The Indus River features a total catchment basin of more than 1,165,000
square km (450,000 sq miles). The approximate yearly discharge of the
river figures at approximately 207 cubic kilometers, making it the 21st
biggest river in the world in terms of yearly discharge. Starting at the
pinnacle of the world with glaciers, the Indus River supplies the flora
and fauna of temperate forests, plateaus, and dry rural areas. In
conjunction with the rivers Chenab, Jhelum, Sutlej, Ravi, Beas and two
tributaries from the Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Indus
creates the Sapta Sindhu (Seven Rivers) delta of Pakistan.
