List of rivers of Pakistan facts for kids
This article lists the rivers found in Pakistan. Some rivers are entirely within Pakistan, while others flow through other countries too. The rivers are grouped by where their water ends up. The biggest and longest river in Pakistan is the Indus River. About two-thirds of the water used for farming and in homes comes from the Indus and its connected rivers.
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Rivers Flowing into the Arabian Sea
Some of these rivers only flow during the rainy season. This means that for part of the year, their water might not reach the sea.
- Dasht River (Urdu: دریائے دشت)
- Kech River
- Basol River
- Hingol River (Urdu: دریائے ہنگول)
- Nal River
- Porali River
- Hub River (Urdu: دریائے حب)
- Orangi Nala
- Malir River (Urdu:دریائے ملير )
- Lyari River (Urdu:لیاری ندی) (now mostly a drain, not a river)
- Gujjar Nala (now mostly a drain, not a river)
The Mighty Indus River Basin
The Indus River basin is a huge area where all the water flows into the Indus River. Many other rivers join the Indus.
- Indus River
- Panjnad River (Urdu: پنجند)
*Jhelum River *Poonch River *Kunhar River *Neelum River or Kishanganga
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- Tawi River
- Manawar Tawi River
- Sutlej River
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- Gomal River
- Kurrama River (Urdu: دریائے کرم )
- Tochi River, sometimes called the Gambila River
- Soan River (Urdu: دریائے سون)
- Ling stream
- Haro River
- Kabul River
- Swat River
- River Jindi
- Panjkora River
- Bara River
- Kunar River (Kunar Rud)
- Lutkho River
- Swat River
- Siran River
- Tangir River: This river flows from the Tangir Valley in Diamer District. It joins the Indus River near the Karakoram Highway.
- Astore River
- Rupal River, which starts from melting ice of the Rupal Glacier
- Gilgit River
- Hunza River
- Naltar River
- Hispar River
- Shimshal River
- Chapursan River
- Misgar River
- Khunjerab River
- Ishkuman River
- Yasin River
- Hunza River
- Satpara Stream
- Shigar River (Urdu: دریائے شگر ), formed from the melting ice of the Baltoro Glacier and Biafo Glacier.
- Braldu River
- Shyok River
- Saltoro River
- Hushe River
- Nubra River, which starts from the melting ice of the Siachen Glacier
- Suru River
- Dras River
- Shingo River
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Rivers Flowing into Landlocked Basins
Some rivers flow into areas that have no outlet to the sea. The water collects in a basin and usually evaporates.
Hamun-i-Mashkel Basin
- Mashkel River
- Rakshan River
Sistan Basin
- Helmand River (Iran/Afghanistan)
- Arghandab River (Afghanistan)
- Lora River or Dori River
- Arghandab River (Afghanistan)
Indus Plains Basins
- Nari River
- Mula River
- Bolan River
- Beji River
- Anambar River
- Loralai River
- Anambar River
- Loe Manda River
Thar Desert Basins
Tarim Basin
- Tarim River (China)
- Yarkand River (China)
- Shaksgam River
- Yarkand River (China)
Ancient Rivers of Pakistan
- Ghaggar-Hakra River: This river flows in India and Pakistan, but only during the monsoon (rainy) season. Many people think it is the same as the ancient Sarasvati River, but not everyone agrees. The Hakra is the dried-up channel of a river in Pakistan. It is a continuation of the Ghaggar River from India. Sometimes, but not always, it carried water from the Sutlej River during the Bronze Age. Many old cities of the Indus Valley Civilisation were found along the Ghaggar and Hakra rivers.
- Saraswati River: This river was one of the major rivers in Ancient India. It does not exist anymore.
