Doda River
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Doda River Stod River | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Union Territory | Ladakh |
District | Kargil |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | 33°47′40″N 76°20′22″E / 33.794578°N 76.339341°E |
• location | Drang-Drung Glacier at Pensi La |
• elevation | 4,560 m (14,960 ft) |
Mouth | 33°30′57″N 76°56′02″E / 33.515855°N 76.933805°E |
• location | Tsarap River together forms Zanskar River at Padum, Zanskar |
• elevation | 3,485 m (11,434 ft) |
Length | 79 km (49 mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 206 m3/s (7,300 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Tsarap River |
The Doda River or the Stod River[1] is a river 79 kilometres (49 mi) long, which forms the Stod Valley in the Zanskar valley[2][3] of the Leh district in the Union Territory of Ladakh in India.[4]
Geography
The Doda River rises from the
The Doda River contributes to the minimal agricultural production of the Zanskar valley by providing irrigation to the fields of barley, wheat, buckwheat and peas.
References
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