List of rivers of Pakistan
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Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, organised geographically by river basin, from west to east. Tributaries are listed from the mouth to the source.
The longest and the largest river in Pakistan is the Indus River
Indus River
The Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
. Around two-thirds of water supplied for irrigation and in homes come from the Indus and its associated rivers.
Flowing into the Arabian Sea
- Dasht RiverDasht RiverDasht River is located in Gwadar District, Balochistan, Pakistan.Mirani Dam is located on Dasht River to irrigate the surrounding areas and to provide drinking water to Gwadar....
(Urdu: دریائے دشت)- Kech RiverKech RiverThe Kech River is a tributary of the Dasht River which flows from Iran into Balochistan, Pakistan. The city of Turbat is located along this river and is used to irrigate the orchards and in vegetable farming. However the area is prone to flooding - in June 2007 the flood waters entered Turbat city...
- Kech River
- Basol RiverBasol RiverBasol River is located in Gwadar District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Basol river drains into Khor Kalmat lagoon. The geographical coordinated of Khor Kalmat are N 25° 24' 32 E 64° 4' 37....
- Hingol River (Urdu: دریائے ہنگول)
- Nal River
- Porali River
- Hub RiverHub RiverHub River is located in Lasbela, Balochistan, Pakistan. It forms the provincial boundary between Sindh and Balochistan, west of Karachi.Hub Dam is a large water storage reservoir constructed in 1981 on the River in the arid plains north of Karachi...
(Urdu: دریائے حب) - Orangi NalaOrangi NalaOrangi Nala is a small ephemeral stream that flows through the Pakistani megacity of Karachi from north east to the center and flows into the Arabian Sea....
- Malir RiverMalir RiverMalir River is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Malir River passes through the city of Karachi from North East to the Centre and drains into the Arabian Sea. Malir river is one of the two rivers passing through Karachi and the other is Lyari River...
(UrduUrduUrdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
:دریائے ملير ) - Lyari RiverLyari RiverLyari River is a small ephemeral stream that flows through the Pakistani megacity of Karachi from north east to the center and drains into the Arabian Sea at the Monora channel. It is one of the two rivers of Karachi, the other one being Malir River. The river is about 50 kilometres long...
(UrduUrduUrdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
:لیاری ندی)- Gujjar NalaGujjar NalaGujjar Nala or Gujjar Stream is a small ephemeral stream that flows through the Pakistani megacity of Karachi from north east to the center and merges with Lyari River before draining into the Arabian Sea....
- Gujjar Nala
Indus River Basin
- Indus RiverIndus RiverThe Indus River is a major river which flows through Pakistan. It also has courses through China and India.Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar in Tibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and...
- Panjnad RiverPanjnad RiverPanjnad River is a river at the extreme end of Bahawalpur district in Punjab, Pakistan. Panjnad River is formed by successive confluence of the five rivers of Punjab, namely Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej...
(Urdu: پنجند)- Chenab RiverChenab RiverThe Chenab River چنRiver' آب) is a major river of Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab in Pakistan. It forms in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of the Punjab, Pakistan...
- Ravi RiverRavi RiverThe Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....
- Ojh Nadi River
- Jehlum River or Jhelum River
- Poonch RiverPoonch RiverThe Poonch River is a river in Jammu and Kashmir, India and Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. It originates in the western foothills of Pir Panjal range, in the areas of Neel-Kanth Gali and Jamian Gali. It is called 'Siran' in this area. It flows to the north west. At first flowing southwards it enters...
- Kunhar RiverKunhar RiverThe Kunhar River also known as ' Persian: "eye's repose" is long river, located primarily in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northern Pakistan. It is in the Indus River watershed basin.-Route:...
- Neelum RiverNeelum RiverThe Neelum River , or Kishanganga , is a river in the Kashmir region of India and Pakistan. The Neelam River enters Pakistan from India in the Gurais sector of the Line of Control, and then runs west till it meets the Jhelum River north of Muzzafarabad.- Neelum Valley :The Neelum Valley is a...
or Kishanganga
- Poonch River
- Tawi RiverTawi RiverThe Tawi is a river that flows through the city of Jammu. Tawi river is also considered sacred and holy, as is generally the case with most rivers in India....
- Manawar Tavi River
- Ravi River
- Sutlej RiverSutlejThe Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. It is located north of the Vindhya Range, south of the Hindu Kush segment of the Himalayas, and east of the Central Sulaiman Range in Pakistan.The Sutlej...
- Chenab River
- Gomal RiverGomal RiverGomal River is a river in the historical region of Pashtunistan, consisting of areas in Afghanistan and Pakistan, inhabited by the Pashtuns...
- Kundar RiverKundar RiverKundar River is located in Balochistan, Pakistan....
