The Indus River System The Indus arises from the northern slopes of the
Kailash range in Tibet near Lake Mansarovar.
It has a large number of tributaries in both India and Pakistan and has a total length of about 2897 km from the source to the point near Karachi where it falls into the Arabian Sea out of which approx 700km lies in India.
It enters the Indian Territory in Jammu and Kashmir by forming a picturesque gorge.
In the Kashmir region, it joins with many tributaries – the Zaskar, the Shyok, the Nubra and the Hunza.
It flows between the Ladakh Range and the Zaskar Range at Leh.
It crosses the Himalayas through a 5181 m deep gorge near Attock, which is lying north of Nanga Parbat.
The major tributaries of the Indus River in India are Jhelum, Ravi, Chenab, Beas, and Sutlej.
