT, any river/ tributary and its catchment area of the Indus system of rivers that are not part of the other five rivers, is part of the Indus River including its ...
As per the classification of Food and Agriculture Organization, the rivers systems are combined into 20 river units, which includes 14 major rivers systems and 99 smaller river basins grouped into six river units. The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin is the largest, which covers 34% of the land area and contributes to nearly 59% of the available ...
The Zanskar River is the first major tributary of the Indus River, equal or greater in volume than the main river, [1] which flows entirely within Ladakh, India. It originates northeast of the Great Himalayan range and drains both the Himalayas and the Zanskar Range within the region of Zanskar. It flows northeast to join the Indus River near Nimo.