Indus River. Satellite image showing the course of the Indus River in northwestern Pakistan. Water varies in colour from electric blue to navy. Vegetation is green and bare ground is pinkish brown. Clouds range from nearly white to pale blue-green. Flowing roughly north-south the Indus River appears as a braided stream with patches of dry or nearly dry ground in the river valley. Imaged by the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) onboard NASA's Terra satellite, on 1st August 2009.