Rivers | Length (KM) | Origin | End |
Ganga | 2,525 | Gangotri Glacier (Bhagirathi), Uttarakhand | Bay of Bengal |
Yamuna | 1,376 | Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand | Merges with Ganga at Allahabad (Triveni Sangam - Kumbh Mela spot |
Brahmaputra | 1,800 | Himalayan Glacier in Tibet, but enters India in Arunachal Pradesh | Merges with Ganga and ends in Bay of Bengal |
Chambal | 960 | Tributary of Yamuna river, starting at Madhya Pradesh | Joins Yamuna river in UP |
Son | 784 | Tributary of Ganga, starting at Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh | Joins Ganga just above Patna - also considered part of Vindhya river system |
Gandak | 630 | Nepal; Ganges tributary at Indo-Nepal border (Triveni Sangam) | Joins Ganga near Patna |
Kosi | 720 | Starts from Bihar near Indo-Nepal border | Joins Ganga near Katihar district of Bihar |
Betwa | 590 | Tributary of Yamuna, rises at Vindhya region, MP | Joins Yamuna at Hamirpur in UP |
Gomti | 900 | Tributary of Ganga, starting at Gomat Taal, UP | Joins Ganga in Varanasi district |
Ghaghra | 1080 | Himalayan Glacier in tibet, tributary of Ganga | Joins Ganga in Bihar |
Hugli (Hooghly) | 260 | Tributary of Ganga near West Bengal | Merges with Ganga at Bay of Bengal |
Damodar | 592 | Tributary of Hugli near Chandwar, Jharkhand | Merges with Hugli in West Bengal |
The Indus River System includes the following 6 major rivers:
Western Ghats Rivers:
Rivers | Length (KM) | Origin | End |
Kaveri | 765 | Talakaveri in Western Ghats in Karnataka | Ends in Bay of Bengal |
Krishna | 1400 | Originates in the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra | Ends in Bay of Bengal near Andhra Pradesh |
Godavari | 1465 | Starts in Maharashtra and passes through 7 Indian states | Empties in Bay of Bengal |
Tungabhadra | 531 | Tributary of Krishna river staring at Karnataka | Joins Krishna river along the border of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh |
Vindhya and Satpura Ranges rivers:
Rivers | Length (KM) | Origin | End |
Tapti | 724 | Rises in Eastern Satpura Ranges, Madhya Pradesh | Empties into Gulf of Khambat, Gujarat |
Mahi | 580 | Rises in Madhya Pradesh | Flows into Arabian sea from Gujarat |
Narmada | 1315 | Starts from Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh | Drains into Arabian sea via Gulf of Cambay |
Rivers | Length (KM) | Origin | End |
Indus | 3180 | Originates in Tibetan plateau, Enters India in J&K | Merges into Arabina sea near Sindh |
Chenab | 960 | Upper Himalayas in the Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh | Merges with Indus |
Jhelum | 725 | Tributary of Chenub river, Punjab | Merges with Chenab at Jhang (Pakistan) |
Ravi | 720 | Starts from Bara Bhangal, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh | Joins Chenab in Pakistan |
Sutlej | 1500 | Tributary of Indus river, originates at Rakshastal, Tibet | Meets Beas river in Pakistan and ends at Arabian sea |
Beas | 470 | Rises at Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh | Joins 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
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November 30, 2017
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