River
Spiti
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Overview
The Spiti river runs through the cold-desert Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh and joins the Sutlej at Khab, which makes it part of the Indus system.
The valley belongs to the trans-Himalayan cold desert, which also covers Ladakh and Lahaul. It is home to the snow leopard and the Tibetan wild ass.
Geography and key facts
- Joins the Sutlej at Khab
- Cold-desert Spiti valley, Himachal Pradesh
- Indus system
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked in a 2006 north-to-south ordering question on Himalayan rivers.
Note for UPSC
Flows through the cold-desert Spiti valley and joins the Sutlej at Khab.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2006 · Q36From north towards south, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Spiti.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- State / UT
- Himachal Pradesh
- River system
- Himalayan
- Basin
- Indus
- Extent on map
- 31.8°–32.6°N, 77.7°–78.6°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 2006
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Natural Vegetation and Biogeography of India
- Physical Features and Drainage of India (map lesson)
- Drainage Systems of India: Himalayan and Peninsular Rivers (map lesson)
- The Harappan (Indus Valley) Civilisation (map lesson)
- Harappan Civilisation: Sites, Town Planning and Phases (map lesson)
- Mahajanapadas and the Rise of Magadha (map lesson)
More rivers (same basin first)
Also in the Indus basin
Other places in Himachal Pradesh
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