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{{short description|River in India and Pakistan}}
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| name_etymology = "the river of death"<ref name="Kapadia1999"/>
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[[File:Shyok-River.jpg|thumb|right|Shyok river and valley]]
[[File:Maitreya Buddha - Nubra.jpg|220px|thumb|35 metre statue of [[Maitreya Buddha]] facing down the Shyok River.]]

The '''Shyok River''' ({{lit|''the river of death''}})<ref name="Kapadia1999">{{cite book|author=Harish Kapadia|title=Across Peaks & Passes in Ladakh, Zanskar & East Karakoram|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pl5qHu_K45kC&pg=PA230|year=1999|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=978-81-7387-100-9|page=230|quote=Shyok: river of death. (Sheo: death).}}</ref> a tributary of the [[Indus River]] that flows through northern [[Ladakh]] and enters [[Gilgit–Baltistan]], spanning some {{convert|550|km|abbr=on}}.

The Shyok River originates at the [[Rimo Glacier]], one of the tongues of [[Siachen Glacier]]. The alignment of the Shyok river is very unusual, originating from the Rimo glacier, it flows in a southeasterly direction and, joining the Pangong range, it takes a northwestern turn, flowing parallel to its previous path. The Shyok valley widens at the confluence with the [[Nubra River]] but suddenly turns into a narrow gorge near Yagulung ({{coord|34.77|77.14}}), continuing through [[Bogdang]], [[Turtuk]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch-stories/turtuk-the-last-village-on-the-india-pak-border-is-where-the-clich-s-stop-and-fantasies-begin/article1-1344873.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515013648/http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch-stories/turtuk-the-last-village-on-the-india-pak-border-is-where-the-clich-s-stop-and-fantasies-begin/article1-1344873.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 May 2015|title=Turtuk, the village on the India-Pak border, is where the clichés stop and fantasies begin}}</ref> and [[Tyakshi]] before crossing into [[Baltistan]]. The river joins the Indus at Keris, east of the town of [[Skardu]].<ref>[http://wikimapia.org/3720519/Keris Aerial view of river junction]</ref><ref name="BennettJones">{{cite book |title= Pakistan and the Karakoram Highway |series= Lonely Planet Regional Guides |last=Bennett-Jones |first= Owen |author2=Brown, Lindsay |author3=Mock, John |date=1 September 2004|publisher= Lonely Planet Publications|isbn= 978-0-86442-709-0|edition=6th Revised| page=306 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Bu4yHImhtIYC&pg=PA306 |access-date=2009-08-26}}</ref>

The Nubra river, originating from the Siachen glacier, also behaves like the Shyok. Before Diskit, the SE flowing river Nubra takes a NW turn on meeting the river Shyok. The similarity in the courses of these two important rivers probably indicates a series of paleo [[fault line]]s trending NW-SE in delimiting the upper courses of the rivers. The importance of the Indus and the Shyok rivers is in the deposition of the thick [[Quaternary]] sediments—a treasure trove for geology researchers.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

== Shyok valley ==
The Shyok Valley is the valley of the Shyok River situated in [[Ladakh]]. The valley is close to the [[Nubra Valley]].
[[Khardung La]] on the [[Ladakh Range]] lies north of [[Leh]] and is the gateway to the [[Shyok]] and [[Nubra Valley|Nubra]] valleys. The [[Siachen Glacier]] lies partway up the latter valley.

== Tributaries ==
*The '''[[Chang Chen Mo River]]''' is formed in the vicinity of Pamzal in Changchinmo plains of Ladakh and flows westward. It ends when it empties into the Shyok River.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}
*The '''[[Galwan River]]''' is in the southern part of [[Aksai Chin]], Galwan originates in the area of Samzungling and flowing to the west joins the Shyok River.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}
*The '''[[Nubra River]]''' is a tributary of the Shyok River, which flows into the Indus River. It flows in the [[Ladakh]] region of [[India]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}
*The '''[[Saltoro River]]''' begins in the skirts of the [[Saltoro Kangri]] peak ridge and flows to the southwest. Another branch starts from the slopes of the Masherbroom peak and flows to the south to join [[Saltoro]]. In the end this river empties into '''Shyok River''' near the town of [[Khaplu]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:View of Shyok River, Khaplu.jpg|Shyok in [[Khaplu Valley]]
File:Shiyok River.jpg|Kharfaq and Yugu
File:Shoyok and Nubra Valley map.jpg|Road marker map
</gallery>
==See also==
* [[Saser Muztagh]]
* [[Nubra River]]
* [[Galwan River]]

==References==
*Sharad Singh Negi: ''Himalayan Rivers, Lakes, and Glaciers''. Indus Publishing 1991, {{ISBN|81-85182-61-2}}
*H. N. Kaul: ''Rediscovery of Ladakh''. Indus Publishing 1998, {{ISBN|81-7387-086-1}}, p. 30-31 ([https://books.google.com/books?id=mg8My6WaWRcC&pg=PA30&dq=shyok&lr=&as_brr=3 restricted online version (Google Books)])

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/542462/Shyok-River ''Shyok River''] at the [[Encyclopædia Britannica]]
*[http://www.india9.com/i9show/Shyok-River-22248.htm Shyok River]
*[http://www.thutong.doe.gov.za/ResourceFiles/EDN/webs/10131/ladak_60.htm Shyok]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110904195852/http://shyok.org/ "Shyok Valley Project - An Experiment In Suof Jammu and Kashmir"]

[[Category:Tributaries of the Indus River]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]
[[Category:International rivers of Asia]]
[[Category:Karakoram]]
[[Category:Rivers of Ladakh]]
[[Category:Rivers of Gilgit-Baltistan]]

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