Indus River
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
Watershed Population: 193,000,000 people
Type:watershed or basin, river or creek
Includes Riparians: China; Pakistan; India; Afghanistan; Nepal;
Facts about included riparians are at the end of the article. Fact References[1]
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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.[2]
Case Studies linked to Indus River[edit]
- Baglihar Hydroelectric Plant - Issue between Pakistan and India
- Conflict Management Strategies Among Riparians Within the Indus River Basin
Articles linked to Indus River[edit]
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.
Facts about Included Riparians
Riparian | Population in Basin | Area within Basin in sq. km | Irrigated Lands within Basin in sq km | Average Discharge in cubic m per second |
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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 |
- ^ All numeric values regarding Riparians within the Basin are from the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database. Basin delineation: Wolf, A.T., Natharius, J.A., et al. (1999) Query: Indus Basin (http://ocid.nacse.org/tfdd/map/result.php?bcode=INDU) Accessed online: February 25 2013
- ^ 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
Agreement | Indus Water Treaty + |
Average Basin Discharge | 6,600 m³/s (233,076.8 cfs, 208.276 km³/y) + |
Basin Area | 1,165,000 km² (449,690 mi²) + |
Riparian | China +, Pakistan +, India +, Afghanistan + and Nepal + |
Water Feature Type | Watershed or basin + and River or creek + |
Water Project | Taunsa Barrage + |
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