Jhelum River

Jhelum Hydaspes, Bidaspes, Vitastā, Bihat, Vehat, Bihatab, Biyatta, Jailam, Vyath
Jhelum River photographed in Pakistan, c. 2006
Location
Countries	India, Pakistan
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Verinag Spring
- coordinates	33°32′05″N 75°14′59″E / 33.53472°N 75.24972°E / 33.53472; 75.24972
Mouth
- location	Chenab River at Trimmu, Jhang District
- coordinates	31°10′N 72°09′E / 31.17°N 72.15°E / 31.17; 72.15
Length	725 km (450 mi)
Discharge
- average	1,026.6 m3/s (36,250 cu ft/s) (near Mangla Dam)
- minimum	234.19 m3/s (8,270 cu ft/s) (near Mangla Dam)
- maximum	26,419.13 m3/s (932,983 cu ft/s) (near Mangla Dam)
Discharge
- average	313.19 m3/s (11,060 cu ft/s) (near Domel)
Discharge
- average	229.20 m3/s (8,094 cu ft/s) (near Baramulla)
Basin features
River system	Indus River
Tributaries
- left	Poonch River, Sukhnag River, Veshaw River, Rambiara River, Ramoshi River, Doodh Ganga,Ferozpur Nalla River, Ningle Nalla, Pohru River
- right	Arpath River, Lidder River, Brengi River, Kishanganga River/Neelum River, Sind River, Kunhar River, Pohru River, Erin River

Jhelum River is the largest and most western of the five rivers of Punjab, that passes through Jhelum District.

It is a tributary of the Indus River and has a total length of about 480 miles (774 kilometers).

Course

The river Jhelum rises from a spring at Verinag situated at the foot of the Pir Panjal in the south-eastern part of the valley of Kashmir. It flows through Srinagar and the Wular Lake before entering Pakistan from Kashmir through a deep narrow gorge.

The Kishenganga Neelum River, the largest tributary of the Jhelum, joins it near Muzaffarabad, as does the next largest, the Kunhar River of the Kaghan valley. It also connects with Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Kohala Bridge east of Circle Bakote. It is then joined by the Poonch river, and flows into the Mangla reservoir in the Mirpur District.

The Jhelum enters the Punjab in the Jhelum District. From there, it flows through the plains of Pakistan's Punjab, forming the boundary between the Chaj and Sindh Sagar Doabs. It ends in a confluence with the Chenab at Trimmu in District Jhang.

The Chenab merges with the Sutlej to form the Panjnad River which joins the Indus River at Mithankot.

Related pages

• List of rivers of Pakistan

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