Chenab River
| Chenab Chandrabhaga | |
|---|---|
The Chenab river at Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
| Location | |
| Country | India, Pakistan |
| Flows through (areas in India) | Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Flows through (areas in Pakistan) | Punjab |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Baralacha La pass |
| • location | Lahul and Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| • coordinates | 32°38′09″N 77°28′51″E / 32.63583°N 77.48083°E |
| Mouth | Confluence with Sutlej to form the Panjnad River |
• location | Bahawalpur district, Punjab, Pakistan |
• coordinates | 29°20′57″N 71°1′41″E / 29.34917°N 71.02806°E |
| Length | 974 km (605 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Marala Headworks, Gujrat district, Punjab, Pakistan |
| • average | 977.3 m3/s (34,510 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 310.53 m3/s (10,966 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 31,148.53 m3/s (1,100,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Indus River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Tawi River, Ravi River |
| • right | Marusudar River, Jhelum River, Neeru river and Kalnai River |
The Chenab River is a major river in India and Pakistan, and one of the five major rivers associated with the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, the Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh, India. The Chenab then flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, India, into the plains of Punjab, Pakistan, where it joins the Sutlej River to form the Panjnad, which ultimately flows into the Indus River at Mithankot.
The waters of the Chenab were allocated to Pakistan under the terms of the Indus Waters Treaty. India is allowed non-consumptive uses such as power generation. The Chenab River is extensively used in Pakistan for irrigation. Its waters are also transferred to the channel of the Ravi River via numerous link canals.