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Which tributary first joins the Indus River in Ladakh?

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Physical map showing the Indus River basin and its drainage network across parts of Pakistan, India, China, and Afghanistan. The map details river courses, tributaries, canals, dams, irrigated and marsh areas, sand regions, and elevation changes with shaded relief. International, disputed, and control boundaries are marked, and a small locator map in the corner shows the basin's position within South Asia. — Indus River The Indus River basin and its drainage network.

The first major tributary to join the Indus River in the Indian-administered union territory of Ladakh is the Zanskar River. It joins the Indus on its left bank a short distance beyond Leh.12