Chenab River
ChenabRiver ChenabChandrabhagaAcesinesBhaga RiverChandra RiverAsikniChandraAcesines riverAshikni
The Chenab River (Hindi: चिनाब chinaab; ਚਨਾਬ ; Urdu: چناب) is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region.wikipedia



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Punjab
Punjab regionPanjabPunjabi
The Chenab River (Hindi: चिनाब chinaab; ਚਨਾਬ ; Urdu: چناب) is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region.
Punjab thus means "[The Land of] Five Waters", referring to the rivers Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas.









Jammu Division
JammuJammu regionJammu province
It rises in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh state, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of Punjab, Pakistan, before flowing into the Indus River near the city of Uch Sharif.
Its principal river is the Chenab.









Indus River
IndusIndus ValleySindhu
It rises in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh state, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of Punjab, Pakistan, before flowing into the Indus River near the city of Uch Sharif.
In the plains, its left bank tributary is the Panjnad which itself has five major tributaries, namely, the Chenab, Jhelum, the Ravi, the Beas, and the Sutlej.









Himachal Pradesh
HimachalHPHimachal Pradesh, India
It rises in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh state, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of Punjab, Pakistan, before flowing into the Indus River near the city of Uch Sharif. The Bhaga river originates from Surya taal lake, which is situated a few kilometers east of the Bara-lacha la pass in the in Himachal Pradesh. The river is formed by the confluence of two rivers, Chandra and Bhaga, at Tandi, 8 km southwest of Keylong, in the Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
The drainage systems of the region are the Chandra Bhaga or the Chenab, the Ravi, the Beas, the Sutlej, and the Yamuna.









Punjab, Pakistan
PunjabPunjab ProvincePunjab (Pakistan)
It rises in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh state, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of Punjab, Pakistan, before flowing into the Indus River near the city of Uch Sharif.
The five rivers, namely Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej, flow via the Panjnad River into the Indus River and eventually into the Arabian Sea.









Uch
Uch SharifUchchBaha'al-Halim and Ustead
It rises in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh state, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of Punjab, Pakistan, before flowing into the Indus River near the city of Uch Sharif.
The city was reportedly settled by natives of the Greek region of Thrace, and was located at the confluence of the Acesines river with the Indus.






Himalayas
HimalayaHimalayanHimalayan Mountains
It rises in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh state, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of Punjab, Pakistan, before flowing into the Indus River near the city of Uch Sharif.





Suraj Tal
Surya taalSuraj Taal
The Bhaga river originates from Surya taal lake, which is situated a few kilometers east of the Bara-lacha la pass in the in Himachal Pradesh.
Suraj Tal Lake is the source of Bhaga River which joins the Chandra River downstream at Tandi to form the Chandrabhaga River in Himachal Pradesh territory, and as it enters Jammu and Kashmir it is renamed as the Chenab River.




Kyelang
KeylongKyelong
The river is formed by the confluence of two rivers, Chandra and Bhaga, at Tandi, 8 km southwest of Keylong, in the Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
It is located along the Manali-Leh Highway, about 7 km north-east of intersection of the Chandra Valley, the Bhaga Valley, and the Chenab Valley; on the banks of Bhaga River.
Bara-lacha la
Bara-lacha-laBaralacha La
The Bhaga river originates from Surya taal lake, which is situated a few kilometers east of the Bara-lacha la pass in the in Himachal Pradesh.
The Bhaga river, a tributary of the Chenab river, originates from Surya taal lake, which is situated a few of kilometers from the pass towards Manali.






