Brief detail about Indian rivers

1. INDIAN RIVERS
RIVER GANGA :
Origin: Gangotri , Western Himalayas of the state uttrakhand.
Length of running: 2,525 kms.
Mouth: Bay of Bengal, Bangaladesh.
Tributaries: Ramganga,Gomti,Karnali, Gandaki,Koshi,Mahanada,
Yamuna,Tamsa,son and punpun etc.
Important cities covered: Rishikesh,Haridwar,Kanpur,Patna,
Allahabad, Varanasi and Kolkatta.
Dams: Tehridam and Bansagar dam.
RIVER YAMUNA :
Origin: Yamunotri ,Uttrakhand.
Length of running: 1,376 kms.
Mouth: Merges with River Ganga in Triveni sangamam,
Allahabad , UP.
Tributaries: Hindon, Sharda, Giri,Rishiganga,Hanuman ganga,
Chambal etc.
Important cities covered: Yamunanagar, Delhi, Matura, Agra,
Allahabad.
RIVER BRAHMAPUTRA :
Origin: Bhagirath glacier.
Length of running: 3,848 kms.
Mouth: Bay of Bengal.
Tributaries: Dibang river,Lohitriver, Manas river etc.
Important cities covered: Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Tezpur.

2. NARMADA RIVER:
Origin:Narmada Kund,Madya Pradesh.
Length of running: 1,312 kms.
Mouth: Gulf of Khambhat (Arabian sea).
Tributaries: Burhner river,Banjar river,Kundi river etc.
Important cities covered: Dindori.
Dams: Sardar sarovar dam and Indirasagar dam.
TAPTI (SURIYA PUTRI)RIVER:
Origin: Multai.
Length of running: 729 kms.
Mouth: Gulf of Khambhat (Arabian sea).
Important cities covered: Nepanagar, Multai,Surat and Burhanpur.
Dams: Ukai dam.
GODAVARI RIVER:
Origin: Brahmagiri Mountain, nasik, Maharastra.
Length of running: 1,465 kms,
Mouth: Antarvedi into Bay of Bengal, AP.
Tributaries: Banganga, Shivana, Purna and Darna etc.
Dams:jayakwadi dam, Sriram sagar dam and Dowleswaram Dam.
MAHANADI RIVER:
Origin: sihawa,Dhamtari,Chattisgarh,India.
Length of running: 850 kms.
Mouth: False Point, Jagatsinghpur, Delta, Odisha, India.
Tributaries: Seonath, Mand ,Ong and Parry river etc.
Important cities covered: Ranjim,Sambalpur, Cuttack etc.
Dams: Hirakud dam, Satkosia Tiger Reserve.

3. KRISHNA RIVER(KRISHNAVENI):
Origin: Near mahabaleswar,satara sistrict , Maharastra.
Length of running: 1,300 kms.
Mouth: Hamsaladeevi, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.
Tributaries: Tungabhadra, Venna, Dudhaganga,Bhima etc.
Important cities covered: Vijayawada, AP.
Dams: Srisailam dam , Nagarjuna sagar dam and Tungabhadra dam etc.
RIVER KAVERI:
Origin: Talakaveri, Kodagu, Western Ghats, Karnataka.
Length of running: 805 kms.
Mouth: Bay of Bengal,Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu.
Tributaries: Harangi,Hemavati, Kabini,Bhavani,Noyyal,Amaravati and
Moyar etc.
Important cities covered: Thiruchirapalli etc.
Dams: Mettur dam(Stainley reservoir), Kallanai (Grand anaicut),
Krishna raja sagar dam etc.
River festivals: Maha pushkaram and Aadi perukku etc.
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