rivers of india
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Rivers of India
There are 2 classifications of rivers in our country :- Himalayan Rivers Peninsular Rivers
Himalayan Rivers
Peninsular
Rivers
River Ganges
Ganges River in Asia
The Ganges, also Ganga, is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through the nations of India and Bangladesh.Length: 2,525 kmMouth: Bay of BengalSources: Nanda Kot, Kedarnath, Nanda Devi, Trisul, Satopanth Glacier, Gangotri Glacier, KametCountries: India, BangladeshCities: Varanasi, Haridwar, Kolkata, Allahabad, Patna, Kanpur, GhazipurBridges: Mahatma Gandhi Setu,Vidyasagar Setu.
River Narmada
Narmada River in India
The Narmada also called the Rewa, is a river in central India and the fifth longest river in the Indian subcontinent. It is the third longest river that flows entirely within India, after the Godavari, the Ganga and the Krishna. Length: 1,312 kmBasin area: 98,796 km²Source: AmarkantakCountry: IndiaMouth: Gulf of KhambhatCities: Jabalpur, Vadodara
Brahmaputra River
Brahmaputra River in Asia
The Brahmaputra, also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a trans-boundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia.Length: 2,900 kmDischarge: 19,300 m³/sSource: HimalayasMouth: Bay of BengalCountries: India, Bangladesh, ChinaBridges: Bogibeel Bridge, Naranarayan Setu, Dhola-Sadiya bridgeCities: Guwahati
Yamuna River
Yamuna Tributary in India
The Yamuna, sometimes called Jamuna, is the largest tributary river of the Ganges, in northern India. Length: 1,376 kmBasin area: 366,223 km²Country: IndiaMouth: Triveni SangamSources: Yamunotri, Champasar GlacierCities: Agra, Allahabad, Mathura,Yamunanagar, Noida, Delhi, Etawah,Firozabad, Baghpat, Kalpi, Hamirpur
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Godavari River
Godavari River River in India
The Godavari is the second longest river in India after the river Ganga. It starts in Maharashtra and flows for 1,465 kilometres into the Bay of Bengal via the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.Length: 1,465 kmBasin area: 312,812 km²Source: Brahmagiri MountainCountry: IndiaCities: RajahmundryBridges: Godavari Bridge, Godavari Arch Bridge
Indus River
Indus River River in Asia
The Indus River, also called the Sindhū River, or Abāsīn in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is one of the longest rivers in Asia. It flows through Pakistan, the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and western Tibet.Length: 3,200 kmSources: Sênggê Zangbo, Tibetan Plateau, Gar RiverCountries: India, China, PakistanMouths: Arabian Sea, Nal Sarovar Bird SanctuaryCities: Karachi, Peshawar, Rawalpindi,Gilgit, Thatta, Mithankot, Jamshoro,AttockBridges: Lansdowne Bridge RohriIslands: Bukkur
Kaveri River
Kaveri River in India
The Kaveri or Cauvery in English, is a large Indian river. The origin of the river is traditionally placed at Talakaveri, Kodagu in the Western Ghats in Karnataka.Length: 765 kmBasin area: 72,000 km²Source elevation: 1,276 mSource: Western GhatsCountry: IndiaCities: Tiruchirappalli, Talakaveri,Thanjavur, Srirangapatna.
Krishna River
Krishna RiverRiver in India
The Krishna River is the fourth longest river which flows entirely in India, after the Ganges, Godavari and Narmada. The river is almost 1,300 kilometres long. The river is also called Krishnaveni. Length: 1,400 kmSource: MahabaleshwarCountry: IndiaMouths: Hamsaladeevi, Bay of BengalCities: Vijayawada, Hamsaladeevi, SangliBridges: Penumudi–Puligadda BridgeIslands: Bhavani Island, Vijayawada
Mahanadi River
Mahanadi River in India
The Mahanadi in East Central India. It drains an area of around 141,600 km² and has a total course of 858 km. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Orissa.Length: 858 kmDischarge: 2,119 m³/sBasin area: 141,600 km²Source: SihawaCountry: IndiaBridges: Second Mahanadi Rail BridgeCities: Cuttack, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Odisha, Boudh, Birmaharajpur, Subalaya
Tapti River
Tapti River River in India
The Tapti River ancient original name Tapti River is a river in central India. It is one of the major rivers of peninsular India with a length of around 724 kilometers.Length: 724 kmBasin area: 65,145 km²Source: Satpura RangeCountry: IndiaMouth: Gulf of KhambhatCities: Surat, Burhanpur, Bhusawal,Jalgaon, Dhule, Nasik.
