Sênggê Zangbo
| Sênggê Zangbo (སེང་གེ་ཁ་འབབ།) | |
| 狮泉河 | |
| river | |
| Country | China |
|---|---|
| State | Tibet |
| Region | Ngari Prefecture |
| Part of | Indus River |
| Source | |
| - location | Gêgyai County, Tibet, China |
| - elevation | 5,469.8 m (17,946 ft) |
| - coordinates | CN 31°18′44″N 81°48′42″E / 31.31222°N 81.81167°E |
| Length | 430 km (267 mi) |
Sênggê Zangbo, Sênggê River (Tibetan: སེང་གེ་ཁ་འབབ།, Wylie: seng ge gtsang po ; Chinese: 獅泉河; pinyin: Shīquán Hé), is a river in Ngari, Tibet, China. Senggezangbo Town is named after it. This river is the main source of the Indus River.
The source is within Gêgyai County, Ngari Prefecture. It drains an area of 27,450 km2, and covers a length of 430 km. Main tributaries include Gar Tsangpo.
Coordinates: 32°29′N 79°41′E / 32.483°N 79.683°E
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