Friday, July 24, 2009

Rivers in India

Length (km)
Originates from
Ends in
Passes through

Ganga (Bhagirati)
Length (km): 2,507
Originates from: Gaumukh
Ends in: Bay of Bengal
Passes through: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal

Yamuna (Jamuna)
Length (km): 1370
Originates from: Garhwal in Yamunotri
Ends in: Bay of Bengal
Passes through: Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh

Brahmaputra
Length (km): 2,850
Originates from: Chemayung-Dung glacier, between lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash
Ends in: Bay of Bengal
Passes through: North Eastern states of India

Kaveri (Dakshina Ganga" or Ganges of the south)
Length (km): 765
Originates from: Hills of Coorg, Karnataka
Ends in: Bay of Bengal
Passes through: Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Godavari
Length (km): 1,465
Originates from: Trimbakeshwar near Nasik Hills in Maharashtra
Ends in: Bay of Bengal
Passes through: South-easterly direction, through Maharastra and Andhra Pradesh

Krishna
Length (km): 900
Originates from: Near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra
Ends in: Bay of Bengal
Passes through: Maharastra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

Narmada
Length (km): 1,300
Originates from: Amarkantak hill in Madhya Pradesh
Ends in: Arabian Sea
Passes through: Maharastra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat

Tapti
Length (km): 724
Originates from: Pachmari, Madhya Pradesh
Ends in: Arabian Sea
Passes through: Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat

Gomti
Length (km): 805
Originates from: Himalaya Range of Nepal
Ends in: Bay of Bengal
Passes through: Uttar Pradesh

Ghaghara
Originates from: Shivalik mountain range of Himachal Pradesh
Ends in: Disappears into the Thar Desert
Passes through: Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan

Mahanadi
Length (km): 860
Originates from: Satpura Range
Ends in: Bay of Bengal
Passes through: Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and Maharashtra

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