Indus River
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Indus River Facts
Basin Area: 1,165,000 1,165,000 km²
449,690 mi² km2
Average Basin Discharge: 6,6006,600 m³/s
233,076.8 cfs
208.276 km³/y m3/s
Basin Population: 193,000,000 people
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek
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The Indus River has an annual average flow of 238 km3/yr and the watershed has multiple trans-national riparian states including, Afghanistan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.[1]
Case Studies linked to Indus River
- Baglihar Hydroelectric Plant - Issue between Pakistan and India
- Conflict Management Strategies Among Riparians Within the Indus River Basin
Articles linked to Indus River
| Riparians | Water Features |
|---|---|
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Located in this basin- India |
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| Projects and Initiatives | Agreements and Treaties |
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Other - Taunsa Barrage |
Other - Indus Water Treaty |
External Links
- Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database (TFDD) (2012). Oregon State University. — This website is used to aid in the assessment of the process of water conflict prevention and resolution. Over the years we have developed this Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database, a project of the Oregon State University Department of Geosciences, in collaboration with the Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering.
| Riparian | Population in Basin | Area within Basin in sq. km | Irrigated Lands within Basin in sq km | Average Discharge in cubic m per second |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 83.656 million83,656,000 people | 383,163 km²147,940.061 mi² | 383,163 km²147,940.061 mi² | 475,331 m³/s16,786,155.837 cfs 15,000.02 km³/y |
| China | 0.0341 million34,100 people | 85,622 km²33,058.839 mi² | 1,686,000 km²650,968.239 mi² | 9,506.6 m³/s335,722.41 cfs 300 km³/y |
| Afghanistan | 11.658 million11,658,000 people | 71,905 km²27,762.676 mi² | 262,700 km²101,429.037 mi² | 12,675.476 m³/s447,630.215 cfs 400 km³/y |
| Pakistan | 144.831 million144,831,000 people | 597,103 km²230,542.757 mi² | 262,700 km²101,429.037 mi² | 190,132 m³/s6,714,448.209 cfs 5,999.996 km³/y |
| Nepal | 2.0e-6 million2 people | 21 km²8.108 mi² | 0 km²0 mi² | 0 m³/s0 cfs 0 km³/y |
- ^ Product of the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University. Additional information about the TFDD can be found at: http://www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu/research/case_studies/Indus_New.htm
