Indian Rivers

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INDIAN RIVERS
NAME ORIGNATE ENDS BENEFITS
Indus Tibet kailash Arabian India ,

Sea Pakistan
Ganga/Bhagirathi Gangothri Bay of Up, Bihar,

glacier Bengal West Bengal
Yamuna / jamuna Yamunotri Bay of Delhi ,
glacier Bengal Haryana ,Up
Brahmaputra Lake Bay of North,
Manasarovar Bengal Eastern states
Kaveri / South Thalakaveri Bay of Karnataka ,
Ganga Kudagu ( Bengal Tamil Nadu
coorg)
karnataka
Godavari Nasik hills Bay of Odisha ,South
Bengal Eastern part
of Andra
Krishna Near Bay of
Mahabaleesh Bengal
war in
Maharashtra
Narmadha Amarkantak Arabian MP,Maharash
sea tra
Tapti Bethul Arabian MP,Maharash

sea tra
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Mahanathi Amarkantak Bay of Chatishgarh,o

pleateau Bengal rissa
Vaigai Varashanaadu Bay of Madhurai
Bengal ,Ramanathapu
ram
Periyar Cardamom Bay of Kerala,Tamil
hills Bengal Nadu
Tamirabarani Agathiyar Gulf of Tirunelveli,

hills/ Pothigai mannar TN
hills
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Drainage Systems Based on Origin

The Himalayan Rivers: Perennial rivers: Indus, the Ganga, the
Brahmaputra and their tributaries.
The Peninsular Rivers: Non-Perennial rivers: Mahanadi, the
Godavari, the Krishna, the Cauvery, the Narmada and the
Tapi and their tributaries.
Drainage Systems Based on Orientation to the sea

The Bay of Bengal drainage (Rivers that drain into Bay of
Bengal) (East flowing rivers)
Arabian sea drainage (Rivers that drain into Arabian sea)
(West flowing rivers).
The rivers Narmada (India’s holiest river) and Tapti flow
almost parallel to each other but empty themselves in opposite
directions (West flowing). The two rivers make the valley rich
in alluvial soil and teak forests cover much of the land.
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The Bay of Bengal drainage
Rivers that drain into Bay of Bengal
East flowing rivers
~ 77 per cent of the drainage area of the country is oriented
towards the Bay of Bengal
The Ganga, the Brahmaputra, the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the
Krishna, the Cauvery, the Penneru, the Penneiyar, the Vaigai,
etc.
Arabian Sea drainage

Rivers that drain into Arabian sea
West flowing rivers
~ 23 per cent of the drainage area of the country is oriented
towards the Arabian sea
The Indus, the Narmada, the Tapi, the Sabarmati, the Mahi
and the large number of swift flowing western coast rivers
descending from the Sahyadris.
Over 90 per cent of the water drains into the Bay of Bengal; the rest is
drained into the Arabian Sea or forms inland drainage.
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Major River System or Drainage Systems in India

Himalayan River systems
Indus River System
Brahmaputra River System
Ganga River System
Peninsular River Systems
Godavari River System
Krishna River System
Cauvery River System
Mahanadi River System
West Flowing Peninsular River Systems
Narmada River System
Tapti River System
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The difference between the Himalayan and peninsular
rivers are tabulated below
The Himalayan rivers The Peninsular rivers
These rivers are perennial that is These rivers are seasonal.

they have water throughout the year.
These rivers obtain water from rain The flow of these rivers is
as well as from melted snow from based on rainfall.
high mountains.
These rivers have large river basin These rivers have a smaller
basin as compared with the
Himalayan rivers
The rivers are mainly running in These rivers are considered as

their youth stage old rivers
Two major Himalayan rivers, the Most rivers of peninsular

Indus and the Brahmaputra originate region originate in the
from the north of the mountain Western Ghats and flow
ranges. towards the Bay of Bengal.
Godavari and Narmada are
the main river system of
peninsular rivers.
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The main source is from glaciers of The main source of the river
the Himalayan mountain range is the peninsular plateau and
the central highland
The Himalayan rivers have long These rivers have shorter and
duration courses from their source to shallower courses as
the sea. compared to Himalayan
rivers.
These rivers are not suitable
These rivers are suitable for
for navigation as they flow
navigation as they flow over plain
over uneven land in plateau
areas.
areas.
These rivers form large deltas near
These rivers form estuaries or
their mouth.
smaller deltas.
FOR EXPLANATION :
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SHIKSHA BY SWATHIKA-AN IAS ACADEMY

Govt. Job is Not Anymore A Dream!

NAME ORIGNATE ENDS BENEFITS

Indus Tibet kailash Arabian India ,

Ganga/Bhagirathi Gangothri Bay of Up, Bihar,

Tapti Bethul Arabian MP,Maharash

Mahanathi Amarkantak Bay of Chatishgarh,o

Tamirabarani Agathiyar Gulf of Tirunelveli,

Drainage Systems Based on Origin

Drainage Systems Based on Orientation to the sea

Arabian Sea drainage

Major River System or Drainage Systems in India

The Himalayan rivers The Peninsular rivers

These rivers are perennial that is These rivers are seasonal.

The rivers are mainly running in These rivers are considered as

Two major Himalayan rivers, the Most rivers of peninsular

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