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River & Sources

The document lists major rivers in India along with their sources. It categorizes the rivers into east-flowing, west-flowing, and others, detailing their origins from various geographical features such as glaciers, lakes, and mountain ranges. Each river is associated with its specific source location, providing a comprehensive overview of India's river systems.

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River & Sources

The document lists major rivers in India along with their sources. It categorizes the rivers into east-flowing, west-flowing, and others, detailing their origins from various geographical features such as glaciers, lakes, and mountain ranges. Each river is associated with its specific source location, providing a comprehensive overview of India's river systems.

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River Name Source / Rises From

1. Indus Lake Mansarover (Bokar Chu Glacier) (Kalish Range


Northern Slope) Western Tibet

2. Jhelum Seshnag Lake, Spring of Verinag (South-eastern part of


Kashmir Valley)

3. Chenab United stream of Chandra & Bhaga originated from both


sides of Bara-Lacha Pass, Lahul Spiti part of Himachal
Pradesh & Zanskar range

4. Ravi Rohtang Pass, Kullu Himachal Pradesh

5. Beas Beas Kund of Southern Part of Rohtang Pass

6. Satluj Rakas Lake near Mansarover in Tibet, 80 km from the


source of Indus

7. Brahmaputra Che-mayung-dung glacier in Kailash Range little south of


Lake Konggyo Tsho.

8. Ganga Rises as Bhagirathi from Gomukh (Gangotri glacier) Uttar


kashi district of Uttarakhand

9. Yamuna Western slope of Yamunetri glacier, Bandar punch Peak of


Uttarakhand (Garhwal district)

10. Chambal Mhow Cantt – Malwa plateau – Janpo Hills – Vindhyan


Range

11. Sharda or Kali Greater Himalaya – Kalapani – Lipu Lekh Pass,


Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand

12. Gomati Originates from Lake Fulhar Jheel – Madho Tanda – East
Pilibhit (Uttarakhand)

13. Ghaghra or Gurla Mandhata Peak – South Mansarovar


Karnali

14. Gandak Originates from Nepal Himalaya between Dhaulagiri,


Annapurna & Mt. Everest
Buri Gandak ➔ Sumesar Hills, Indo-Nepal border.

15. Kosi Xerox Dekh


16. Ramganga Kumaun Himalaya

17. Ken Malwa Plateau

18. Son Originates from Amarkantak Plateau

19. Damodar Palamo District, Jharkhand, Chotonagpur plateau

East Flowing Rivers


1. Luni Pushkar valley of Ajmer – Aravalli Range

2. Sabarmati Mewar hills of Aravalli Range

3. Sharavati Rises from Shimoga District of Karnataka

4. Mahi Vindhyan Hills of Madhya Pradesh

5. Narmada Amarkantak region of Maikal Hills (Satpura Range) MP

6. Tapi Satpura Range – Betul district of Madhya Pradesh

West Flowing Rivers


1. Subernrekha Rises from Ranchi

2. Brahmani It’s formed by the confluence of Koyel & Sankh River

3. Mahanadi Shewa – Dandakaranya Plateau – Raipur(Chattisgarh)

4. Godavari Trimbak Plateau – Mahabaleshwar – North Shaydris –


Nasik district of Maharashtra

5. Krishna Mahabaleshwar vertical face of Western Ghats

6. Kaveri Taal Cauvery – Brahmagiri range – coorag Plateau – south


of Mysore Plateau

7. Amravathi Kerala – Tamil Nadu border

8. Tambraparni Palni Hills of western ghats

9. Pennar Kolar district – south Mysore Plateau

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