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{{short description|River in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, tributary of the Jhelum River}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Lidder River
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| name_other = (Liddar)
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| image = Lidder River 1.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| image_caption = Lidder River photographed near Lidderwat, Anantnag in 2010
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| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[India]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Union territory]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = [[Kashmir Valley]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Districts of Jammu and Kashmir|Districts]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Anantnag district|Anantnag]]
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| length = {{convert|73|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| source1 = {{Coord|34.158136|N|75.309373|E|display=inline,title}}
| source1_location = [[Kolahoi Glacier]]
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| source1_elevation = {{convert|4653|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth = {{Coord|33.752841|N|75.131652|E|display=inline}}
| mouth_location = [[Jhelum River]] at ''Mirgund Khanabal''
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The '''Lidder''' or '''Liddar''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|لدر}}}}, {{lang-sa|लम्बोदरी}}, {{IAST3|Lambodarī}}) is a {{convert|73|km|mi|abbr=on}} river situated in the [[Kashmir Valley]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. It originates from the [[Kolahoi Peak|Kolahoi Glacier]] and feeds the [[Jhelum River]] in Mirgund Khanabal, at an altitude of {{Convert|1615|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ikashmir.net/geography/chapter1.5.html|title=The geography of Jammu and Kashmir state|publisher=ikashmir.net|access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Khanabal.html|title=Khanabal village of Kashmir|publisher=fallingrain.com|access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''Lidder'' is a corruption of the local [[Sanskrit]] name ''Lambodari'' (लम्बोदरी) meaning ''long bellied Goddess''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gilbert |first=Richard Frank |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=GXshAQAAMAAJ&q |title=Young Explorers |date=1979 |publisher=G.H. Smith & Son |isbn=978-0-904775-05-1 |page=157 |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lidder river originates from [[Kolhoi Glacier]] near [[Sonamarg]] and gives rise to [[Lidder Valley]]. It runs southwards through the alpine meadows of ''Lidderwat'' in region of [[Aru, Jammu and Kashmir|Aru]], from which it got its name. It covers {{convert|30|km}} before reaching [[Pahalgam]] where it the major tributary of East Lidder from [[Sheshnag Lake]]. It then runs westwards until it meets the [[Jehlum River]] at Mirgund Khanabal near [[Anantnag]]. It has crystal blueish water and Pahalgam is situated in the center of [[Lidder Valley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ghumakkar.com/2010/05/12/pahalgam-the-lidder-valley/|title=Pahalgam The Lidder Valley|publisher=ghumakkar.com|access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref>

==Economy==
The waters of the river are mainly used for [[irrigation]] purpose through different canals and drinking through water treatment plants. There are many different varieties of fishes present in the river and a fisheries plant has been built on the banks of the river. Major types of fishes found in Lidder River are [[Brown trout]] (''Salmo trutta fario'') and [[Rainbow trout]] (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.growfish.com.au/content.asp?ContentId=7373|title=Gippsland Aquaculture Industry Network-Gain|publisher=growfish.com.au|access-date=22 April 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220165637/http://www.growfish.com.au/content.asp?ContentId=7373|archivedate=20 February 2012}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}

{{Kashmir Valley}}
{{Hydrography of Jammu and Kashmir}}

[[Category:Kashmir]]
[[Category:Rivers of Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Indus basin]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]

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