Jhelum River
The Jhelum River (/dʒeɪləm/) is a river in the northern Indian subcontinent. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, into Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir, then the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is the westernmost of the five rivers of the Punjab region, and flows through the Kashmir Valley. It is a tributary of the Chenab River and has a total length of about 725 kilometres (450 mi).
| Jhelum Hydaspes, Bidaspes, Vitastā, Bihat, Wihat, Bihatab, Biyatta, Jailam, Vyath | |
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Jhelum River photographed in Pakistan, c. 2006 | |
Map showing the Jhelum's course | |
| Location | |
| Countries | India, Pakistan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Verinag Spring |
| • coordinates | 33°32′05″N 75°14′59″E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Chenab River at Trimmu, Jhang District |
• coordinates | 31°10′N 72°09′E |
| Length | 725 km (450 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1,026.6 m3/s (36,250 cu ft/s) (near Mangla Dam) |
| • minimum | 234.19 m3/s (8,270 cu ft/s) (near Mangla Dam) |
| • maximum | 26,419.13 m3/s (932,983 cu ft/s) (near Mangla Dam) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 313.19 m3/s (11,060 cu ft/s) (near Domel) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 229.20 m3/s (8,094 cu ft/s) (near Baramulla) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Indus River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Poonch River Sukhnag River |
| • right | Arpath River, Lidder River, Neelum River, Sind River, Kunhar River, Pohru River , Erin River |
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