Question

what is the speciality of Sutlej River​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Sutlej River is also known as Satadree. It is the easternmost tributary of the Indus River. The bhakra dam is built around the river Sutlej to provide irrigation and other facilities to the nearby areas.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The Sutlej River (alternatively spelled as Satluj River; Sanskrit: शतद्रु नदी Shatadru nadee; Hindi: सतलज नदी satalaj nadee; Punjabi: ਸਤਲੁਜ ਨਦੀ, Satluj nadi; Urdu: دریائے ستلُج‎, romanized: daryā i sutlij) is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as Satadree.[2] It is the easternmost tributary of the Indus River.The bhakra dam is built around the river Sutlej to provide irrigation and other facilities to the nearby areas.

Sutlej

शतद्रु/ सतलज नदी/ ਸਤਲੁਜ / ستلج

2 River Satluj Sutlej Ropar Dam and Bridge in Rupnagar Punjab India.jpg

River Sutlej in Rupnagar, Punjab, India

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Path of the Sutlej

Location

Country

China, India, Pakistan

State

Tibet, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab (India), Punjab (Pakistan)

Physical characteristics

Source

Langqên Zangbo

• location

Tibet

• coordinates

30°50′39″N 81°12′17″E

• elevation

4,575 m (15,010 ft)

Mouth

Confluence with Chenab to form the Panjnad River

• location

Near Khairpur, Bahawalpur district, Punjab, Pakistan

• coordinates

29°23′23″N 71°3′42″E

• elevation

102 m (335 ft)

Length

1,450 km (900 mi) approx.

Basin size

395,000 km2 (153,000 sq mi)approx.

Discharge

• location

Ropar[1]

• average

500 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s)

Basin features

Tributaries

• left

Baspa

• right

Spiti, Beas

The waters of the Sutlej are allocated to India under the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan, and are mostly diverted to irrigation canals in India.[3] The mean annual flow is 14 million acre feet (MAF) upstream of Ropar barrage, downstream of the Bhakra dam.[4] It has several major hydroelectric points, including the 1,325 MW Bhakra Dam, the 1,000 MW Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant, and the 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Dam.[5] The drainage basin is mainly in India's Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana states.[6][7]