Major Rivers of India!

 

1. Indus River System

• Origin: Tibet (Lake Mansarovar)

• Flows through: Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan

• Major tributaries: Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej

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2. Ganga River System

• Origin: Gangotri Glacier, Uttarakhand

• Flows through: Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, West Bengal → Bangladesh

• Major tributaries: Yamuna, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi, Son

• Sacred river of India

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3. Yamuna River

• Origin: Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand

• Flows through: Delhi, UP

• Tributary of: Ganga

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4. Brahmaputra River

• Origin: Tibet (as Tsangpo)

• Flows through: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam → Bangladesh

• Known for: Mighty floods in Assam

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5. Godavari River (Dakshina Ganga)

• Origin: Maharashtra (Nasik)

• Flows through: Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh

• Longest river of South India

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6. Krishna River

• Origin: Western Ghats (Maharashtra)

• Flows through: Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh

• Tributaries: Bhima, Tungabhadra

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7. Cauvery (Kaveri) River

• Origin: Karnataka (Talakaveri, Brahmagiri Hills)

• Flows through: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

• Important for: Irrigation, hydro power

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8. Mahanadi River

• Origin: Chhattisgarh

• Flows through: Odisha (Hirakud Dam is built on it)

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9. Narmada River

• Origin: Amarkantak Plateau, Madhya Pradesh

• Flows west → Arabian Sea

• Famous for: Marble Rocks at Bhedaghat

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10. Tapi (Tapti) River

• Origin: Satpura ranges, Madhya Pradesh

• Flows through: Maharashtra, Gujarat → Arabian Sea