River Important points Maps

Brahmani (2011) ● Source: South koel + Sankha river =

Brahmani
● South koel & Sankha originate from Chota
nagpur plateau
● 2nd largest river in Odisha
● Mouth: Bay of Bengal
● Major city: Raurkela
● Flows through Bhitarkanika NP

Baitrani (2011) ● Source: Gonasika/Guptaganga hills

● Flows through Bhitarkanika NP
● Mouth: Bay of Bengal
● Small part acts as a boundary between the
states of Odisha and Jharkhand.

Narmada (2013) ● Source: Amarkantak plateau

● Forms the traditional boundary between
North India and South India
● Mouth: Gulf of Khambhat (Arabian sea)
● Longest west flowing river
● Flows in a rift valley (Others: Damodar,
Tapti, Mahi)
● Flows through MP, MH, GJ
Ganga (2013, 2015) ● Source: Gangotri
● Important cities: Look at map
● Tributaries: Left bank-Ramganga, Garra; For
others look at map
● Mouth: Bay of Bengal
● Flows through Gangotri NP

Manas (2013) ● Source: Tawang district

● Tributary of Brahmaputra and joins it at
Jogighopa
● Tributaries: Lhobrak or Kuri chu (only river
that rises north of the Great Himalayas)
● Flows through Manas national park
Kaveri ● Source: Talakaveri, Western ghats (KN)
(2013, ● Major places: Srirangam island, Tiruchirappalli,
2019) Shivanasamudra Falls (India's second largest waterfall),
Mysore,Erode
● Tributaries: See map
● Dams: Krishna raja sagar and Mettur
● 3rd largest river in south India afterKrishna and
Godavari
● Mouth: Bay of Bengal
● Nagarhole NP, Sathyamangalam WS,Wayanad WS lies
in Kaveri basin

Barak ● Source: Liyai Kullen Village in Manipur

(2014) ● Flows through MN, NG, MZ, AS
● Tributaries: Sonai, jiri, Tlawng, Jatinga,Longai, Madhura
● Not a tributary of Brahmaputra
● Enters Bangladesh where it bifurcates intothe Surma river
and the Kushiyara river

Lohit ● Source: Kangri Karpo, Tibet

(2014, ● Enters India in Arunachal
2016) ● Tributary of Brahmaputra
● Flows through Mishmi hills
● Knows as River of blood due to laterite soil
● Dhola-sadiya bridge (Bhupen hazarika setu) - India’s
longest bridge on water is onLohit
● Places: Parshuram kund
Subansiri (2014) ● Source: Mount porom, Tibet
● Largest tributary of Brahmaputra
● Flows through Miri hills
● Cities: Lakhimpur
● Dam: Lower subansiri dam

Godavari (2015, 2016, ● Source: Trimbakeshwar, Nashik, MH

2022) ● 2nd largest river after Ganga.
● Flows through MH, Tel, AP, CH, OD
● Flows through Papikonda NP
● Coringa mangrove sanctuary and
Jayakwadi BS lies in its delta
● Tributaries: See the map
● Pranhita is largest tributary
● Mouth: Bay of Bengal
● Dams: Indira sagar (Polavaram)
● Cities: Nashik, Paithan, Nanded,
Mancherial, Bhadrachalam, Polavaram,
Rajahmundry, Narsapuram, Deomali peak
Vamsadhara (2015) ● Source: Thuamul Rampur, Odisha
● Flows through odisha and Andhra Pradesh
● Cities: Srikakulam
● Mouth: Bay of Bengal

Pennar (2015) Source: Chikkaballapur district, Nandi Hills,

Karnataka
Flows through KN, AP
Cities: Tumkur, Kolar, Anantapur, Kadapa, Nellore
Tributaries: See the map
Brahmaput ● Source: Chemayungdung glacier,
ra (2016) Manasarovar, Tibet
● Cities: Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Tezpur, Guwahati,
Dhubri, Sirajganj, Mymensingh,Tangail
● Tributaries: See the map
● Route of national waterway 2
● On the south bank of the Brahmaputra are
the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park,
Kaziranga National Park, Pobitora
National Park
● Orang National Park lies on the south bank
● Flows through Kaziranga NP
● Mouth: Merges with the Ganges, popularly
known as the Padma in Bangladesh, and
becomes the Meghna and ultimately empties
into the Bay of Bengal

