Dor (Indus)
| Dor | ||
 River Dor near Haripur |
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| Data | ||
| location | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Pakistan ) | |
| River system | Indus | |
| Drain over | Indus → Indian Ocean | |
| Headwaters | western foothills of the Himalayas east of Abbottabad 34 ° 10 ′ 26 ″ N , 73 ° 24 ′ 40 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 2400 m | |
| muzzle |
Tarbela Dam Coordinates: 34 ° 2 ′ 53 " N , 72 ° 54 ′ 52" E 34 ° 2 ′ 53 " N , 72 ° 54 ′ 52" E |
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| Mouth height | 472 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1928 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 32 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 60 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 650 km² | |
| Medium-sized cities | Haripur | |
| Small towns | Havelian | |
The Dor is a left tributary of the Indus in northern Pakistan .
The Dor rises almost 20 km east of the district capital Abbottabad in the western foothills of the Himalayas . It flows in a predominantly west-southwest direction. The cities of Havelian and Haripur are on its left bank. In the lower reaches, the Dor turns to the northwest and finally flows into the reservoir of the Tarbela dam . The Dor has a length of about 60 km. It drains an area of 650 km². The catchment area of the Dor is in the area of influence of the monsoons , so that there is heavy rainfall in the summer months and the river has a high water flow during this time.
Web links
Commons : Dor - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority: maximum lake elevation ( Memento of the original dated February 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
