Hispar (river)
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| River system | Indus | |
| Drain over | Hunza → Gilgit → Indus → Indian Ocean | |
| origin |
Hispar Glacier 36 ° 9 ′ 46 ″ N , 75 ° 1 ′ 10 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 3100 m | |
| muzzle | in the Hunza River Coordinates: 36 ° 18 ′ 27 " N , 74 ° 39 ′ 56" E 36 ° 18 ′ 27 " N , 74 ° 39 ′ 56" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 2060 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1040 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 26 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 40 km | |
The Hispar River ( Urdu دریائے ہسپر) is fed from the meltwater of the Hispar glacier in the Karakoram Mountains in the autonomous region of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan.
Both the river, which rises from the glacier mouth of the 49 km long Hispar glacier, and the glacier flow in a north-west direction. On its banks lie the villages of Hispar and Nagar , the first near the glacier tongue, the latter just before it flows into the Hunza River in the Hunza Valley.
The riverbed of the Hispar River is not fortified; In August 2006, a bridge below the village of Hispar was destroyed by the violence of the river and the place was no longer accessible by vehicles for months. Therefore a five-hour walk to Karimabad was necessary for the village population and trekking tourists. With vehicles, the route usually takes an hour.