Back نهر جيلوم Arabic نهر جيلم ARZ جهلم چایی AZB Джэлам Byelorussian Джелам Bulgarian झेलम नदी Bihari বিতস্তা নদী Bengali/Bangla Riu Jhelum Catalan Jhelum River CEB ڕووباری جێھلۆم CKB
| Jhelum | |
|---|---|
 Jhelum River photographed in Pakistan, c. 2006 | |
 Interactive Map | |
| Location | |
| Countries | India, Pakistan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Verinag Spring |
| • coordinates | 33°32′05″N 75°14′59″E / 33.53472°N 75.24972°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Chenab River at Trimmu, Jhang District |
• coordinates | 31°10′N 72°09′E / 31.17°N 72.15°E |
| Length | 725 km (450 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1,026.6 m3/s (36,250 cu ft/s) (near Mangla Dam) |
| • minimum | 234.19 m3/s (8,270 cu ft/s) (near Mangla Dam) |
| • maximum | 26,419.13 m3/s (932,983 cu ft/s) (near Mangla Dam) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 313.19 m3/s (11,060 cu ft/s) (near Domel) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 229.20 m3/s (8,094 cu ft/s) (near Baramulla) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Indus River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Poonch River, Sukhnag River |
| • right | Arpath River, Lidder River, Kishanganga River/Neelum River, Sind River, Kunhar River, Pohru River, Erin River |
The Jhelum River[a] is a major river in South Asia, flowing through India and Pakistan, and is the westernmost of the five major rivers of the Punjab region. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, into Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir, then the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is a tributary of the Chenab River and has a total length of about 725 kilometres (450 mi).[6]
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