Rivers of Jammu and Kashmir

Summary

Jammu and Kashmir has many lakes, rivers, and glaciers. Significant rivers that flow through Jammu & Kashmir from the Himalayas are Jhelum, Chenab and Ravi[1] These river basins are located at a higher elevation facilitating huge hydro power potential. Major lakes include Manasbal Lake, Dal Lake, Wular Lake, Nageen Lake. There are around 1230 water bodies in Jammu & Kashmir.[2]

List of rivers edit

 
Old bridge over Chenab river at Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir
 
Jhelum River in Srinagar

The major rivers in Jammu and Kashmir are :

See also edit

Rivers of India

References edit

  1. ^ "WRIS geo-visualization map". Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Water Resources Rivers of Jammu and Kashmir". Retrieved 22 August 2017.