Shigar River
| Shigar River | |
|---|---|
 Shigar river near its confluence with Indus River | |
  Location within Gilgit Baltistan  Location within Pakistan | |
| 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
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
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
- 1 2 3 4 5 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
Media related to Shigar River at Wikimedia Commons
35°19′52″N 75°38′0″E / 35.33111°N 75.63333°E