General Knowledge / Important Indian Rivers And Their Origin

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river . In some cases a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water.

S.No River Origin End
1 Ganga Gangotri Glacier (Bhagirathi), Uttarakhand Bay of Bengal
2 Yamuna Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand Merges with Ganga at Allahabad
3 Brahmaputra Angsi Glacier in Himalayas in Tibet, but enters India in Arunachal Pradesh Merges with Ganga and ends in Bay of Bengal
4 Indus Originates in Tibetan plateau, Enters India in J&K Arabian sea
5 Hugli Tributary of Ganga near West Bengal Merges with Ganga at Bay of Bengal
6 Gomti Tributary of Ganga, starting at Gomat Taal, UP Joins Ganga in Varanasi
7 Son Tributary of Ganga, starting at Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh Joins Ganga just above Patna
8 Gandak Nepal; Ganges tributary at Indo-Nepal border Joins Ganga near Patna
9 Kosi Starts from Bihar near Indo-Nepal border Joins Ganga near Katihar district of Bihar
10 Mahanadi Sihawa mountain of Chhatisgarh Bay of Bengal
11 Jhelum Tributary of Chenub river, Punjab Merges with Chenab at Jhang (Pakistan)
12 Ravi Starts from Bara Bhangal, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh Joins Chenab in Pakistan
13 Sutlej Tributary of Indus river, originates at Rakshastal, Tibet Meets Beas river in Pakistan and ends at Arabian sea
14 Beas Rises at Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh Joins Sutlej river in Punjab
15 Kaveri Talakaveri in Western Ghats in Karnataka Ends in Bay of Bengal
16 Krishna Originates in the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra Ends in Bay of Bengal near Andhra Pradesh
17 Godavari Starts in Maharashtra Ends in Bay of Bengal
18 Tungabhadra Tributary of Krishna river staring at Karnataka Joins Krishna river along the border of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
19 Tapti Rises in Eastern Satpura Ranges, Madhya Pradesh Ends into Gulf of Khambat, Gujarat
20 Mahi Rises in Madhya Pradesh Flows into Arabian sea from Gujarat
21 Narmada Starts from Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh Drains into Arabian sea via Gulf of Cambay


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