Braldu River

Braldu River
བྲཱལྡུ་ཙང་པོ།
The Braldu River, with the Baltoro Glacier in the background
Map
Location
CountryPakistan
StateGilgit Baltistan
DistrictShigar
Physical characteristics
Source35°41′31″N 76°10′20″E / 35.691982°N 76.172345°E / 35.691982; 76.172345
 • locationBaltoro Glacier and Biafo Glacier, Shigar
 • elevation3,620 m (11,880 ft)
Mouth35°39′20″N 75°29′09″E / 35.655482°N 75.485771°E / 35.655482; 75.485771
 • location
Basha Basna River to form Shigar River at Tigstun, Shigar
 • elevation
2,330 m (7,640 ft)
Length78 km (48 mi)
Discharge 
 • average265 m3/s (9,400 cu ft/s)

The Braldu River (Balti: བྲཱལྡུ་ཙང་པོ།, romanized: braldu tsang po; Urdu: برالدو ندی) flows in the Shigar District of Gilgit Baltistan in Pakistan. The Braldu River joins the Basha Basna River, and together they form the Shigar River, which is a tributary of the Indus River.[1][2]

  1. ^ Mohan C. Bhandari (2006). Solving Kashmir. Lancer Publishers, 2006. p. -15,16. ISBN 978-81-7062-125-6. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Basa Braldu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).