Braldu River
| Braldu River བྲཱལྡུ་ཙང་པོ། | |
|---|---|
The Braldu River, with the Baltoro Glacier in the background | |
| Location | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| State | Gilgit Baltistan |
| District | Shigar |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | 35°41′31″N 76°10′20″E / 35.691982°N 76.172345°E |
| • location | Baltoro Glacier and Biafo Glacier, Shigar |
| • elevation | 3,620 m (11,880 ft) |
| Mouth | 35°39′20″N 75°29′09″E / 35.655482°N 75.485771°E |
• location | Basha Basna River to form Shigar River at Tigstun, Shigar |
• elevation | 2,330 m (7,640 ft) |
| Length | 78 km (48 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 265 m3/s (9,400 cu ft/s) |
The Braldu River (Balti: བྲཱལྡུ་ཙང་པོ།, romanized: braldu tsang po; Urdu: برالدو ندی) flows in the Shigar District of Gilgit Baltistan in Pakistan. The Braldu River joins the Basha Basna River; together, they form the Shigar River, which is a tributary of the Indus River.