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Beas River
River in north India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Beas (disambiguation).
The Beas River (Punjabi pronunciation: [be.jäːsᵊ]; Hindustani pronunciation: [bjɑːs]) is a river in north India.[1] The river rises in the Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows for some 470 kilometres (290 mi) to the Sutlej River in the Indian state of Punjab.[2] Its total length is 470 kilometres (290 mi) and its drainage basin is 20,303 square kilometres (7,839 sq mi) large.[3]
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Beas River Vyas River | |
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![]() The Beas River in Himachal Pradesh | |
![]() The Beas river flows into the Satluj and feeds into the Indus () | |
Location | |
Country | India |
State | Himachal Pradesh, Punjab |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Beas Kund |
• location | Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh |
• coordinates | 32°21′59″N 77°05′08″E |
Mouth | Sutlej River |
• location | Punjab |
• coordinates | 31°09′16″N 74°58′31″E |
Length | 470 km (290 mi) |
Basin size | 20.303 km2 (7.839 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Mandi Plain |
• average | 499.2 m3/s (17,630 cu ft/s) |
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As of 2017, the river is home to a tiny isolated population of the Indus dolphin.[4]