Chambal River
Chambal River Tributary in India
The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in central India, and forms part of the greater Gangetic drainage system. Length: 960 kmBasin area: 143,219 km²Source: Singar ChouriCountry: IndiaMouth: YamunaCities: KotaBridges: Kota Chambal Bridge
Ghaghara River
Ghaghara River in Asia
Ghaghara, also called Karnali is a perennial trans-boundary river originating on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Mansarovar. It cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins the Sharda River at Brahmaghat in India.Length: 1,080 kmBasin area: 127,950 km²Source: HimalayasMouth: GangesCountries: India, China, NepalBridges: Karnali Bridge
Betwa River
Betwa River River in India
The Betwa or Betravati is a river in Northern India, and a tributary of the Yamuna. Also known as the Vetravati, the Betwa rises in the Vindhya Range just north of Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh.Source: Vindhya RangeMouth: Yamuna
Gandaki River
Gandaki River River in Asia
The Kali Gandaki or Gandaki River is one of the major rivers of Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in India. It is also called Krishna Gandaki in Nepal.Length: 630 kmDischarge: 1,760 m³/sSource: Nhubine Himal GlacierMouth: GangesCountries: India, China, NepalCities: Jomsom, Kagbeni, Mustang, Beni, Dhawalagiri,Bridges: Narayani Bridge, Keladighat bridge
Koshi River
Koshi River River in Asia
The Koshi or Kosi River drains the northern slopes of the Himalayas in the Tibet Autonomous Region and the southern slopes in Nepal. Length: 729 kmDischarge: 2,166 m³/sBasin area: 69,300 km²Mouth: GangesSources: Tamur River, Son, Kosi, Arun River, China-NepalCountries: India, NepalCities: Purnia, Katihar, Biratnagar
Mahi River
Mahi River River in India
The Mahi is a river in western India. It rises in Madhya Pradesh and, after flowing through the Vagad region of Rajasthan, enters Gujarat and flows into the Arabian Sea. Country: IndiaMouth: Gulf of Khambhat
Gomti River
Gomti River Tributary in India
The Gomti, Gumti or Gomati River is a tributary of the Ganga River. According to Hindu mythology the river is the daughter of Sage Vashist, and bathing in the waters of the Gomati on Ekadashi can wash away one's sins.Length: 900 kmSource: Gomat TaalCountry: IndiaMouth: GangesCities: Lucknow, Jaunpur, Sultanpur, Uttar PradeshBridges: Shahi Bridge, Jaunpur
Bhagirathi River
Bhagirathi River River in India
The Bhāgīrathī is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian states of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. Length: 205 kmDischarge: 257.8 m³/sBasin area: 6,921 km²Source: Gangotri GlacierCountry: IndiaMouth: GangesCities: Gangotri, Devprayag, Uttarkashi,Tehri
Hooghly River
Hooghly River River in India
The Hooghly River or the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly, called 'Ganga' traditionally, is an approximately 260 kilometres long distributary of the Ganga river in West Bengal, India.Length: 260 kmSource: GangesCountry: IndiaBridges: Vidyasagar Setu, Howrah Bridge,Vivekananda Setu, Nivedita Setu,Nashipur Rail Bridge
Alaknanda River
Alaknanda River River in India
The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganga, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. Length: 190 kmDischarge: 439.4 m³/sBasin area: 10,882 km²Source: Satopanth GlacierCountry: IndiaMouth: GangesCities: Devprayag
Son River
Son River Tributary in India
Son River of central India is the Second largest of the Ganges' southern tributaries after Yamuna River. Length: 784 kmCountry: IndiaMouth: GangesBridges: Nehru Setu, Koilwar Bridge,Jawahar Setu
Penna River
Penna River River in India
The Penna is a river of southern India. The Penna rises on the hill of Nandi Hills in Chikballapur District of Karnataka state, and runs north and east through the state of Andhra Pradesh to empty into the Bay of Bengal. Length: 597 kmBasin area: 55,213 km²Source: Nandi HillsCountry: IndiaCities: Nellore
Teesta River
Teesta River River in Asia