- Zhob RiverZhob RiverZhob River is located in Balochistan, Pakistan. The name is Iranic in its origin and etymologically identical to those of the Little Zab and Great Zab rivers in Iraq and the Pamirs....
- Kundar River
- Kurrum River or Karam River (Urdu: دریائے کرم )
- Tochi River, sometimes referred to as the Gambila River
- Soan RiverSoan RiverThe Soan , Sawaan , Sawan or Sohan River is a river in Punjab, Pakistan.- Location and Geography :...
(Urdu: دریائے سون)- Ling streamLing streamLing stream flows in the Pothohar region of Northern Pakistan. It starts in the foothills of Lhetrar area near Kahuta and flowing and cutting its way through the hilly area it meets the Swaan River near Sehala. The road that joins Islamabad and Azad Kashmir passes it twice. Kingfisher hunts its fish....
- Ling stream
- Haro RiverHaro RiverHaro is the name of a river and its valley in Abbottabad District in the North West Frontier Province of northern Pakistan, identified with the Rigvedic Arjikiya...
- Kabul RiverKabul RiverKabul River , the classical Cophes , is a 700 km long river that starts in the Sanglakh Range of the Hindu Kush Mountains in Afghanistan and ends in the Indus River near Attock, Pakistan. It is the main river in eastern Afghanistan and is separated from the watershed of the Helmand by the Unai Pass...
- Swat RiverSwat RiverThe Swat River is a river in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Its source is in the Hindukush Mountains, from where it flows through the Kalam Valley and Swat District...
- River JindiRiver JindiThe River Jindi, also known as Kot and Manzari Baba, begins in the hills of Malakand Agency, in the northern district of Charsadda, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. During the early months of each year, the River Jindi has a very limited water supply, but the summer months bring with them much needed rain...
- Panjkora RiverPanjkora RiverThe Panjkora River is a river in northern Pakistan. It rises rises high in the Hindu Kush at lat. 35.45, flows south through Upper Dir and Lower Dir Districts and joins the Swat River near Chakdara, Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Its name is derived from the Persian for 'panj' and 'kora' ....
- River Jindi
- Bara RiverBara RiverBara River is river in Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The Bara River enters the Peshawar of south Jamrud Fort and flows in the North-easterly direction to the Nowshera District, eventually joining the Kabul River near camp korona, Akbarpura. Due to its higher elevation, very...
- Kunar RiverKunar RiverThe Kunar River is about 480 km long, located in eastern Afghanistan and north-western Pakistan. The Kunar river system is fed from melting glaciers and snow of the Hindu Kush mountains....
(Kunar Rud)- Lutkho River
- Swat River
- Siran River
- Tangir River
- Astore RiverAstore RiverAstor River, a tributary of the Indus River and one of the rivers draining the Deosai Plateau, runs through Astore Valley. The river originates from western slopes of Burzil Pass.Astor river joins Gilgit River at coordinates .-External links:...
- Rupal RiverRupal RiverThe Rupal River is an east-west glacial stream rising from the meltwater of the Rupal Glacier in northern Pakistan. The stream flows through the Rupal Valley, south of Nanga Parbat, before turning northeast to the village of Tarashing. The Rupal drains into the Astore River, which eventually...
, rising from the melt water of the Rupal GlacierRupal GlacierRupal Glacier or Tashain Glacier is a glacier in the Great Himalaya subrange of Himalayas. It starts north of an unnamed high peak and flows northeastward, north of Laila Peak and south of Nanga Parbat's many peaks. The meltwater from the glacier forms Rupal River.-External links:*...
- Rupal River
- Gilgit RiverGilgit RiverGilgit River is a tributary of the Indus River, and flows past the town of Gilgit. It is located in the Northern Areas of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The Gilgit starts from Shandur lake. The Gilgit River is also referred to as the Ghizar River....
- Hunza RiverHunza RiverHunza River is the principal river of Hunza, in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. It is formed by the confluence of the Kilik and Khunjerab nalas which are fed by glaciers. It is joined by the Gilgit River and the Naltar River before it flows into the Indus River.The river cuts through the...
- Naltar River
- Hispar RiverHispar RiverThe Hispar River forms from the melt water of the Hispar Glacier - a 49 kilometer-long glacier in the Northern Areas of Pakistan's Karakoram Mountains. The Hispar Glacier and river both flow northwest, passing through Hispar, Hopar and Nagar villages until the confluence with the Hunza River in...
- ShimshalShimshalShimshal شمشال is a beautiful village located in Gojal, Hunza-Nagar District, in the Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan formerly known as Northern Areas of Pakistan. It lies at an altitude of 3,200 m above sea level, and is the highest settlement in Hunza Valley of Pakistan...
