21st May 2021
Indus River System
Indus |
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Shyok |
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Jhelum |
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Chenab |
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Ravi |
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Beas |
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Sutluj |
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Ganga River System
- Origin → As Bhagirathi from Gangotri Glacier (Uttarkashi – Uttarakhand)
- Alakananda unites with Bhagirathi at Devprayag, Uttarakhand → Henceforth known as Ganga
- Passing through Rishikesh, it debounches in plains of Haridwar
- From Haridwar, it flows Southward to reach Allahabad where it joins the Yamuna
- Near Rajmahal Hills, it turns southeast & bifurcate at Farraka into Hoogly (Kolkata) & Padma (BD)
- At Bangladesh, Ganga merges with Brahmputra (Known as Jamuna in Bangladesh) at Goalundo Ghats
- Mixture is known as Padma River
- Then it merges with Meghna & finally falls in the Bay of Bengal
- Meghna → Known as Barack river in India
- Major tributaries → Yamuna, Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi, Son & Punpun
Ghaghara |
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Gandak |
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Kosi |
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Son |
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Gomti |
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Yamuna |
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Betwa |
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Ken |
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Chambal |
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Banas |
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Damodar |
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Brahmaputra River System
- Origin → Chemayungdung Glacier (Kailash Range, Tibet)
- In Tibet, known as TSANG – PO
- In China, known as YARLUNG ZANBO
- Forms grand canyon in Tibet
- Turns southward near Namcha – Barwa
- Enters Arunachal Pradesh as Dihang River at Sadiya, emerging from the mountains
- Joined by Dibang river from the north & Lohit river from the south → Known as Brahamputra
- Turns at Dhubri to enter into Bangladesh
- After joining Teesta, known as Jamuna in BD
- Joins Ganga & Megna → Merges to BOB.
- Forms many river island of which Majuli is world 2nd largest one
- Major tributaries → Dihang, Lohit, Subansiri, Teesta, Meghna (Barack in Assam), Manas
Teesta |
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Lohit |
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Peninsular Rivers India – Flowing East to West
Luni |
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Sabarmati |
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Mahi |
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Narmada |
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Tawa |
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Tapi |
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Periyar |
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Peninsular Rivers India – Flowing West to East
Mahanadi |
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Godavari |
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Penganga |
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Krishna |
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Tungabhadra |
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Bhima |
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Kaveri |
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Penner |
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Vaigai |
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