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On the basis of their origin, the river systems of the Indian subcontinent can be divided into
two classes
The Himalayan Rivers
The Peninsular Rivers.
The Himalayan Rivers
The Pre Himalayan Rivers like the Arun, Indus, the Satluj and the Brahmaputra.
The Great Himalayan Rivers like the Ganga, Kali, the Ghagra, Gandak and Teesta.
The Lesser Himalayan Rivers like Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum.
The Shiwalik Rivers like the Hindon and the Solani.
The Indus river system it is one of the worlds largest river systems.
The Indus (Sanskrit: Sindhu) The Indus River is the western most of the Himalayan rivers.
Famous peaks on banks of Indus are Masherbrum, Nanga Parbat, Rakaposhi, Tirich Mir,
rising in Tibet (Near the Mansarovar Lake).
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At Attock, it receives the Kabul tributary flowing in from Afghanistan and then flows due
South.
Below Attock, the Haroh and Sohan (Soan) rivers join the Indus. It falls into the Arabian
Sea near Karachi.
There are five Indus tributaries
Jhelum
Chenab
Ravi
Beas
Sutlej
THE JHELUM:
The River Jhelum Rises in Verinag at the foot of the Pir Panjal range.
It enters the Wular Lake.
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WULAR LAKE
CHENAB RIVER
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The important tributaries are Chambal, Sind, Betwa and the Ken.
THE CHAMBAL:
The Chambal River rises near Mhow in the Vindhyan range
THE SON:
The Son River Originates from the Amarkantak plateau.
It joins the Ganga River near Ramnagar.
THE GHANDAK:
The Ghandak River rises near the Nepal - China border.
The Gandak River enters Bihar in Champaran district.
THE KOSI:
The Kosi River Rises in the peaks of Nepal, Tibet and Sikkim.
The Kosi drains into eastern Nepal and enters Sahasra district in Bihar through numerous
channels.
THE DAMODAR:
The Damodar River rises in the Chhotanagpur plateau near Tori in the Palamau district of
Jharkhand.
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DAMODAR RIVER
Its tributaries are the Garhi, Konar, Jamunia and the Baraker.
THE BRAHMAPUTRA:
The Brahmaputra River is called Tsangpo in Tibet.
The Brahmaputra river system is one of the countrys most important river systems
PENINSULAR RIVERS:
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THE MAHANADI:
The Mahanadi River rises near Sihawa in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh.
It forms many distributaries at Cuttack before entering the sea.
The river Mahanadi Flows through Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand and
Maharashtra.
THE GODAVARI:
The Godavari River is the largest river of the peninsula.
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The rivers like Koyana, Malaprabha, Ghataprabha, Bhima, Yerla, Varna, Musi,
Panchganga, Dudhganga and Tungabhadra are the main tributaries of the river Krishna. .
THE TUNGABHADRA:
This is the largest tributary of the river Krishna.
THE BAITARNI:
This originates in Orissa.
It drains in to the Eastern part of the peninsula.
THE PENNER:
The Pennar River rises in the Kolar district of Karnataka.
The chief tributaries of the river Pennar are the Chitravati and the Papaghanga.
THE CAUVERY:
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The river Cauvery raises in the Brahmagirit hills in the Coorg district of Karnataka.
The river flows through Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
The Bhavani, Noyil, Amaravati, Arkavati, Hemavati, Shimsa and Kabbani are the chief
tributaries.
At Srirangam, it divides in the northern Coleroon (Kollidam) and a southern branch that
retains its name.
THE TAMBRAPANI:
This river originates on Agastyamalais slopes in the Western Ghats.
This drains into the Gulf of Mannar.
THE TAPTI:
This river is also called Tapi.
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THE LUNI:
The river Luni originates in Annasagar in the Aravallis.
It ends in the Sahni marshes North of the Rann of Kutch.
The Luni has several tributaries.
The important tributary is Sarsuti that rises in the Pushkar Lake at Ajmer.
THE SABARMATI:
The Sabarmati River originates from the lake of Jai Samudra in Udaipur district.
It enters the sea at the head of the Gulf of Cambay after a course of 300 km.
The major tributaries are the Sabar and the Hathmati coming from idar and Mahikantha
respectively.
THE MAHI:
This river rises in the East of Udaipur.
It flows through Dhar, Ratlam and Gujarat and finally joins the Gulf of Cambay.
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5 months ago
useful tips sir but missed some rivers if possible include them also ,Thankyou
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