Jhelum River
| Jhelum Hydaspes, Bidaspes, Vitastā, Bihat, Vehat, Bihatab, Biyatta, Jailam, Vyath | |
|---|---|
Jhelum River photographed in Pakistan, c. 2006 | |
| Location | |
| Countries | India, Pakistan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Verinag Spring |
| • coordinates | 33°32′05″N 75°14′59″E / 33.53472°N 75.24972°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Chenab River at Trimmu, Jhang District |
• coordinates | 31°10′N 72°09′E / 31.17°N 72.15°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, Kishanganga River/Neelum River, Sind River, Kunhar River, Pohru River, Erin River |
The Jhelum River is a major river in South Asia, flowing through India and Pakistan, and is the westernmost of the five major rivers of the Punjab region. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, into Pakistan-administered Kashmir, then the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is a tributary of the Chenab River and has a total length of about 725 kilometres (450 mi).