River
Indus
Supports the largest contiguous irrigation system in the world, and is governed by the Indus Waters Treaty — the most durable transboundary water agreement in existence, having survived several wars between its signatories.
Key facts
- Length
- approximately 3,180 km
- Basin area
- approximately 1.12 million km²
- Treaty
- Indus Waters Treaty, 1960
- Glacier and snowmelt contribution
- a large share of dry-season flow
Relationships
- Located in: Pakistan
Related intelligence
Sources
- World Wildlife Fund / McGill University — HydroSHEDS / HydroRIVERS / HydroLAKES / HydroBASINS. Open — attribution required · CC BY 4.0
- Global Water System Project — Global Reservoir and Dam Database. Open — attribution required · CC BY 4.0
- Peer-reviewed scientific literature — Open-access hydrology, water chemistry and water use research. Public but restricted · Publisher terms — public access, reuse not clearly granted