Shyok River
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Key facts
- Countries
- India , Pakistan
- Territories
- Ladakh , Gilgit-Baltistan
- Source
- Rimo Glacier
- Location
- Ladakh, India
- Coordinates
- 35°21′10″N 77°37′05″E / 35.3527°N 77.6180°E / 35.3527; 77.6180
- Elevation
- 4,980 m (16,340 ft)
- Mouth
- Indus River
- Length
- 550 km (340 mi)
- Basin size
- 33,465 km (12,921 sq mi)
- Average
- 390 m /s (14,000 cu ft/s)
- Minimum
- 180 m /s (6,400 cu ft/s)
- Maximum
- 546 m /s (19,300 cu ft/s)
- Progression
- Indus → Arabian Sea
- River system
- Indus Basin
- Left
- Chip Chap River , Galwan River , Chang Chenmo River
- Right
- Nubra River , Hushe River
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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 Rimo Glacier in the eastern Karakoram, it runs for about 550 km (340 mi) before joining the Indus near Skardu. Its basin, covering 33,465 km (12,921 sq mi), extends across three countries: India, Pakistan, and China. Its major tributaries include the Chip Chap, Galwan, Chang Chenmo, Nubra, and Hushe rivers.
Name and etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shyok River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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