Chamba at Glance
Lakes
Tourism
Wild Life Sanctuaries
River
System
Valleys
Wild Animals in Chamba
Birds with there altitudinal distribution
Trekking
Destination Dalhousie
Destination Khajjiar
Intervening Valleys
The following valleys intervenu the principal mountain ranges described above in the district.
The region between Dhauladhar and Pangi range
constitutes the watershed area of the Ravi. Chamba, Churah and Bharmour tehsils constitute the Ravi
valley.
Chamba Tehsil
This part is made to begin with, by a spur from the
Pangi range which soon bifurcates, one 
branch
running to the south-west. The first is Tundah spur which ends on the Ravi
opposite Chhatrari. The other is Saho spur which comes to an end in the fork
at the junction of the Ravi and the Siul. The area embraced between these
spurs is triangular in shape with its base at Dhauladhar and forms Chamba or
Sadar tehsil.
Churah Tehsil
The portion to the north-west of Saho spur includes the
entire basin of the Siul stream which is the tributary of the Ravi and is
known as Churah tehsil.
Bharmaur Tehsil
The area to the south-east of the Tundah spur comprises that part of the valley of Ravi which is called Bharmour. This is the oldest portion of the district and once constituted the capital of erstwhile Chamba State. It is also called Gadderan or the homeland of the Gaddis.
The Chenab (Chandra
Bhaga) Valley
The region between Pangi and Zaskar ranges is roughly
square shaped, each side of which is about thirty-five miles. It comprises
the valley of Chenab or Chandrabhaga through nearly eighty miles of its
course from Thirot Nallah which is the boundary with Lahaul, to the Ganaur
or Sansari Nallah which is the boundary with Lahaul, to the Ganaur or
Sansari Nallah separating Pangi from Paddar in Jammu. This region is divided
into two parts of nearly equal size by a lofty spur from Zaskar range called
Gurdhar with peaks of 21,000 feet running in a south-westerly direction
between Sechu and Miyar Nallahs and ending opposite Tindi. The north western
portion from Rauli to Ganaur or Sansari Nallah is Pangi proper and the
south-eastern portion from Rauli to Thirot is erstwhile Chamba-Lahaul.
The Beas ValleyMost part of the tract between Hathi Dhar and
Dhauladhar is in the Beas valley and with the addition of a small portion of
the lower Ravi valley, forms the Bhattiyat tehsil which is most populous and
fertile area of the district. The southern section of the area, composed of
sandstone and conglomerates, is an integral part of the Shivalik. Its
vegetation is semi-tropical and the bamboo, pipal and mango flourish
luxuriantly in close proximity to fir, barberry and oak.