64°E 70°E

76°E

TROPIC OF CANCER 23.5°N

30° N

36°N

Gilgit AgencyNorthern Areas

NWFP

FATA

Balochistan

Punjab

SINDH

AFGHANISTAN

INDIA

IRAN

ChinaTajikistan

AJK

Arabian Sea

Islamabad

RawalpindiSialkot

Gujranwala

Lahore

QuettaMultan

Gwadar

Faisalabad

Hyderabad

GilgitChitral

Peshawar

Karachi

INDUS

CHENAB

JEHLUM

RAVI

SUTLEJ

Kabul

DashtHub

KARAKORAM

HINDU KUSH

HIMALAYASWaziristan

Suleiman Range

Baluchistan Plateau

Potwar plateau And Salt Range

THAL

Kharan

THAR

A= Active flood plains- BET- Khaddar

B= Old flood Plains/ Meander Flood Plain/ Cover Flood Plains

C= Scarp/Bluff/Cliff

D= Upland/ Alluvial Terrace/BAR

Features of Doab

Active Flood Plains• Flooded every/most

years/frequently• New alluvium/alluvium

deposited every year/meanders/oxbows/levee

• Dry/braided channels• 10-18 km/around 15 km wide• 2-3 m above river level• Flat/level/plain

Old Flood Plains• 10-15 m wide/around 12 m• Flooded every 7/8

years/when severe floods occur

• Old alluvium (old) levees/abandoned channels/dhoros/meander

• (scars)/dried ox-bows/dhands• 3-5 m above river

level/around 4 m

SCARP• Steep slope/5-11 m high• 5-8 m wide/around 6 m

BAR• Old alluvium/bhangar/Sindh

Sagar is covered by sand• 10-12 m above river

level/around 11 m• 25-30 km wide• Flat/level/plain