Pin (spiti)

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location Himachal Pradesh ( India )
River system Indus
Drain over Spiti  → Satluj  → Panjnad  → Indus  → Indian Ocean
origin north of Pin Parbati La
31 ° 50 ′ 5 ″  N , 77 ° 53 ′ 4 ″  E
Source height approx.  4400  m
muzzle 18 km south of Kaza in Spiti Coordinates: 32 ° 5 ′ 40 "  N , 78 ° 11 ′ 45"  E 32 ° 5 ′ 40 "  N , 78 ° 11 ′ 45"  E
Mouth height approx.  3450  m
Height difference approx. 950 m
Bottom slope approx. 19 ‰
length 50 km
Left tributaries Debsa Nala
Communities Mud
River valley of the Pin

River valley of the Pin

The Pin ( English Pin River ) is a 50 km long right tributary of the Spiti in the state of Himachal Pradesh in northwest India .

It rises in the West Himalayas in the Pin Valley National Park north of the Pin Parbati La pass . The river is fed by several glaciers. The Pin flows in a predominantly north-northeast direction through the south of Spiti . The only settlement on the river is Mud. In the lower reaches of the Debsa Nala flows into the river on the left. Finally, the Pin flows into the Spiti River 18 km south of Kaza .

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