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List of rivers of India

Rivers 

Length (KM)

Origin

End

Ganga2,525Gangotri Glacier (Bhagirathi), UttarakhandBay of Bengal
Yamuna1,376Yamunotri Glacier, UttarakhandMerges with Ganga at Allahabad (Triveni Sangam - Kumbh Mela spot
Brahmaputra1,800Himalayan Glacier in Tibet, but enters India in Arunachal PradeshMerges with Ganga and ends in Bay of Bengal
Chambal960Tributary of Yamuna river, starting at Madhya PradeshJoins Yamuna river in UP
Son784Tributary of Ganga, starting at Amarkantak, Madhya PradeshJoins Ganga just above Patna - also considered part of Vindhya river system
Gandak630Nepal; Ganges tributary at Indo-Nepal border (Triveni Sangam) Joins Ganga near Patna
Kosi720Starts from Bihar near Indo-Nepal borderJoins Ganga near Katihar district of Bihar
Betwa590Tributary of Yamuna, rises at Vindhya region, MPJoins Yamuna at Hamirpur in UP
Gomti900Tributary of Ganga, starting at Gomat Taal, UPJoins Ganga in Varanasi district
Ghaghra1080Himalayan Glacier in tibet, tributary of GangaJoins Ganga in Bihar
Hugli (Hooghly) 260Tributary of Ganga near West BengalMerges with Ganga at Bay of Bengal
Damodar592Tributary of Hugli near Chandwar, JharkhandMerges with Hugli in West Bengal

The Indus River System includes the following 6 major rivers: 





Western Ghats Rivers: 


Rivers 

Length (KM)

Origin

End

Kaveri765Talakaveri in Western Ghats in KarnatakaEnds in Bay of Bengal
Krishna1400Originates in the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar in MaharashtraEnds in Bay of Bengal near Andhra Pradesh
Godavari1465Starts in Maharashtra and passes through 7 Indian statesEmpties in Bay of Bengal
Tungabhadra531Tributary of Krishna river staring at KarnatakaJoins Krishna river along the border of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh



Vindhya and Satpura Ranges rivers:

Rivers 

Length (KM)

Origin

End

Tapti724Rises in Eastern Satpura Ranges, Madhya PradeshEmpties into Gulf of Khambat, Gujarat
Mahi580Rises in Madhya PradeshFlows into Arabian sea from Gujarat
Narmada1315Starts from Amarkantak, Madhya PradeshDrains into Arabian sea via Gulf of Cambay

Rivers 

Length (KM)

Origin

End

Indus3180Originates in Tibetan plateau, Enters India in J&KMerges into Arabina sea near Sindh
Chenab960Upper Himalayas in the Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh Merges with Indus
Jhelum725Tributary of Chenub river, PunjabMerges with Chenab at Jhang (Pakistan)
Ravi720Starts from Bara Bhangal, Kangra district, Himachal PradeshJoins Chenab in Pakistan
Sutlej1500Tributary of Indus river, originates at Rakshastal, TibetMeets Beas river in Pakistan and ends at Arabian sea
Beas470Rises at Himalayas in central Himachal PradeshJoins Sutlej river in Punjab, India


DETAILED LIST OF CITY & STATE OF RIVERS:


  • Agra --Yamuna --Uttar Pradesh
  • Ahmedabad --Sabarmati --Gujarat
  • Allahabad --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
  • Auraiya --Yamuna -- Uttar Pradesh
  • Ayodhya --Saryu -- Uttar Pradesh
  • Badrinath --Ganges -- Uttarakhand
  • Bagalkot --Ghataprabha -- Karnataka
  • Bangalore --Vrishabhavathi -- Karnataka
  • Bhadravathi --Bhadra -- Karnataka
  • Bharuch --Narmada -- Gujarat
  • Chakeri --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
  • Chennai --Adyar -- Tamil Nadu 
  • Coimbatore --Noyyal -- Tamil Nadu
  • Cuttack --Mahanadi -- Odisha
  • Daman --Daman Ganga -- Daman
  • Dibrugarh --Brahmaputra -- Assam
  • Erode --Kaveri -- Tamil Nadu
  • Etawah --Yamuna -- Uttar Pradesh
  • Farrukhabad --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
  • Fatehgarh --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
  • Ferozpur --Sutlej -- Punjab
  • Gorakhpur --Rapti -- Uttar Pradesh
  • Guwahati --Brahmaputra -- Assam
  • Gwalior --Chambal -- Madhya Pradesh
  • Hajipur --Ganges,Gandak -- Bihar
  • Haridwar --Ganges -- Uttarkhand
  • Honnavar --Sharavathi -- Karnataka
  • Hospet --Tungabhadra -- Karnataka
  • Hyderabad --Musi -- Telangana
  • Jabalpur --Narmada -- Madhya Pradesh
  • Jaunpur --Gomti -- Uttar Pradesh
  • Kannauj --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
  • Kanpur Cant --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
  • Kanpur --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
  • Karad --Krishna, -- Maharashtra
  • Karjat --Ulhas -- Maharashtra
  • Karwar --Kali -- Karnataka
  • Kolkata --Hooghly -- West Bengal
  • Kota --Chambal -- Rajasthan
  • Lucknow --Gomti -- Uttar Pradesh
  • Madurai --Vaigai -- Tamil Nadu
  • Mahad --Savitri -- Maharashtra
  • Malegaon --Girna River -- Maharashtra
  • Mangalore --Netravati, -- Karnataka
  • Mathura --Yamuna -- Uttar Pradesh
  • Nanded --Godavari -- Maharashtra
  • Nashik --Godavari -- Maharashtra
  • Nellore --Pennar -- Andhra Pradesh
  • New Delhi --Yamuna -- Delhi
  • Nizamabad --Godavari -- Andhrapradesh
  • Patna --Ganges -- Bihar
  • Pune --Mula, -- Maharashtra
  • Rajahmundry --Godavari -- Andhra Pradesh
  • Rourkela --Brahmani -- Odisha
  • Sambalpur --Mahanadi -- Odisha
  • Sangli --Krishna -- Maharashtra
  • Shimoga --Tunga River -- Karnataka
  • Shuklaganj --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
  • Srinagar --Jhelum --Jammu & Kashmir
  • Surat --Tapti -- Gujarat
  • Thiruchirapalli --Kaveri -- Tamil Nadu
  • Tiruchirapalli --Kaveri -- Tamil Nadu
  • Tirunelveli --Thamirabarani -- Tamil Nadu
  • Ujjain --Shipra -- Madhya Pradesh
  • Vadodara --Vishwamitri -- Gujarat
  • Varanasi --Ganges -- Uttar Pradesh
  • Vijayawada --Krishna -- Andhra Pradesh
List of rivers of India List of rivers of India Reviewed by master all on November 30, 2017 Rating: 5

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