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Rivershavealwaysplayedanimportantroleinhumanslife.Manyofthegreatcivilizations
flourishedaroundtherivers,forexample,EgyptianCivilizationstartedaroundNileRiver,
MesopotamianCivilizationnearTigrisRiverandInduscivilizationaroundIndus
River.Civilizationstendedtogrowupinrivervalleysastheyprovideirrigation,potable
water,cheaptransportation,electricity,aswellasprovidelivelihoods.

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Major Rivers of India: An overview

Indiaisknownasthelandofrivers.ThereareSevenmajorrivers(Indus,Brahmaputra,
Narmada,Tapi,Godavari,KrishnaandMahanadi)alongwiththeirnumeroustributariesthat
makeuptheriversystemofIndia.

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RiversinIndiacanbecategorizedinmanywaysoutofwhichsomeprominentwaysare:
1.PerennialandNonPerennialRiver
2.EastflowingVsWestflowingRivers
3.Onthebasisoftheirorigin
Letusfirstunderstandthesecategoriesonebyone.

PerennialRiverRiversthatflowthroughouttheyeararecalledperennialriver.They
usuallyoriginatefrommountains.TheyarealsoknownasPermanentRiver.Almostallthe
riversoriginatingintheHimalayanregionareperennialrivers.Theyarefoundinregions
withhumidclimatewhereevaporationratesaremuchlesserthantherainfall.
PerennialriversincludeTheGangesandTheYamuna.
NonPerennialRiverRiverswhichdonothaveaconstantflowthroughouttheyearare

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knownasnonperennialrivers.Itmainlyconsistsofthoseriverswhichflowonlyduringthe
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rainyseasonandusuallyoriginateinplateauregion.TheyarealsocalledPeriodicRivers.
Theseriversarefoundinareaswitharidclimateswhereevaporationtendstobegreater
thanprecipitation.

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ExamplesofNonperennialriverareGodavari,,Krishna,Kaveri,etc.

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episodic.
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Ephemeralarethoseriverswhichpossessnoflow26to75percentoftime.

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Episodicriversarethoseriversthathavenoflowatleast76percentoftime.

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EastflowingVsWestflowingriver:IftheriverfallsintoBayofBengalthenitiseast

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flowingriverwhereasifitdrainsintoArabianSeathenitiswestflowingriver.

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Onthebasisoftheirorigin
Therearethreemainsourcesformwhichriversoriginateandtheyare:
1.TheHimalayaandtheKarakoramranges
2.VindhyaandSatpurarangesandChotanagpurplateauincentralIndia
3.SahyadriorWesternGhatsinwesternIndia
Letusnowhavealookatsomeimportantriverswiththeirpointoforiginandtheplace
wheretheydrain.
River

Ganga

Yamuna

Origin
GangotriGlacier(Bhagirathi),
Uttarakhand
YamunotriGlacier,Uttarakhand
AngsiGlacierinHimalayasinTibet,

Brahmaputra butentersIndiainArunachal
Pradesh

Indus

Hugli

Gomti

Son

Gandak

OriginatesinTibetanplateau,Enters
IndiainJ&K

End

BayofBengal

MergeswithGangaatAllahabad

MergeswithGangaandendsin
BayofBengal

Arabiansea

TributaryofGanganearWest

MergeswithGangaatBayof

Bengal

Bengal

TributaryofGanga,startingat
GomatTaal,UP
TributaryofGanga,startingat
Amarkantak,MadhyaPradesh
NepalGangestributaryatIndo
Nepalborder

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JoinsGangainVaranasi

JoinsGangajustabovePatna

JoinsGanganearPatna

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StartsfromBiharnearIndoNepal

JoinsGanganearKatihardistrictof

border

Bihar

Mahanadi

SihawamountainofChhatisgarh

BayofBengal

Jhelum

TributaryofChenubriver,Punjab

Kosi

Ravi

Sutlej

Beas

Kaveri

Krishna

Godavari

Tungabhadra

Tapti

Mahi

Narmada

StartsfromBaraBhangal,Kangra
district,HimachalPradesh

MergeswithChenabatJhang
(Pakistan)

JoinsChenabinPakistan

TributaryofIndusriver,originatesat

MeetsBeasriverinPakistanand

Rakshastal,Tibet

endsatArabiansea

RisesatHimalayasincentral
HimachalPradesh
TalakaveriinWesternGhatsin
Karnataka

JoinsSutlejriverinPunjab

EndsinBayofBengal

OriginatesintheWesternGhatsnear EndsinBayofBengalnearAndhra
MahabaleshwarinMaharashtra

Pradesh

StartsinMaharashtra

EndsinBayofBengal

TributaryofKrishnariverstaringat
Karnataka

RisesinEasternSatpuraRanges,
MadhyaPradesh

RisesinMadhyaPradesh

JoinsKrishnariveralongthe
borderofTelanganaandAndhra
Pradesh

EndsintoGulfofKhambat,Gujarat

FlowsintoArabianseafrom
Gujarat

StartsfromAmarkantak,Madhya

DrainsintoArabianseaviaGulfof

Pradesh

Cambay

QuickFactsAboutIndianRivers
1.TonsRiveristhelargesttributaryofYamuna.
2.HirakundDam,thelargestearthendamintheworldisbuiltonMahanadiRiver.
3.NagarjunaSagarDam,theworldslargestmasonrydamandIndiaslargestdamin
lengthisbuiltacrossKrishnaRiver.
4.MetturDamonKaveriRiverisconsideredastheoldestdaminIndiaconstructedin
1934.
5.SardarSarovarDamisbuiltonNarmadaRiver.
6.GodavariisthesecondlongestriverinIndia.
7.BrahmaputraRiveriscalledYarlungTsangpoinTibet,DihanginArunanchal
Pradesh,BrahmaputrainAssamandJamunainBangladesh.
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8.GangesisknownasPadmariverinBangladesh.
Goingthroughthepreviousyearquestionpapers,wefoundthatinmanyofthecompetitive
exams,questionsonriversandtheirtributarieshavebeenasked.Herearefewpreviously
askedquestionsonRiversofIndia.
Question:WhichisthelargestriverofIndianSubContinent?(GICAOExam2013)
Answer:IndusRiver

Question:Tawaisthetributaryofwhichriver?(MPPoliceSIExam2014)
Answer:Narmada
Question:OnwhichriverisChambasituated?(HPAS2005)
Answer:Ravi
Question:Tonsisthetributaryofwhichriver?(HPAS2005)
Answer:Yamuna

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