Shyok River
| Shyok River | |
|---|---|
The Shyok River between the villages of Agham and Shyok, Ladakh, India | |
Course of the Shyok River | |
| Location | |
| Country | India, Pakistan |
| Territory | Ladakh (India), Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan) |
| District | Leh (India), Ghanche (Pakistan) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Central Rimo Glacier |
| • location | Karakoram, Ladakh, India |
| • coordinates | 35°21′10″N 77°37′05″E / 35.352739°N 77.618006°E |
| • elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) |
| Mouth | Indus River |
• location | Near Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
• coordinates | 35°13′43″N 75°55′02″E / 35.228611°N 75.917222°E |
• elevation | 2,314 m (7,592 ft) |
| Length | 550 km (340 mi) |
| Basin size | 33,465 km2 (12,921 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Yugo gauging station, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| • average | 1041 m3/sec |
| • minimum | 859 m3/sec |
| • maximum | 1199 m3/sec |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Indus Basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Chip Chap River, Galwan River, Chang Chenmo River |
| • right | Nubra River, Hushe River |
The Shyok River (sometimes spelled Shayok) is a major tributary of the Indus River that flows through northern Ladakh in India and into Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan. Originating from the Central Rimo Glacier in the eastern Karakoram, it runs for about 550 km (340 mi) before joining the Indus near Skardu. Its major tributaries include the Chip Chap, Galwan, Chang Chenmo, Nubra, and Hushe Rivers.