Gilgit River
| Gilgit River | |
|---|---|
 | |
.png) Course of the Gilgit River | |
| Native name | دریائے گلگت (Urdu) |
| Location | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Autonomous territory | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Districts | Gupis-Yasin, Ghizer and Gilgit |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 35°44′31″N 74°37′29″E / 35.74194°N 74.62472°E |
| Length | 240 km |
| Basin size | 13,538 km2 (5,227 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Alam Bridge Station, Gilgit |
| • average | 617 m3/s (21,800 cu ft/s) (Period: 1981–2015)[2] |
| • minimum | 66.1 m3/s (2,330 cu ft/s)[2] |
| • maximum | 4,834 m3/s (170,700 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Indus→ Arabian Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Hunza River |
| Waterbodies | Shandur Lake, Khukush Lake |
The Gilgit River (Urdu: دریائے گلگت) is a tributary of the Indus River, flowing through various districts of Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region, including Gupis-Yasin, Ghizer and Gilgit.[3] The Gilgit River originates from Shandur Lake and proceeds to join the Indus River near the towns of Juglot and Bunji. This confluence is believed to mark the meeting point of three prominent mountain ranges: the Hindu Kush, the Himalayas, and the Karakoram. Hunza River is its major tributary.[2]
The upper sections of the Gilgit River are referred to as the Gupis River and Ghizer River.
See also
- Shandur Pass
References
- ^ Ali, Karamat; Bajracharya, Roshan M.; Sitaula, Bishal Kumar; Raut, Nani; Koirala, Hriday Lal (2017). "Morphometric Analysis of Gilgit River Basin in Mountainous Region of Gilgit-Baltistan Province, Northern Pakistan". JGEP. 05 (7): 70–88. Bibcode:2017JGEP...05...70A. doi:10.4236/gep.2017.57008. ISSN 2327-4336.
- ^ a b c d Adnan, Muhammad; Liu, Shiyin; Saifullah, Muhammad; Iqbal, Mudassar; Saddique, Qaisar; Ul Hussan, Waqas; Latif, Yasir (2024-12-31). "Estimation of changes in runoff and its sources in response to future climate change in a critical zone of the Karakoram mountainous region, Pakistan in the near and far future". Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk. 15 (1) 2291330. Bibcode:2024GNHR...1591330A. doi:10.1080/19475705.2023.2291330. ISSN 1947-5705.
- ^ Adnan, Muhammad; Nabi, Ghulam; Saleem Poomee, Muhammad; Ashraf, Arshad (2017-09-01). "Snowmelt runoff prediction under changing climate in the Himalayan cryosphere: A case of Gilgit River Basin". Geoscience Frontiers. 8 (5): 941–949. Bibcode:2017GeoFr...8..941A. doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2016.08.008. ISSN 1674-9871.
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