{"id":357940,"date":"2026-03-12T14:45:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=357940"},"modified":"2026-03-12T14:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:15:03","slug":"jhelum-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/jhelum-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Jhelum River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>News: <\/strong>The Kashmir Valley is experiencing an unusual early spring as the Jhelum River dropped below zero-gauge level amid record high temperatures.<\/p>\n<h2>About Jhelum River<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_357941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-357941\" style=\"width: 363px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-357941\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-ResearchGate-1.jpg?resize=363%2C439&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jhelum River\" width=\"363\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-ResearchGate-1.jpg?resize=248%2C300&amp;ssl=1 248w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Source-ResearchGate-1.jpg?w=716&amp;ssl=1 716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-357941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ResearchGate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> The Jhelum River is a river of <strong>northwestern India<\/strong> and <strong>northern and eastern Pakistan<\/strong> and is a major <strong>tributary of the Indus River<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ancient names:<\/strong> Known as <strong>Vitasta<\/strong> in Sanskrit (Rigveda), <strong>Vyeth<\/strong> in Kashmiri, and <strong>Hydaspes<\/strong> in Greek.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin<\/strong>: The river originates from the <strong>Verinag Spring at Anantnag<\/strong>, located at the foot of the <strong>Pir Panjal Range<\/strong> in the Kashmir Valley.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Course<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The river flows <strong>northwestward from the northern slope of the Pir Panjal Range through the Vale of Kashmir<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It passes through <strong>Wular Lake at Srinagar<\/strong>, which helps regulate its flow.<\/li>\n<li>The river then flows through a <strong>deep and narrow gorge before entering Pakistan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, it <strong>joins the Chenab River near Trimmu in Pakistan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The river has a <strong>total length of about 725 km<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major tributary:<\/strong> The <strong>Kishanganga River<\/strong> (known as the Neelum in Pakistan) is its largest tributary, joining it at Muzaffarabad.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Other tributaries:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Right bank:<\/strong> Lidder, Sind, Kunhar, and Pohru.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Left bank:<\/strong> Veshaw, Rambiara, Doodh Ganga, and Sukhnag.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fluvial features: <\/strong>The Jhelum River in the<strong> Kashmir Valley is a classic example of a <\/strong>river that exhibits<strong> meandering <\/strong>in its<strong> youthful stage.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Important projects and treaties: <\/strong>Indus Waters Treaty (1960): Under this treaty, the waters of the Jhelum (along with the Indus and Chenab) are allocated to Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Historical significance: <\/strong><strong>Battle of the Hydaspes (326 BCE):<\/strong> A landmark battle where Alexander the Great defeated King Porus on the banks of this river.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Kashmir Valley is experiencing an unusual early spring as the Jhelum River dropped below zero-gauge level amid record high temperatures. About Jhelum River Location: The Jhelum River is a river of northwestern India and northern and eastern Pakistan and is a major tributary of the Indus River. 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