Surface Water Resources of Punjab

The major rivers (perennial) with a water potential of about 14.54 Million Acre Feet(MAF)

• Sutlej
• Beas
• Ravi
• Ghagger(seasonal)

14,500 kms long canal network with six major canals and about 1,00,000 km water courses with total Culturalable Command Area of 30.88 Lacs hectares  

• Upper Bari Doab Canal
• Bist Doab Canal
• Sirhind Canal
• Bhakra Main Canal
• Bikaner Canal
• Ferozepur Canal

8000 kms long drainage network

• White Bein( East Bein)
• Kali Bein ( West Bein)
• Sakki Nallah
• Kiran Nallah
• Buddha Nallah
• Siswan Nadi
• Patiala Nadi
• Jallalabad Drain
• Numerous choes ( Shiwalik/ Kandi Area)

21 Wetlands covering an area 155.78 sq. km  ( 0.30 % TGA of state)

• 12 natural wetlands
•  9 man-made wetlands including 3 Ramsar sites i.e Harike, Ropar and Kanji

4952 village ponds

• 1821 ponds with an area more than 2.5 ha each
•  3113 ponds with an area less than 2.5 ha each