Gilgit River
| Gilgit River | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Course of the Gilgit River | |
| Native name | دریائے گلگت (Urdu) |
| Location | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Autonomous territory | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Districts | Gupis-Yasin, Ghizer and Gilgit |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 35°44′31″N 74°37′29″E / 35.74194°N 74.62472°E |
| Length | 240 km (150 mi) |
Basin size | 26,159 km2 (10,100 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Gilgit Gauging Station, Gilgit |
| • average | 293 m3/s (10,300 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 83 m3/s (2,900 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 868 m3/s (30,700 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Alam Bridge Station, Jaglot |
| • average | 617 m3/s (21,800 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 66 m3/s (2,300 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 4,834 m3/s (170,700 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Indus→ Arabian Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Hunza River |
| Waterbodies | Shandur Lake, Khukush Lake |
The Gilgit River (Urdu: دریائے گلگت) is a tributary of the Indus River, flowing through Gilgit Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The upper sections of the Gilgit River are also referred to as the Gupis River and Ghizer River.
