Publication Name

Hydrological charateristics of the HKH region Selected upper river basins of the HICAP study

BRAHMAPUTRA

GANGES

INDUS

62

MEKONG

233

154

125

110

112

62

407

0

10%

0

10%

125 94

151

SALWEEN

718

4

106

150

204

0

10%

= 10 mm Annual precipitation

0

10%

Annual runoff from each source Millimetres

40

106

Glacier melt

150

Baseflow

204

Snow melt

Rainfall runoff

0

10%

Glacierized area Percentage

0

10%

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by ICIMOD, CICERO or GRID-Arendal.

Source: Lutz, AF; Immerzeel, WW (2013) Water availability analysis for the upper Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Salween and Mekong river basins . Report submitted to FutureWater; Lutz, AF et al. (2014) ‘ Consistent increase in High Asia’s runoff due to increasing glacier melt and precipitation.’ Nature Climate Change 4: 587–592

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