River - Chapursan River
- Misgar River
- Khunjerab River
- Ishkuman River
- Yasin River
- Hunza River
- Satpara StreamSatpara StreamSatpara Stream or Satpura Cho is a small tributary of the Indus River in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, which originates from the Deosai Plains and feeds into the Satpara Lake....
- Shigar RiverShigar RiverShigar River is located in Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan. The Shigar River is formed from the melt water of the Baltoro Glacier and Biafo Glacier. It flows through the Shigar Valley. The river is tributary to Indus River and meets the Indus in Skardu Valley.-See also:*Shigar...
(Urdu: دریائے شگر ), formed from the melting water of the Baltoro GlacierBaltoro GlacierThe Baltoro Glacier, at 62 kilometers long, is one of the longest glaciers outside the polar regions. It is located in Baltistan, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, and runs through part of the Karakoram mountain range. The Baltoro Muztagh lies to the north and east of the glacier, while...
and Biafo GlacierBiafo GlacierThe Biafo Glacier is a long glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of the Northern Areas, Pakistan which meets the long Hispar Glacier at an altitude of at Hispar La to create the world's longest glacial system outside the polar regions. This highway of ice connects two ancient mountain kingdoms,...
.- Braldu RiverBraldu RiverThe Braldu River is located in the Himalayan range and runs off the K2 Mountain.- Kayaking :The Braldu is considered to be extreme white water. The first attempt to kayak the river was a British expedition led by Mike Jones. It was on that expedition that Jones lost his life trying to rescue a...
- Braldu River
- Shyok RiverShyok RiverThe Shyok River flows through northern Ladakh in India and the Northern Areas of Pakistan , spanning some .The Shyok River, a tributary of the Indus River, originates from the Rimo Glacier, one of the tongues of Siachen Glacier. The river widens at the confluence with the Nubra River...
- Saltoro River
- Nubra River, rising from the meltwater of the Siachen GlacierSiachen GlacierThe Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Mountains at about , just east of the Line of Control between India-Pakistan. India controls all of the Siachen Glacier itself, including all tributary glaciers. At long, it is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and...
- Suru River
- Dras RiverDras riverThe Dras River is a tributary of the Suru River, and originates in the Machoi Glacier situated near the Zozi-la Pass....
- Shingo RiverShingo riverThe Shingo River is a tributary of the Suru River, and flows through the Ladakh region. The Shingo river enters India from Pakistan-administered Kashmir and meets the Dras River, coming from Dras...
- Dras River
- Panjnad River
Sistan BasinSistan BasinThe Sistan Basin is an inland endorheic basin encompassing large parts of southwestern Afghanistan and southeastern Iran, one of the driest regions in the world and an area subjected to prolonged droughts...
- Helmand River (Iran/Afghanistan)
- Arghandab River (Afghanistan)
- Lora River or Dori River
- Arghandab River (Afghanistan)
Indus Plains
- Nari River
- Mula RiverMula River (Pakistan)Mula River is located in Balochistan, Pakistan. The Naulong Dam project is proposed to be constructed on Mula River at Sunt about 30 km from Gandawa city in Jhal Magsi District of Balochistan to store 1,24,000 AF water for irrigation of land in Balochistan....
- Bolan River
- Beji River
- Anambar River
- Loralai River
- Anambar River
- Loe Manda River
- Mula River
Ancient rivers
- Ghaggar-Hakra riverGhaggar-Hakra RiverThe Ghaggar-Hakra River is an intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows only during the monsoon season. The river is known as Ghaggar before the Ottu barrage and as the Hakra downstream of the barrage...
: An intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows only during the monsoonMonsoonMonsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
season. While it is often identified with the Sarasvati RiverSarasvati RiverThe Sarasvati River is one of the chief Rigvedic rivers mentioned in ancient Hindu texts. The Nadistuti hymn in the Rigveda mentions the Sarasvati between the Yamuna in the east and the Sutlej in the west, and later Vedic texts like Tandya and Jaiminiya Brahmanas as well as the Mahabharata...
, this is not a consensus view. The Hakra is the dried-out channel of a river in Pakistan that is the continuation of the Ghaggar River in IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Several times, but not continuously, it carried the water of the Sutlej during the Bronze Age period Many settlements of the Indus Valley Civilisation have been found along the Ghaggar and Hakra rivers. - Saraswati RiverSarasvati RiverThe Sarasvati River is one of the chief Rigvedic rivers mentioned in ancient Hindu texts. The Nadistuti hymn in the Rigveda mentions the Sarasvati between the Yamuna in the east and the Sutlej in the west, and later Vedic texts like Tandya and Jaiminiya Brahmanas as well as the Mahabharata...
: Also known as Sarasvati River. This river was one of the major rivers of Ancient India which no longer exists.