Beas River

Beas River
Vyas River
The Beas River in Himachal Pradesh
Location
CountryIndia
StateHimachal Pradesh, Punjab
Physical characteristics
SourceBeas Kund
  locationHimalayas, Himachal Pradesh
  coordinates32°21′59″N 77°05′08″E / 32.36639°N 77.08556°E / 32.36639; 77.08556
MouthSutlej River
  location
Harike, Harike Wetland, Tarn Taran district, Punjab
  coordinates
31°09′16″N 74°58′31″E / 31.15444°N 74.97528°E / 31.15444; 74.97528
Length470 km (290 mi)
Basin size20,303 km2 (7,839 sq mi)
Discharge 
  locationMandi Plain
  average499.2 m3/s (17,630 cu ft/s)

The Beas River is a river in northwestern India, flowing through the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, and is the smallest of the five major rivers of the Punjab region. Rising in the Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh, the river flows for approximately 470 kilometres (290 mi) into the Sutlej River in Punjab. Its total length is 470 kilometres (290 mi) and its drainage basin is 20,303 square kilometres (7,839 sq mi) large.

As of 2017, the river is home to a tiny isolated population of the Indus dolphin.