Astore River

Astore River
Physical characteristics
Discharge
• location	Doyan Gauging Station, Astore
• average	140 m3/s (4,900 cu ft/s)
• minimum	37.52 m3/s (1,325 cu ft/s)
• maximum	232.24 m3/s (8,201 cu ft/s)

Astor River (Urdu: دریائے استور) is the main river flowing across the Astore Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. It is a tributary of the Indus River, and one of the rivers draining the Deosai Plateau.

Course

Astore river is a tributary to the Indus River, joining the Gilgit River.

The river originates on the western slopes of Burzil Pass and flows through the eastern slope of Nanga Parbat of the western Himalaya Range. Rupal River is a major tributary of Astore. It is mainly fed by melting snow. Astore River joins Indus at coordinates 35°34′13″N 74°38′43″E.

Hydrology

The catchment area of Astore River is 4,040 km² (1,560 sq mi) while its mean annual discharge during the period 1981–2010 is 140 m³/s (4,900 cu ft/s), with a minimum and maximum discharge of 37 m³/s (1,300 cu ft/s) and 232 m³/s (8,200 cu ft/s), respectively.

Further reading

• Tahir, A.Ahmed; Chevallier, Pierre; Arnaud, Yves; Ashraf, Muhammad; Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif (2015). "Snow cover trend and hydrological characteristics of the Astore River basin (Western Himalayas) and its comparison to the Hunza basin (Karakoram region)". Science of the Total Environment. 505: 748–761. Bibcode:2015ScTEn.505..748T. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.065. ISSN 0048-9697. PMID 25461078.