Rivers of india

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1. Rivers of India

2. There are 2 classifications of rivers in our country :- Himalayan Rivers Peninsular Rivers

3. Himalayan Rivers

4. Peninsular Rivers

5. River Ganges

6. 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 km Mouth :  Bay of Bengal Sources :  Nanda Kot ,  Kedarnath ,  Nanda Devi ,  Trisul ,  Satopanth Glacier ,  Gangotri Glacier ,  Kamet Countries :  India ,  Bangladesh Cities :  Varanasi ,  Haridwar ,  Kolkata, Allahabad ,  Patna ,  Kanpur ,  Ghazipur Bridges :  Mahatma Gandhi Setu , Vidyasagar Setu .

7. River Narmada

8. 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 km Basin area :  98,796 km² Source :  Amarkantak Country :  India Mouth :  Gulf of Khambhat Cities :  Jabalpur ,  Vadodara

9. Brahmaputra River

10. 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 km Discharge :  19,300 m³/s Source :  Himalayas Mouth :  Bay of Bengal Countries :  India ,  Bangladesh ,  China Bridges :  Bogibeel Bridge ,  Naranarayan Setu ,  Dhola-Sadiya bridge Cities :  Guwahati

11. Yamuna River

12. Yamuna Tributary in India The Yamuna, sometimes called Jamuna , is the largest tributary river of the Ganges, in northern India.  Length :  1,376 km Basin area :  366,223 km² Country :  India Mouth :  Triveni Sangam Sources :  Yamunotri ,  Champasar Glacier Cities :  Agra ,  Allahabad ,  Mathura , Yamunanagar ,  Noida ,  Delhi ,  Etawah , Firozabad ,  Baghpat ,  Kalpi ,  Hamirpur MOST POLLUTED RIVER IN THE WORLD:- YAMUNA

13. Godavar i River

14. 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 km Basin area :  312,812 km² Source :  Brahmagiri Mountain Country :  India Cities :  Rajahmundry Bridges :  Godavari Bridge ,  Godavari Arch Bridge

15. Indus River

16. 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 km Sources :  Sênggê Zangbo ,  Tibetan Plateau ,  Gar River Countries :  India ,  China ,  Pakistan Mouths :  Arabian Sea ,  Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Cities :  Karachi ,  Peshawar ,  Rawalpindi , Gilgit ,  Thatta ,  Mithankot ,  Jamshoro , Attock Bridges :  Lansdowne Bridge Rohri Islands :  Bukkur

17. Kaveri River

18. 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 km Basin area :  72,000 km² Source elevation :  1,276 m Source :  Western Ghats Country :  India Cities :  Tiruchirappalli ,  Talakaveri , Thanjavur ,  Srirangapatna .

19. Krishna River

20. Krishna River River 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 km Source :  Mahabaleshwar Country :  India Mouths :  Hamsaladeevi ,  Bay of Bengal Cities :  Vijayawada ,  Hamsaladeevi ,  Sangli Bridges :  Penumudi–Puligadda Bridge Islands :  Bhavani Island, Vijayawada

21. Mahanadi River

22. 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 km Discharge :  2,119 m³/s Basin area :  141,600 km² Source :  Sihawa Country :  India Bridges :  Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge Cities :  Cuttack ,  Sambalpur ,  Sonepur , Odisha ,  Boudh ,  Birmaharajpur ,  Subalaya

23. Tapti River

24. 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 km Basin area :  65,145 km² Source :  Satpura Range Country :  India Mouth :  Gulf of Khambhat Cities :  Surat ,  Burhanpur ,  Bhusawal , Jalgaon ,  Dhule ,  Nasik .

