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Jhelum
Hydaspes,[1] Bidaspes,[2] Vitastā,[3] Bihat, Wihat, Bihatab, Biyatta, Jailam,[4] Vyath[5]
Jhelum River photographed in Pakistan, c. 2006
Map showing the Jhelum's course[6]
Location
CountriesIndia, Pakistan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationVerinag Spring
 • coordinates33°32′05″N 75°14′59″E / 33.53472°N 75.24972°E / 33.53472; 75.24972
Mouth 
 • location
Chenab River at Trimmu, Jhang District
 • coordinates
31°10′N 72°09′E / 31.17°N 72.15°E / 31.17; 72.15
Length725 km (450 mi)
Discharge 
 • average1,026.6 m3/s (36,250 cu ft/s) (near Mangla Dam)
 • minimum234.19 m3/s (8,270 cu ft/s) (near Mangla Dam)
 • maximum26,419.13 m3/s (932,983 cu ft/s) (near Mangla Dam)
Discharge 
 • average313.19 m3/s (11,060 cu ft/s) (near Domel)
Discharge 
 • average229.20 m3/s (8,094 cu ft/s) (near Baramulla)
Basin features
River systemIndus River
Tributaries 
 • leftPoonch River, Sukhnag River
 • rightArpath River, Lidder River, Kishanganga River/Neelum River, Sind River, Kunhar River, Pohru River , Erin River

The Jhelum River (/ləm/) is a river in the northern Indian subcontinent. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, into Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir, then the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is the westernmost of the five rivers of the Punjab region, and flows through the Kashmir Valley. It is a tributary of the Chenab River and has a total length of about 725 kilometres (450 mi).[7]

  1. ^ The Quarterly Review. Murray. 1816. p. 170. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ Bakshi, S. R. (1997). Kashmir Through Ages. Sarup & Sons. p. 110. ISBN 9788185431710. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2017. Five volumes.
  3. ^ Rapson, E. J. (9 June 2011). Ancient India: From the Earliest Times to the First Century AD. Cambridge University Press. p. 171. ISBN 9780521229371. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ^ Naqvi, Saiyid Ali (November 2012). Indus Waters and Social Change: The Evolution and Transition of Agrarian Society in Pakistan. Oxford University Press Pakistan. p. 10. ISBN 9780199063963. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ^ Know Your State: Jammu and Kashmir. Arihant Publications (India) Ltd. November 2012. p. 35. ISBN 9789313169161. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Jhelum - uMap".
  7. ^ "Jhelum River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived 1 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 4 October 2013.

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