Hub River

Hub River
Native name	دریائے حب (Urdu)
Location
Country	Pakistan
Provinces	Balochistan, Sindh
Cities	Lasbela (Balochistan) Mubarak Goth (Sindh)
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	27°22′50.79″N 66°35′14″E / 27.3807750°N 66.58722°E / 27.3807750; 66.58722
Mouth	Arabian Sea
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	134 km (83 mi)[1]
Basin size	9,968.4 km2 (3,848.8 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	(Period: 1971–2000)15.7 m3/s (550 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Arabian Sea
River system	Hub River

Hub River (Urdu: دریائے حب) is located in Hub District,^[2] Balochistan, Pakistan. It starts from the Pab Range in the south eastern Balochistan and continues along the border of Sindh and reaches Hub and then falls into the Arabian Sea.^[3] "Hab river emerges from mountains near Zahri village of Jhalawan, and it flows along the border of Sindh and Lasbela for 60 miles and it ends at Arabian Sea near Ras Monzi. Greek historians named it as Aarabes, its eastern side was called Arabti and the area of western side of its bank as Orieti. After the month of September the water level of the river remains up to 8 inches. Its banks are at considerable height covered by greenery. Rainy branches Sarona, Samutri and Veera carry rainy water into it. The fish of Hub are tasty".^[4] The total length of hub river is 134 km.

The Hub is one of Balochistan’s four coastal rivers, besides the Kech, Hingol, and Basol rivers, that hosts a healthy crocodile population, according to WWF-Pakistan.^[5]