Its about major rivers of north India. It helps you all to know some information about north Indian river which flows in many north Indian states including Pakistan also. It contains major information of rivers. Hope you all like it.

1. NORTH INDIAN RIVERS

2. MEANING OF GEOGRAPHY
• The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of
human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution
of populations and resources and political and economic activities.

3. MEANING OF RIVER
• 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.

4. MAJOR RIVERS IN NORTH INDIA
• INDUS (KAILASH RANGE)
• GANGA (BHAGIRATI)
• YAMUNA (JAMUNA)
• GOMATI
• GHAGHARA
• INDUS (TIBETAN PLATEAU)
• CHENAB
• JHELUM
• BEAS
• SUTLEJ
• RAVI

5. INDUS RIVER
The Indus originates in the northern slopes of theKailash range in Tibet near Lake
Manasarovar. It follows a north-westerly course through Tibet. It enters Indian territory
in Jammu and Kashmir.
LENGTH (KM) : 3100
AREA : 3,21,290 Sq.km
ORIGINATES FROM : IN Tibet Kailash Range 5080 mts.
ENDS IN : Arabian Sea
PLACES BENEFITED: INDIA AND PAKISTAN

6. GANGA (BHAGIRATI)
• The river is called Bhagirathi at the source and acquires the name Ganga (the Ganges)
from Devprayag onwards where it meets the Alaknanda. The origin of the holy river is
at Gaumukh, set in the Gangotri Glacier, and is a 19 km trek fromGangotri.
• LENGTH (KM) : 2480
• AREA : 3,37,00 Sq. km
• ORIGINATES FROM : Gangotri
• ENDS IN : Bay of Bengal
• PLACES BENEFITED : U.P , U.K , Bihar , West Bengal

7. YAMUNA (JAMUNA)
• Yamuna River, also called Jumna, major river of northern India, primarily in Uttarakhand
and Uttar Pradesh states. It is one of the country's most-sacred rivers. The Yamuna rises
the slopes of the Bandarpunch massif in the Great Himalayas near Yamnotri (Jamnotri) in
western Uttarakhand.
• LENGTH (KM) : 1370
• AREA : 3,59,000
• ORIGINATES FROM : Garhwall in Yamunotri
• ENDS IN : Bay of Bengal
• PLACES BENEFITED : Delhi, Haryana, U.K. , U.P.

8. GOMATI
• The Gomti a monsoon and ground water fed river originates from Gomat Taal which
formally known as Fulhaar jheel, near Madho Tanda, Pilibhit, India. It extends 960 kilometres
(600 mi) through Uttar Pradesh and meets the Ganges River near Saidpur, Kaithi in
Varanasi district.
• LENGTH (KM) : 900
• AREA : N.A.
• ORIGINATES FROM : Gomat Taal
• ENDS IN : Ganges
• PLACES BENEFITED : U.P.

9. GHAGHARA
• Ghaghara River. ... It rises as the Karnali River (Chinese: Kongque He) in the
highHimalayas of southern Tibet Autonomous Region, China, and flows southeast
Nepal. Cutting southward across the Siwalik Range, it splits into two branches that rejoin
south of the Indian border and form the Ghaghara proper.
• LENGTH 9KM) : 1080
• AREA : 127,950 Sq. km
• ORIGINATES FROM : Himalayas
• ENDS IN : Ganges
• PLACES BENEFITED : UTTAR PRADESH

10. INDUS
• The Indus River (locally called Sindhu) is one of the longest rivers in Asia. Originating in the Tibetan
Plateau in the vicinity of Lake Manasarovar, the river runs a course through the Ladakh region
of Jammu and Kashmir, India, towards the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Kashmir and
the Hindukush ranges, and then flows in a southerly direction along the entire length of Pakistan to
merge into the Arabian Sea near the port city of Karachi in Sindh.[1][2] It is the longest river and national
river of Pakistan.[
• LENGTH (KM) : 3200
• AREA : 1,165,000 Sq. km.
• ORIGINATES FROM : Tibetan Plateau
• ENDS IN : Arabian Sea
• PLACES BENEFITED : Kashmir (india) , Pakistan , China

11. CHENAB
• Bhaga River originates from “Surya Tal” lake located few kilometres east in Bara-
Lach La Pass and the Chandra River originates from glaciers located at the east of the
pass. After entering in Punjab Valley, Chenab River is joined by River Jhelum at Trimmu
and then by River Ravi at Ahmadpur Siyal in Pakistan
• LENGTH (KM) : 960
• AREA : N.A.
• ORIGINATES FROM : Bara – lacha la
• ENDS IN : Indus
• PLACES BENEFITED : Himachal Pradesh, J & K (India) , Pakistan

12. JHELUM
• The Jhelum River is a river in northern India and eastern Pakistan. It is the
westernmost of the five rivers of the Punjab region, and passes through the Kashmir
Valley. It is a tributary of the Indus River.
• LENGTH (KM): 813
• AREA : N.A.
• ORIGINATES FROM : Pir Panjal Range
• ENDS IN : Chenab River
• PLACES BENEFITED : J&K (INDIA) , Pakistan

13. BEAS
• The pass lies on the watershed between the Chenab and Beas basins. On the southern side
of this pass, the Beas River emerges from underground and flows southward and on its
northern side, the Chandra River(flows from the eastern Himalayas), a source stream of
the river Chenab, flows westward.
• LENGTH (KM) : 470
• AREA : 20,303 Sq. km.
• ORIGINATES FROM : Rohtang Pass
• ENDS IN : Sutlej
• PLACES BENEFITED : H.P. , Punjab (India) , Pakistan

14. RAVI
• The Ravi Riveris a transboundary river crossing northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of
six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region. The waters of Ravi are allocated to India under Indus
Water Treaty.
• Under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, the waters of the Ravi and five other rivers are divided
between India and Pakistan. Subsequently, the Indus Basin Project has been developed in Pakistan and
many inter-basin water transfers, irrigation, hydropowerand multipurpose projects have been built
in India.
• LENGTH (KM) : 720 (450 mi)
• AREA : -
• ORIGINATES FROM : Himachal Pradesh
• ENDS IN : Chenab River
• PLACES BENEFITED : H.P. , Punjab (india) , Pakistan

15. SUTLEJ
• The Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads
region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known
as Satadree.[2] It is addressed as Shatarudra by the Gorkhalis.[3] It is the
easternmost tributary of the Indus River.
• LENGTH (KM) : 1450
• AREA : 66,317 Sq.km.
• ORIGINATES FROM : Mount Kailash
• ENDS IN : Arabian Sea
• PLACES BENEFITED : H.P. , Punjab (india) , Pakistan

16. THANK YOU
•Prepared by : Priya Choubey
•Class : B.A. final yr.
•SUB. : GEOGRAPHY (India & Chattisgarh)
•TOPIC : North Indian Rivers
•Submit to : Sheela Shridhar