Shyok River

Shyok River
Shyok River
	Shyok River
	Course of the Shyok
Etymology	"the river of death"
Location
Country	India, Pakistan
Territory	Ladakh (India), Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)
District	Leh (India), Ghanche (Pakistan)
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	35°21′N 77°37′E / 35.35°N 77.62°E
Mouth	Indus River
• coordinates	35°14′N 75°55′E / 35.23°N 75.92°E
Basin size	33,347 km2 (12,875 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Yugo gauging station, Pakistan.
• average	1041 m3/sec
• minimum	859 m3/sec
• maximum	1199 m3/sec
Basin features
River system	Indus River
Tributaries
• left	Chip Chap River, Galwan River, Chang Chenmo River
• right	Nubra River, Hushe River

The Shyok River is a tributary of the Indus River that flows through northern Ladakh in India and enters Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan, spanning approximately 550 km (340 mi).

It originates at the Rimo Glacier and follows an unusual course. Initially flowing southeast, it turns northwest upon meeting the Pangong Range, running nearly parallel to its earlier path. The Shyok Valley widens at the confluence with the Nubra River but then narrows abruptly into a gorge near Yagulung (34°46′N 77°08′E / 34.77°N 77.14°E / 34.77; 77.14), continuing through the villages of Bogdang, Turtuk^[4], and Tyakshi before entering Baltistan. The valley widens again near the junction with the Saltoro River at Ghursay. The river ultimately joins the Indus at Keris, east of the town of Skardu.^[5]^[6]

The Nubra River, originating from the Siachen Glacier, follows a similarly unusual path. Before reaching Diskit, it flows southeast but turns northwest after meeting the Shyok. The parallel behavior of these two rivers may reflect a series of Paleolithic fault lines trending northwest–southeast, which likely influenced the courses of their upper reaches.

^ Cite error: The named reference Kapadia1999 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "India WRIS Geoviewer". Retrieved 30 September 2024.
^ "Detection of Sediment Trends Using Wavelet Transforms in the Upper Indus River". Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "Turtuk, the village on the India-Pak border, is where the clichés stop and fantasies begin". Archived from the original on 15 May 2015.
^ Aerial view of river junction
^ Bennett-Jones, Owen; Brown, Lindsay; Mock, John (1 September 2004). Pakistan and the Karakoram Highway. Lonely Planet Regional Guides (6th Revised ed.). Lonely Planet Publications. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-86442-709-0. Retrieved 26 August 2009.

[Kapadia1999-1] Cite error: The named reference Kapadia1999 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] "India WRIS Geoviewer". Retrieved 30 September 2024.

[3] "Detection of Sediment Trends Using Wavelet Transforms in the Upper Indus River". Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[4] "Turtuk, the village on the India-Pak border, is where the clichés stop and fantasies begin". Archived from the original on 15 May 2015.

[5] Aerial view of river junction

[BennettJones-6] Bennett-Jones, Owen; Brown, Lindsay; Mock, John (1 September 2004). Pakistan and the Karakoram Highway. Lonely Planet Regional Guides (6th Revised ed.). Lonely Planet Publications. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-86442-709-0. Retrieved 26 August 2009.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]