The Veshaw River is a major tributary to the River
Jhelum located in
Kulgam District in the
Kashmir Valley in the union territory of
Jammu and Kashmir, India. It originates in the
Pir Panjal
The Pir Panjal Range ( Kashmiri: ) is a group of mountains in the Lesser Himalayan region, running from east-southeast (ESE) to west-northwest (WNW) across the Indian territories of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and then Pakistan's ...
Range and forms a waterfall at
Aharbal.
Course
The river originates from a
oligotrophic lake
Kausarnag located at an elevation of 3,962.4 metres above sea level in
District Kulgam. The river forms a water fall in
Aharbal and passes through Nehama,Adigen, Laisoo, Gudder, Brazloo,
Ashmuji,
Kelam,
Nawapora,
Qaimoh and joins with river
Jehlum
Jhelum (Punjabi and ur, ) is a city on the east bank of the Jhelum River, which is located in the district of Jhelum in the north of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 44th largest city of Pakistan by population. Jhelum is known for pro ...
at
Sangam.
Flash floods
In year 2014 flash floods, Veshaw Nallah washed away various residential houses in villages Laisoo, Ardigatno, Gund Kelam Kulgam etc. Also hundreds of square kannals(area) of horticultural as well as agricultural land washed away in Village Laisoo Kulgam. The Veshaw Nallah is considered one of the dangerous
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
of
Jehlum River
The Jhelum River (/dʒʰeːləm/) is a river in the northern Indian subcontinent. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, to the Pakistani-administered territory of Kashmir, and then ...
because fast flow and frequent flash floods.
See also
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Kausar Nag
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Aharbal
*
Mughal Road
Mughal Road is the road between Bufliaz, a town in the Poonch district, to the Shopian district, in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The 84-kilometre roadhttp://www.greaterkashmir.com/full_story.asp?Date=6_12_2008&ItemID=35 ...
References
Indus basin
Rivers of Jammu and Kashmir
Rivers of India
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