Neelum River
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The Neelum River, or Kishanganga River, is a river in the Kashmir region of Pakistan and India. It originates in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir in India, flows through the Neelam Valley in Pakistan's Azad Kashmir, where parts of its course fall along the Line of Control, before merging with the Jhelum River near the city of Muzaffarabad.[1]
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Neelum River/Kishanganga River | |
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Native name | |
Location | |
Country | Pakistan, India |
Region | Kashmir |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | 34.389629°N 75.121806°E / 34.389629; 75.121806 |
• location | Krishansar Lake near Sonamarg, Ganderbal District, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
• elevation | 3,710 m (12,170 ft) |
Mouth | 34.354869°N 73.468537°E / 34.354869; 73.468537 |
• location | Jhelum River at Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan |
• elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
Length | 245 km (152 mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Muzzafarabad |
• average | 465 m3/s (16,400 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Jhelum River |
River system | Indus River |
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