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Chenab River in Himachal Pradesh : |
| Chenab River :- Two streams namely
Chandra and Bhaga rise on the opposite sides of the Baralacha pass
at an elevation of 4,891 metres and meet at Tandi at an elevation
of 2,286 metres to form the river Chenab. The Chenab rises from the
South-East and Bhaga from the North-West of the Baralacha pass. It
enters Pangi valley of Chamba district near Bhujind and leaves the
district at Sansari Nala to enter Podar valley of Kashmir. It flows
in Himachal for 122 km. With its total length of 1,200 km., it has
a catchment area of 61,000 sq. km., out of which 7,500 sq. km. lie
in Himachal Pradesh. It is the largest river of Himachal Pradesh in
terms of volume of waters. The Chenab valley is a structual trough
formed by the great Himalayan and Pir Panjal ranges. |
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Important Tributaries of river Chenab : |
| The Miyar Nullah joins Chenab in Lahaul, while Saicher Nullah joins
it in Pangi valley. Its tributaries in its lower course are river
Jammu Tavi and Bhaga, while the river Munawarwali in Dun valley. It
meets the Indus river at Mithankot about 950 miles down in Pakistan
and ultimately joins Arabian Sea. The important human settlements
that have come up along this river are Udaipur, Killar, Doda and Ramban. |
| Bhaga River :- |
This river originates from the Lahaul
valley. A number of snowfed rivers join it during its course, before
it joins the Chandra stream at Tandi. From its origin it flows in
South-South-Westerly direction as a raging torrent before joining
the river Chandra. U shaped valleys, waterfalls, glaciers and moraines
characterises the upper catchment of the Bhaga river. The entire tract
is devoid of a vegetative cover. The discharge of this river increases
during the summer months, when the snow on the high mountains start
melting. |
| Chandra River :- |
It rises in the snows lying at the base
of themain Himalayan range in Lahaul-Spiti district. Thereafter it
flows for a considerable distance along the base of thin range in
the South-East direction, before making a 180° turn and taking
a South-West course in Spiti valley. the entire area is a vast cold
desert that receives little or no rain as it lies in the rain shadow
of the Pir Panjal range lying towards South. The important human settlement
along the river is Koksar. |
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