👇 INDUS RIVER SYSTEM 👇
■ INDUS RIVER.
● Prelims Pointers :-
◇ Length - 2880Km of which 709Km in India.
◇ Originates - From Bokhar chu(Glacier) in northern slope of Mt. Kailash.
◇ It enters India near Damchok.
◇ Flows in India through the Leh district in J&K only.
◇ Enters Pakistan near Chillar in the Dardistan region.
◇ Important Tributaries :-
Right bank - Shyok, Gilgit, Nubra, Kabul.
Left bank - Zaskar, satluj, beas, ravi, chenab, Jhelum.
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SATLUJ RIVER
◇ Other names - Satadru or Satudri.
◇ Called Langechan Khambab in Tibet.
◇ Rises from Rakas Lake situated near Mansarovar lake in Tibet.
◇ At the pass of Shipki la it enters HP where it cuts through Zaskar and Himalayan ranges.
◇ Below Bhakra Dam it enters in Punjab plains.
◇ It meets Beas in the south-west corner of Kapurthala.
◇ From Ferozepur to Fazilka it forms boundary between India and Pakistan.
◇ During it onward journey, it receives collective drainage of Ravi, Chenab & Jhelum River.
◇ It joins Indus few Kms above Mithankot.
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