The Himalayas - Ladakh Himalayas - Rivers

Ladakh himalayas

General Info

· Villages
· Valleys and plateaus
· Lakes
· Passes
· Glaciers

· Rivers
    · Indus
      · River Hanle
      · Gurtang river
      · River Shigar
      · Shigar river (south)
        · River Dras
        · River Shiugo
        · River Suru
      · Shyok river
        · Chang Celmo river
        · Chipshap river
        · Galiwan river
        · Nubra river
        · Saltoro river
      · Gilgit river
        · River Ghizar
        · River Hunza
          · River Shimshal

· Astor river
· Shaksgam River

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The Himalayas - where earth meets sky

Astor River
This is a tributary of the Indus River. It rises in a glacier on the north-facing slopes of the great Himalayan range near the Burzil Pass in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. It flows in a northwesterly direction and joins the Indus River soon after it emerges from the main Himalayan gorge a little downstream of Bunji. This river drains the area lying to the east of Nanga Parbat.

Many small snow-fed streams originating from different depressions on the great Himalayan range join the Astor River in its short course. Its catchment area consists of U-shaped valleys, glacial moraines, cirques and steep slopes. It is largely devoid of a vegetative cover.