Table 2.

Water resources of major river systems in South Asian HKH region.

ParameterIndusGangesBrahmaputra
Catchment area (km2) 1,165,000 907,000 712,000 
Total length (km) 3,200 2,500 3,848 
Average annual discharge (m3/s) 6,600 16,648 19,800 
No. of glaciers 16,049 6,237 10,106 
No. of lakes 411 87 474 
ParameterIndusGangesBrahmaputra
Catchment area (km2) 1,165,000 907,000 712,000 
Total length (km) 3,200 2,500 3,848 
Average annual discharge (m3/s) 6,600 16,648 19,800 
No. of glaciers 16,049 6,237 10,106 
No. of lakes 411 87 474 

Source: Adapted from Sharma et al. (2013a) and Wikipedia (2017).

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