25. Chambal River

26. 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 km Basin area :  143,219 km² Source :  Singar Chouri Country :  India Mouth :  Yamuna Cities :  Kota Bridges :  Kota Chambal Bridge

27. Ghaghara River

28. 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 km Basin area :  127,950 km² Source :  Himalayas Mouth :  Ganges Countries :  India ,  China ,  Nepal Bridges :  Karnali Bridge

29. Betwa River

30. 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 Range Mouth :  Yamuna

31. Gandaki River

32. 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 km Discharge :  1,760 m³/s Source :  Nhubine Himal Glacier Mouth :  Ganges Countries :  India ,  China ,  Nepal Cities :  Jomsom ,  Kagbeni , Mustang ,  Beni , Dhawalagiri , Bridges :  Narayani Bridge ,  Keladighat bridge

33. Koshi River

34. 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 km Discharge : 2,166 m³/s Basin area : 69,300 km² Mouth :  Ganges Sources :  Tamur River ,  Son, Kosi ,  Arun River, China-Nepal Countries :  India ,  Nepal Cities :  Purnia ,  Katihar ,  Biratnagar

35. Mahi River

36. 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 :  India Mouth :  Gulf of Khambhat

37. Gomti River

38. 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 km Source :  Gomat Taal Country :  India Mouth :  Ganges Cities :  Lucknow ,  Jaunpur ,  Sultanpur , Uttar Pradesh Bridges :  Shahi Bridge, Jaunpur

39. Bhagirathi River

40. 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 km Discharge :  257.8 m³/s Basin area :  6,921 km² Source :  Gangotri Glacier Country :  India Mouth :  Ganges Cities :  Gangotri ,  Devprayag ,  Uttarkashi , Tehri

41. Hooghly River

42. 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 km Source :  Ganges Country :  India Bridges :  Vidyasagar Setu ,  Howrah Bridge , Vivekananda Setu ,  Nivedita Setu , Nashipur Rail Bridge

43. Alaknanda River

44. 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 km Discharge :  439.4 m³/s Basin area :  10,882 km² Source :  Satopanth Glacier Country :  India Mouth :  Ganges Cities :  Devprayag

45. Son River

46. Son River Tributary in India Son River of central India is the Second largest of the Ganges' southern tributaries after Yamuna River.  Length :  784 km Country :  India Mouth :  Ganges Bridges :  Nehru Setu ,  Koilwar Bridge , Jawahar Setu

47. Penna River

48. 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 km Basin area :  55,213 km² Source :  Nandi Hills Country :  India Cities :  Nellore

49. Teesta River

50. 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 km Source :  Tso Lhamo Lake Mouth :  Brahmaputra River Countries :  India ,  Bangladesh Cities :  Siliguri ,  Jalpaiguri ,  Sevoke , Rangpo Bridges :  Coronation Bridge

51. Damodar River

52. 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 km Basin area :  23,371 km² Source :  Chota Nagpur Plateau Country :  India Mouths :  Hooghly River ,  Rupnarayan River Cities :  Durgapur ,  Asansol ,  Bardhaman , Bokaro Steel City ,  Howrah

53. Padma River

54. 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 km Discharge :  35,000 m³/s Source :  Himalayas Mouth :  Bay of Bengal Bridges :  Hardinge Bridge ,  Lalon Shah Bridge Countries :  India ,  Bangladesh Cities :  Rajshahi

55. Sabarmati River

56. 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 km Source :  Dhebar Lake Country :  India Cities :  Ahmedabad Bridges :  Nehru Bridge

57. Brahmani River

58. 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 :  India Mouth :  Bay of Bengal

59. Tungabhadra River

60. Tungabhadra River River 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 km Basin area :  71,417 km² Mouth :  Krishna River Country :  India Sources :  Bhadra River ,  Tunga River Cities :  Hampi ,  Hospet ,  Mantralayam , Kurnool

61. Ramganga River

62. 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 km Discharge :  500 m³/s Basin area :  30,641 km² Country :  India Mouths :  Sharda River ,  Ganges Sources :  Himalayas ,  Namik Glacier Cities :  Bareilly ,  Ramnagar

63. Periyar River

64. 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 km Discharge :  295 m³/s Source elevation :  1,830 m Country :  India Mouth :  Arabian Sea Mouth elevation :  Sources :  Tamil Nadu ,  Sivagiri Hills

65. Sharavati River

66. 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 km Basin area :  2,985 km² Source :  Ambuthirtha Country :  India Mouth :  Arabian Sea Bridges :  Sharavati Bridge Cities :  Sagara ,  Honnavar ,  Thirthahalli , Hosanagara

67. Banas River

68. 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

69. Sharda River

70. 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 km Source :  Himalayas Mouth :  Ganges Countries :  India ,  Nepal Bridges :  Dodhara Chandani Bridge ,  Elgin Bridge

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