Which river is the source of the Indus Water Treaty dispute?
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This question examines an important river-or-lake fact: “Which river is the source of the Indus Water Treaty dispute?” The correct answer is All of the above. The Indus Waters Treaty (1960) covers six rivers: Sutlej, Beas, Ravi (allocated to India) and Jhelum, Chenab, Indus (allocated to Pakistan). The dispute involves all these rivers. India's use of these rivers for hydroelectric projects has occasionally led to disputes, particularly regarding the Chenab and Jhelum rivers. A river system includes its source, tributaries, distributaries, drainage basin, watershed, channel, floodplain, delta or estuary and final outlet. River behaviour depends on relief, geology, rainfall, snowmelt, sediment load, vegetation and human intervention.