Rivers of India
Geography · भारत की नदियां · 27 facts
Major tributaries (left bank): Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi. (Right bank): Yamuna, Son.
In Bangladesh, Ganga is called Padma and Brahmaputra is called Jamuna.
Ganga = longest river in India (2,525 km), originates from Gangotri (Gomukh)
Yamuna = largest tributary of Ganga, meets at Prayagraj
Godavari = longest peninsular river (1,465 km), called Dakshin Ganga
Narmada = longest west-flowing river, forms estuary, originates from Amarkantak
Narmada and Tapti flow west into Arabian Sea (only major ones)
Indus system: 5 rivers of Punjab — Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej
Brahmaputra = Tsangpo (Tibet), Siang (Arunachal), Jamuna (Bangladesh)
Majuli (Assam) = world's largest river island (in Brahmaputra)
Sundarbans = world's largest delta (Ganga + Brahmaputra)
Kosi = Sorrow of Bihar, Damodar = Sorrow of Bengal
Tehri Dam (Bhagirathi) = highest dam in India
Hirakud Dam (Mahanadi) = longest dam in India
Kaveri = Ganga of South, originates from Brahmagiri Hills (Karnataka)
Ganga is called Padma in Bangladesh
East-flowing rivers form deltas, West-flowing form estuaries
West-Flowing Rivers: Drain into Arabian Sea
West-Flowing Rivers: Narmada and Tapti (major ones)
West-Flowing Rivers: Flow through rift valleys (fault/block)
West-Flowing Rivers: Form estuaries (no deltas)
East-Flowing Rivers: Drain into Bay of Bengal
East-Flowing Rivers: Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, Mahanadi (major ones)
East-Flowing Rivers: Flow on gentle eastern slopes of Western Ghats
East-Flowing Rivers: More in number, larger drainage area
Tehri Dam — Bhagirathi — Uttarakhand — Highest dam in India (260 m)
Hirakud Dam — Mahanadi — Odisha — Longest dam in India (26 km)