Indus Waters Treaty
Indus Water TreatyIndus Basin Development Fund (Supplemental) Agreement, 1964Indus Basin Development Fund Agreement
The waters of the Chenab were allocated to Pakistan under the terms of the Indus Waters Treaty. All of these are "run-of-the-river" projects as per the Indus Water Treaty of 1960.
According to this agreement, control over the water flowing in three "eastern" rivers of India — the Beas, the Ravi and the Sutlej with the mean annual flow of 33 million acre-feet (MAF) — was given to India, while control over the water flowing in three "western" rivers of India — the Indus, the Chenab and the Jhelum with the mean annual flow of 80 MAF — was given to Pakistan.
Marala Headworks
Marala Headworks is a headworks situated on the River Chenab near the city of Sialkot in Punjab province of the Pakistan.



Alexandria on the Indus
The river was known to Indians in the Vedic period In 325 BC, Alexander the Great allegedly founded the town of Alexandria on the Indus (present day Uch Sharif or Mithankot or Chacharan in Pakistan) at the confluence of the Indus and the combined stream of Punjab rivers (currently known as the Panjnad River).
Alexandria on the Indus (Ἀλεξάνδρεια η εν Ἰνδός, likely modern Uch, Pakistan) was a city founded by Alexander the Great at the junction of the Indus and the Acesines river.

Panjnad River
PanjnadPanjnad River (Pakistan)
The river was known to Indians in the Vedic period In 325 BC, Alexander the Great allegedly founded the town of Alexandria on the Indus (present day Uch Sharif or Mithankot or Chacharan in Pakistan) at the confluence of the Indus and the combined stream of Punjab rivers (currently known as the Panjnad River).
Panjnad River is formed by successive confluence or merger of the five rivers of the Punjab, namely Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.
Alexander the Great
AlexanderAlexander III of MacedonAlexander of Macedon
The river was known to Indians in the Vedic period In 325 BC, Alexander the Great allegedly founded the town of Alexandria on the Indus (present day Uch Sharif or Mithankot or Chacharan in Pakistan) at the confluence of the Indus and the combined stream of Punjab rivers (currently known as the Panjnad River).
After Aornos, Alexander crossed the Indus and fought and won an epic battle against King Porus, who ruled a region lying between the Hydaspes and the Acesines (Chenab), in what is now the Punjab, in the Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC.









Khanki Headworks
Head KhankiKhanki Head
Khanki Headworks is a headworks situated on the River Chenab in Gujranwala District of the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Trimmu Barrage
Trimmu
Trimmu Barrage is a barrage on the River Chenab in the Jhang District of the Punjab province of Pakistan.

Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity
run-of-the-riverrun-of-riverrun of river
All of these are "run-of-the-river" projects as per the Indus Water Treaty of 1960.





Hindi
Hindi languageHindi-languageStandard Hindi
The Chenab River (Hindi: चिनाब chinaab; ਚਨਾਬ ; Urdu: چناب) is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region.
Urdu
Urdu languageUrdu:Hindi
The Chenab River (Hindi: चिनाब chinaab; ਚਨਾਬ ; Urdu: چناب) is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region.









India
IndianRepublic of IndiaIND
The Chenab River (Hindi: चिनाब chinaab; ਚਨਾਬ ; Urdu: چناب) is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. The river is formed by the confluence of two rivers, Chandra and Bhaga, at Tandi, 8 km southwest of Keylong, in the Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.









Pakistan
Islamic Republic of PakistanPAKPakistani
The Chenab River (Hindi: चिनाब chinaab; ਚਨਾਬ ; Urdu: چناب) is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It rises in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh state, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of Punjab, Pakistan, before flowing into the Indus River near the city of Uch Sharif.









Lahaul and Spiti district
LahaulLahaul and SpitiLahul and Spiti
It rises in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh state, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of Punjab, Pakistan, before flowing into the Indus River near the city of Uch Sharif. The river is formed by the confluence of two rivers, Chandra and Bhaga, at Tandi, 8 km southwest of Keylong, in the Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.








Rigveda
Rig VedaRigvedicRig-Veda
The Chenab river was called in the Rigveda (VIII.20.25, X.75.5).





Atharvaveda
Atharva VedaAtharva-VedaAtharva
The term Krishana is also found in the Atharvaveda.

