Braldu River
The Braldu River (Balti: བྲཱལྡུ་ཙང་པོ།, romanized: braldu tsang po; Urdu: برالدو ندی) flows in the Skardu 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.
| Braldu River བྲཱལྡུ་ཙང་པོ། | |
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The Braldu River, with the Baltoro Glacier in the background | |
| Location | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| State | Gilgit Baltistan |
| District | Skardu |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | 35.691982°N 76.172345°E |
| • location | Baltoro Glacier and Biafo Glacier, Skardu |
| • elevation | 3,620 m (11,880 ft) |
| Mouth | 35.655482°N 75.485771°E |
• location | Basha Basna River to form Shigar River at Tigstun, Skardu |
• elevation | 2,330 m (7,640 ft) |
| Length | 78 km (48 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 265 m3/s (9,400 cu ft/s) |
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