This document contains information about 7 major rivers in India: the Mahi, Narmada, Tapi, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri. It provides details about the origin, length, and catchment area of each river. It also discusses the differences between east and west flowing rivers in India, noting that east flowing rivers drain into the Bay of Bengal while west flowing rivers drain into the Arabian Sea. Key landmarks and geographic features are mentioned for several of the rivers.

1. By: Varun

3. Sl No Rivers Origin Length (km) Catchment
Area
(Sq. Km.)
1. Mahi Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) 583 34842
2. Narmada Amarkantak 1312 98796
3. Tapi Betul (Madhya Pradesh) 724 65145
4. Mahanadi Nazri Town 851 141589
5. Godavari Nasik 1465 312812
6. Krishna Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra) 1401 258948
7. Kaveri Talacauvery 800 811555

4. East Flowing Rivers West Flowing Rivers
These rivers drain in the Bay of
Bengal
These rivers drain in the Arabian Sea
These rivers form Deltas They form estuaries
Their Tributaries are very large Their tributaries are very small in
size
They Flow through shallow or
mature valley
They flow through rift valleys
Examples: Godavari ,Krishna,
Kaveri, Mahanadi
Examples: Narmada, Tapi

5. The river rises from the Amarkantakapeak (1,057 m) of the Maikal Range in M.E It
makes an estuary with Gulf of Khambat near Bharauch. Its length is 1,312 km and
its catchment area is 93,000 sq km.

6. Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam Dhuandhar falls
Amarkantak Riverine Island Omkara

7. The Tapi or Tapti River is one of the main rivers of peninsular India. The river originates
from the East Satpura Mountain Ranges, in south Madhya Pradesh. The river finishes
its itinerary into the Gulf of Khambat, close to the Surat City in Gujarat.

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Gulf of Khambhat

9. It originates in the Nasik district of Maharashtra State. It passes through Maharashtra and
Andhra Pradesh and forms a delta in the Bay of Bengal. This river is 1,500 km long. Its
drainage area is 312 thousand sq km.

10. Rajahmundry
^The Godavari Bridge It is Asia's second longest
road-cum-rail bridge crossing a water body
Pochera and Kuntala Rajahmundry

11. This river originates from the Bastar Hills in Chhattisgarh. It makes a delta in Orissa and
meets the Bay of Bengal. Out of these tributaries the Sconath has the largest catchment
area. The right hand tributaries are the Jonk, Ung and Tel. The catchment area of the Tel is
about 22.8 thousand sq km.

12. Hirakud dam
Satkosia Tiger Resreve,Odisha
Khandadhar Falls Jobra Barrage Bridge across the
River Mahanadi

13. This river originates from near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra State. This place is only 64
km away from the Arabian Sea. This river makes a delta close to that of the Godavari and
meets the Bay of Bengal. Its length is 1,400 km and the catchment area is 259 thousand
sq km. It passes through Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and A.P

14. Srisailam Dam Dudhsagar Waterfalls
Srivasta Nimmaraju Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

15. This river rises and descends from the Brahamanpjin Hills in Coorg district of Karnataka
State. This river makes a delta at the Bay of Bengal. The total length of this river is 800
km. It passes through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states.

16. Talacauvery, the birth place of river Kaveri
Cauvery water released to Tamil Nadu
Chunchi falls
Shivanasamudra