Shigar River
| Shigar River | |
|---|---|
 Shigar river near its confluence with Indus River | |
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Indus River |
• coordinates | 35°19′52″N 75°38′0″E / 35.33111°N 75.63333°E |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Shigar Gauging Station |
| • average | 223.25 m3/s (7,884 cu ft/s) (Period: 1985–1998)[1] |
| • minimum | 142.06 m3/s (5,017 cu ft/s) (Period: 1985–1998)[1] |
| • maximum | 330.64 m3/s (11,676 cu ft/s) (Period: 1985–1998)[1] |
Shigar River (Urdu: دریائے شگر) is the main river flowing through the mountainous Shigar Valley, in Baltistan region of northern Pakistan.[1][2]
Course
[edit]The Shigar River is formed from the melted water of the Baltoro Glacier and Biafo Glacier. It flows through the Shigar Valley. The river is the main right-bank tributary of the Indus River at its mouth and meets the Indus in the Skardu Valley.[3][4]
Hydrology
[edit]The catchment area of Shigar River is 6,610 km2 (2,550 sq mi) while its mean annual discharge at Shigar during the period 1985–1998 was 223 m3/s (7,900 cu ft/s), with a minimum and maximum discharge of 142 m3/s (5,000 cu ft/s) and 330 m3/s (12,000 cu ft/s), respectively.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Ul Hussan, Waqas; Khurram Shahzad, Muhammad; Seidel, Frank; Costa, Anna; Nestmann, Franz (6 March 2020). "Comparative Assessment of Spatial Variability and Trends of Flows and Sediments under the Impact of Climate Change in the Upper Indus Basin". Water. 12 (3): 730. Bibcode:2020Water..12..730U. doi:10.3390/w12030730. hdl:20.500.11850/409275. ISSN 2073-4441.
- ^ S. A. Khan; M. Ashiq; H. F. Gabriel (2014). "Assessment of Flows in a Glaciated Region-Shigar River Basin, Pakistan". Technical Journal, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila. 19 (1).
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Indus River". Encyclopedia Britannica. 16 February 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ Anam Hussain. "Guardians of the glaciers – life alongside Pakistan's vanishing ice". Al Jazeera.com website. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
External links
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Media related to Shigar River at Wikimedia Commons
35°19′52″N 75°38′0″E / 35.33111°N 75.63333°E
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