Most of the rivers of Pakistan belong to the Indus river basin. And only the waters of the western part of the country replenish the Arabian Sea.
Kunar river
The Kunar River territorially crosses the lands of two states - Pakistan and Afghanistan (the eastern part of the country). The total length of the river bed is four hundred and eighty kilometers.
The source of the river is located in Pakistani territory (northeastern part, height relative to sea level - one thousand five hundred and seven kilometers). It starts with two merged rivers - Putkukh and Mastuj. In its upper reaches, the Kunar is better known as Chitral.
Kunar is one of the few rivers in Pakistan that makes its way through mountain peaks at an altitude of more than seven thousand meters. That is why the main type of river feeding is melted glacial waters.
A small section of the river channel plays the role of a natural border between states. Kunar ends his journey, flowing into the Kabul River, passing through the territory of Afghanistan.
Jhelam river
The Dzhelam channel goes through the lands of India and Pakistan. The total length of the river is seven hundred and seventy-four kilometers with a total catchment area of fifty-five thousand squares. Dzhelam is one of the largest tributaries of the Chinaba River. The source of the river is located on the slopes of the Himalayas.
During the year - with the exception of the monsoon period - the average water consumption does not exceed nine hundred cubic meters per second. But during the rainy season, this figure rises to a record twenty thousand.
Gelam is navigable. At the same time, the river plays an important role in the country's agriculture, since it gives rise to several large irrigation canals. The Dzhelam channel crosses the territory of the city of the same name, and also in transit passes the cities of Bheru, Khushab and Srinagar.
Zhob River
Zhob crosses the territory of Pakistan in its western part (lands of the provinces of Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). The total length of the current is three hundred and eighty-six kilometers. The river flows into the Gumal waters on the right side.
The river source is located on the slopes of the Khan-Metarzai mountain range. The main direction of the current is the north-east direction. The river bed runs just four kilometers from the town of the same name Zhob. The place of confluence - the Gumal river - is located near the settlement of Khadzhuri-Khach.
From the Pashto language, the name of the river is translated as "oozing water". The waters of Zhob are actively used for irrigation. In winter, the river valley receives migratory birds that fly here from Siberia.
Baluchistan District is the only place in all of Pakistan whose climate is largely determined by the monsoons. It is the seasonal rains that affect the water level in Zhob.
