List of all the Rivers of India: (Names, Origin and Length)
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List of all the Rivers of India: (Names, Origin and Length)
Rivers in India do not
just play a big role in the agriculture and economy of the country. They
are also culturally important with many considering some rivers such as
the Ganges very holy. All the major rivers of India begin their
journeys at one of the three main watersheds – The Himalaya and
Karakoram mountain ranges (Northern India); the Sahyadri or the Western
Ghats (Western India); or the Vindhya and Satpura mountain ranges
(Central India). Most of the major rivers of India end up joining the
Bay of Bengal or the Arabian Sea.
The Himalaya and Karakoram Glacier Rivers include:
Ganga (Ganges)
Brahmaputra
Indus (Sindhu)
Ganga is the most sacred river of India and is known around the world
for its significance of purity in the Hindu culture. The Ganga and
Indus Basin are themselves major river systems featuring 16 important
Indian rivers (10 rivers in Ganga basin and 6 major rivers in the Indus
basin).
The Ganga River System includes the following rivers (10 major rivers plus Damodar river and Hugli river):
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
Although Hugli and Damodar rivers play a very important role in shaping the local civilisation and local economy, they are not considered as the most important rivers of the Ganga river river system.
The Indus River System includes the following 6 major rivers:
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
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
Other Important notes on Indian rivers to remember:
River Saraswati is a mythical river and is part of the Hindu triveni
Sangam mythology of the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati
rivers. Saraswati river is thought to be flowing under the ground and
meeting Ganga and Yamuna at the Kumbh mela spot.
Meghna a major river in Bangladesh is a tributary if Indian Brahmaptura river and also empties in Bay of Bengal.
River Tapi is a river in Thailand and is not to be confused with Indian river Tapti (Tapati).
