The Shigar River is a right bank tributary of the Indus River . The Shigar River joins the Indus River near Skardu in Baltistan. The Shigar is formed from the melted water of the Baltoro Glacier and Biafo Glacier. It flows through the Shigar Valley.

⦿ Indus is a trans-boundary river that runs through Tibet, India and Pakistan. This river originates in the Northern slopes of the Kailash range in Tibet from Mansarovar lake. This river is also called Lifeline of Ladakh

⦿ Its total length is 3180 km. It covers a length of 1114 km in India. The river flows between the Ladakh range and Zanskar range and covers the areas of Ladakh, Baltistan and Gilgit. Through a deep gorge (5181 m) near Attock, it crosses the Himalayas and then take a turn towards South-West direction and enters into Pakistan.

⦿ The important tributaries of this river are Shyok, Suru, Zanskar, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.