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Panjnad River

Panjnad River

      river in Punjab province, Pakistan, formed just below Uch by successive junctions of the Sutlej, Beās, Rāvi, Jhelum, and Chenāb rivers. The Panjnad (literally “Five Rivers”) flows 44 miles (71 km) southwest to its junction with the Indus River near Mithankot. A dam on the Panjnad just after the Sutlej's junction with the Chenāb is part of the Sutlej Valley (irrigation) Project.

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