Krishna ● Source: Mahabaleshwar, MH

(2016) ● Flows through MH, KN, Tel, AP
● Cities: Wai, Narsobawadi, Vijayawada,
Srisailam, Bhilawadi, Amravati
● Hyderabad lies on Musi river
● Dams: Nagarjuna sagar, Srisailam, Almatti
● Tributaries: See the map
● River Bhima is longest tributary
● Chandoli NP, Kudremukh NP, Kasu
Brahmananda reddy NP, Mahavir harina
vanasthali NP, Mrugavani NP lies in
Krishna basin
● Mouth: Bay of bengal
Teesta (2017, 2019) ● Source: Pauhunri, Zemu Glacier, Sikkim
● Cities: Jalpaiguri, Changthang, Kalimpong
● Tributaries: Dikchu, Rangeet,
Rangpo,Relling, talung, ranikhola
● Rangeet is the largest tributary
● Mouth: Brahmaputra

Chandrabhaga (2019) ● Source: Chikhaldara hills, MH

● Tributary of river Purna
 ● Pandharpur lies on Chandrabhaga
Tungabhadra (2019) ● Source: Koodli, Shimoga district, KN
● Cities: Siruguppa, Hospet, Hampi,
Kampli,Mantralayam, Kurnool,
Gangavathi
● Tributaries
○ Left: Tunga River, Kumudvathi
River,Varada River
○ Right: Bhadra River, Vedavathi River

Yamuna (2019) ● Source: Yamunotri, Banderpooch peaks, UK

● Cities: Noida, Mathura, Agra,
Firozabad,Etawah, Auraiya and
Allahabad, New Delhi
● Tributaries: See the map
● Right bank tributary of Ganga
● Crosse 4 states Haryana, Uttar
Pradesh,Uttarakhand and Delhi
● Flows through Kalesar NP
Chenab (2019, 2021) ● Source: Baralacha la, HP
● Union of two headwaters, Chandra and
Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas
inthe Lahaul region
● Flows through Jammu, Reasi
● Left bank tributary of Indus
● Mouth: Meets Sutlej and forms Panjnad river
● Dams: Salal, Baglihar, Dulhasti,
Rattle,Pakal dul, Kishtwar, Kiru

Nubra (2019) ● Source: Siachen glacier, Ladakh

● Flows between the Karakoram range and
theSaltoro Mountains
● Tributary of the Shyok River
○ Shyok is tributary of Indus

Goriganaga (2019) Source: Milam glacier, Pithoragarh, UK

Mouth: Joins the Kali River at Jauljibi
Indus (2021) ● Source: Lake Mansarovar, Tibet
● Tributaries: See the map
● Chenab, Jhelum & Ravi pour into Sutlej
● Sutlej is longest tributary
● Chenab is largest tributary
● Mouth: Arabian sea

Nagavali (2021) Source: Lakhbahal, Kalahandi, Odisha (Eastern

ghats)
Tributaries: Suvarnamukhi,
VegavathiCities: Srikakulam
Mouth: Bay of Bengal
Suvarnarekha (2021) ● Source: Near piska/nagri, near Ranchi
● Flows through Jharkhand, Odisha & WB
● Cities: Ranchi, Chandil, Jamshedpur,
Ghatshila, Gopiballavpur, Jaleswar
● Mouth: Bay of Bengal

Ghatprabha (2022) ● Source: Phatakwadi lake, MH

● Flows through MH and KN
● Tributaries: Markandeya and Hiranyakeshi
rivers
● It is right bank tributary of Krishna river
● Dams: Ghataprabha reservoir (KN)
Chambal (2022) ● Source: Bhadakla falls, Vindhyachal, MP
● Dams: Gandhisagar
● Tributaries: See the map
● Right bank tributary of Yamuna