The Teesta River or Tista is said to be the lifeline of the Indian state of Sikkim, flowing for almost the entire length of the state and carving out verdant Himalayan temperate and tropical river valleys.Length: 309 kmSource: Tso Lhamo LakeMouth: Brahmaputra RiverCountries: India, BangladeshCities: Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Sevoke,RangpoBridges: Coronation Bridge
Damodar River
Damodar River River in India
Damodar River is a river flowing across the Indian states of West Bengal and Jharkhand. Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to large-scale mining and industrial activity. Length: 592 kmBasin area: 23,371 km²Source: Chota Nagpur PlateauCountry: IndiaMouths: Hooghly River, Rupnarayan RiverCities: Durgapur, Asansol, Bardhaman,Bokaro Steel City, Howrah
Padma River
Padma River River in Asia
Padma is a major river in Bangladesh. It is the main distributary of the Ganges, flowing generally southeast for 120 kilometres to its confluence with the Meghna River near the Bay of Bengal.Length: 120 kmDischarge: 35,000 m³/sSource: HimalayasMouth: Bay of BengalBridges: Hardinge Bridge, Lalon Shah BridgeCountries: India, BangladeshCities: Rajshahi
Sabarmati River
Sabarmati River River in India
The Sabarmati river is one of the biggest rivers of Gujarat. It originates in Dhebar lake in Aravalli Range of the Udaipur District of Rajasthan and meets the Gulf of Cambay of Arabian Sea after travelling 371 km in a south-westerly direction.Length: 371 kmSource: Dhebar LakeCountry: IndiaCities: AhmedabadBridges: Nehru Bridge
Brahmani River
Brahmani River River in India
The Brahmani is a major seasonal river in the Odisha state of Eastern India. The Brahmani is formed by the confluence of the Sankh and South Koel rivers, and flows through the districts of Sundargarh, Kendujhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack and Jajapur.Country: IndiaMouth: Bay of Bengal
Tungabhadra River
Tungabhadra RiverRiver in India
The Tungabhadra River is a river in southern India that starts and flows through the state of Karnataka during most of its course, before flowing along the border between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.Length: 531 kmBasin area: 71,417 km²Mouth: Krishna RiverCountry: IndiaSources: Bhadra River, Tunga RiverCities: Hampi, Hospet, Mantralayam,Kurnool
Ramganga River
Ramganga River in Kanpur, India
Ramganga West River originates from Doodhatoli ranges in the district of Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand state of India. The Ramganga River flows to south west from Kumaun Himalaya.Length: 596 kmDischarge: 500 m³/sBasin area: 30,641 km²Country: IndiaMouths: Sharda River, GangesSources: Himalayas, Namik GlacierCities: Bareilly, Ramnagar
Periyar River
Periyar River in India
Periyar is the longest river and the river with the largest discharge potential in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the few perennial rivers in the region and provides drinking water for several major towns.Length: 244 kmDischarge: 295 m³/sSource elevation: 1,830 mCountry: IndiaMouth: Arabian SeaMouth elevation: 0Sources: Tamil Nadu, Sivagiri Hills
Sharavati River
Sharavati River in India
Sharavati is a river which originates and flows entirely within the state of Karnataka in India. It is one of the few westward flowing rivers of India and a major part of the river basin lies in the Western Ghats.Length: 128 kmBasin area: 2,985 km²Source: AmbuthirthaCountry: IndiaMouth: Arabian SeaBridges: Sharavati BridgeCities: Sagara, Honnavar, Thirthahalli,Hosanagara
Banas River
Banas River River in India
The Banas is a river of Rajasthan state in western India. It is a tributary of the Chambal River, which in turn flows into the Yamuna, a tributary of the Ganges. The Banas is approximately 512 kilometres in length. It is also known as 'Van Ki Asha'.Country: India
Sharda River
Sharda River River in Asia
The Sharda River or Mahakali River is also called Kali Gad or Kali Ganga in Uttarakhand where the river demarcates Nepal's western border with India. This boundary was established by the 1816 Sugauli treaty. The name is sometimes written "Sarda". Length: 350 kmSource: HimalayasMouth: GangesCountries: India, NepalBridges: Dodhara Chandani Bridge, Elgin Bridge
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