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