Braldu River

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The Braldu River is a glacial river in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, known for draining major glaciers and feeding into the Shigar and Indus river systems.

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Braldu River canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWithActivity mountaineering access to Karakoram peaks
continent Asia
country Pakistan
drainageBasin Karakoram glaciers
drains Baltoro Glacier basin
linked to: Baltoro Glacier

Biafo Glacier basin
linked to: Biafo Glacier
environment high-altitude alpine environment
fedBy glacier melt
snowmelt
flowsDirection generally eastward
flowsInto Shigar River
flowsIntoIndirectly Indus River
flowsThrough Shigar District
hasFeature cold water temperature
seasonal discharge variation
steep gradient
hydrologicalSystem Indus River system
linked to: Indus River basin
knownFor draining major glaciers of the Karakoram
high glacial silt load
languageOfToponym Balti
locatedIn Gilgit-Baltistan
Karakoram
locatedOn Baltoro Glacier trekking approach route
mouth Shigar River
nearbySettlement Askole
Shigar
linked to: Shigar Valley
partOf Indus River basin
Shigar–Indus hydrological network
region Baltistan
linked to: Gilgit-Baltistan
risk glacial lake outburst floods
seasonal flooding
source glacial meltwater
sourceRegion Baltoro Glacier
Biafo Glacier
supports local agriculture in Braldu Valley
pastoral communities in Baltistan
tributaryOf Shigar River
valley Braldu Valley
watercourseType glacial river

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Panmah Glacier flowsInto Braldu River
Braldu Valley river Braldu River
Braldu Valley drainage Braldu River