Veshaw River

{{short description|River in Kulgam,J&K}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}

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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 Range and forms a waterfall at Aharbal.{{cite web |url=http://kulgam.gov.in/ |title=Home |website=kulgam.gov.in}}

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 Adabal,Nehama,Adigen, Laisoo, Gudder, Brazloo, Ashmuji, Kelam, Nawapora, Qaimoh and joins with river Jehlum at Sangam.{{Cite web|title=Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/33%C2%B049%2751.9%22N+75%C2%B004%2702.6%22E/@33.8310774,75.065182,651m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m14!1m7!3m6!1s0x38e21b8fc17d9a99:0xb9885ecd6a0cfc91!2sSangam+192124!3b1!8m2!3d33.8275058!4d75.0720656!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d33.8310732!4d75.0673764|access-date=2021-01-29|website=Google Maps|language=en}}

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 of Jehlum River because fast flow and frequent flash floods.{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=13 houses washed away in Kulgam flash floods|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/13-houses-washed-away-in-kulgam-flash-floods-137137|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}

See also

References

{{Reflist}} {{Kashmir Valley}}{{Hydrography of Jammu and Kashmir}}

Category:Indus basin

Category:Rivers of Jammu and Kashmir

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