Ravi River
| Ravi River Iravati River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | India, Pakistan |
| State | Himachal Pradesh, Punjab (India), Punjab (Pakistan) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Hanuman Tibba |
| • location | From Bara Bhangal, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Mouth | Chenab River |
• location | Near Sarai Sidhu, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Length | 720 km (450 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 267.5 m3/s (9,450 cu ft/s) (near Mukesar) |
| • maximum | 11,015.23 m3/s (388,999 cu ft/s) (near Baloki) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Indus River System |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Siul |
30°35′N 71°49′E / 30.583°N 71.817°E
The Ravi River is a river in South Asia that flows through northwestern India and eastern Pakistan forming the boundary between the two nations for about 50 miles before travelling westwards across eastern Pakistan. It is one of five major rivers of the Punjab region.
Under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, the waters of the Ravi and two other rivers of the Punjab (Sutlej and Beas River) were allocated to India. Subsequently, the Indus Basin Project was developed in Pakistan, which transfers waters from western rivers of the Indus system to replenish the portion of the Ravi River lying in that country. Many inter-basin water transfers, irrigation, hydropower and multipurpose projects have been built in India.