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Indus

Details of Indus River
River NameIndus
Also known as Sindhu
Flow ConsistencyPerennial
Origin of Indus
OriginS ngg Zangbo
Origin LocationTibetan Plateau
Origin Elevation4255 mtrs
Origin Coordinates32 29'54"N 79 41'28"
Mouth of Indus
MouthArabian Sea
Mouth LocationIndus River Delta
Mouth Coordinates23 59'40"N 67 25'51"
Indus Flows Through
Major Cities/DistrictsLeh, Skardu, Dasu, Besham, Thakot, Swabi, Dera Ismail Khan, Sukkur and Hyderabad
StatesJammu, Kashmir, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Tibet
CountriesChina, India, Pakistan
Basin of Indus
Flow DirectionEast to West
Length3,180 km
Basin area1,165,000 km2
Tributaries of Indus
Left TributariesZanskar, Suru, Soan, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Panjnad, Ghaggar-Hakra and Luni
Right TributariesShyok, Hunza, Gilgit, Swat, Kunar, Kabul, Kurram, Gomal and Zhob
Infrastructure on Indus
Dams and Reservoirs
Last updated on 12 April 2021 06:26:31
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