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RIVER ORIGIN TRIBUTARIES STATES END DAMS

GANGA Gangotri Glacier, 1. Ramganga Uttrakhand>>> UP>>> Farakka

Eastern 2. Yamuna Bihar>>> Jharkhand>> Barrage @
Himalayas, 3. Tamsa West Bengal Murshidabad
Uttarakhand 4. Gomti (WB):
5. Ghaghara 1.Hooghly
6. Son
Basin: above 5 + HP + 2.Padma
7. Gandak
8. Burhi Gandak RJ + HR + MP + CH +
9. Kosi Delhi (Total 11)
10. Mahananda

YAMUNA Yamunotri 1. Chambal (longest) Uttarakhand>>Himachal Joins Ganga Makes Border betn:
Glacier, S.W. 2. Sindh >>Haryana>>Delhi>> near 1. UP and Haryana
slope of 3. Betwa UP Allahabad 2. UP and Delhi
Banderpooch 4. Ken
peaks of Lower Forms border:
Himalayas, Tons (largest), Rind, 1. UK and HP
Uttarakhand Sengar, Varuna, Hindon 2. Harayana + Delhi and
UP

CHAMBAL Janapav hills, Left: Banas, Mej Joins Yamuna Forms Boundary betn:
Vindhya Range, at Jalaun Dist, 1. MP and rajasthan
MP Right: Parbati, Kali UP 2. MP and UP
Sindh, Shipra
Dams: Rana Pratap Sagar dam,
Gandhi Sagar dam, Kota barrage

SIND Malwa Plateau Left: Kwari Joins Y at Manikheda Dam

(Not Aravallis) Right: Pahuj Jaluan Dist
(just after
Chambal)
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BETWA Vindhya Range Left: Sindhu Projects: 1. Ken-Betwa link

Right: Bina, Dhansaan 2. Matatila Dam, Rajghat dam,
Parichha dam, Dhurwara dam

KEN Kaimur Range Sonar Joins Yamuna 1. Raneh falls

(Not vindhya) near Fatehpur 2. pass thr Panna NP

LUNI Pushkar valley, 1. Origin as sagarmati>> then meets its

Aravalli Range tributary Saraswati>> Luni
(near Ajmer) 2. inspite of salinity>> major source of
irri

INDUS Near Mansarovar Left: 5 + Zanskar + J&K 1. flows betn Ladakh and Zaskar ranges
lake, Tibetian Suru + Soan + Panjnad 2. Zaskar joins Induas @ Leh
plateau, Northen + Ghaggar* (note- Zaskar origins near Bara Lacha
slope of Kailash La in Greater Himalaya)
mountain Range Right: Shyok + Hunza +
Gilgit + Swat + Kunar +
Kabul + Kurram

JHELUM Spring @ Verinag Joins Chenab 1. Makes boundary Betn Ind and
in S.E. Kashmir in pak @ Pakistan
Valley Trimmu 2. drains Wular>>then changes direction
southwards
3. drains DAL lake
4. Dams: Mangla dam, Rasul barrage,
Trimmu barrage (Confluence of Chenab
and Jhelum), Uri dam, Kisanganaga
plant

CHENAB Bara Lacha pass Marusadar river (Pakal Drains in Dams: 1. Salal dam
Aka Chandrabhaga in Lehul- spiti Dul Dam) SUTLUJ 2. baglihar dam 3. Dul Hasti plant
(part of Zaskar) 4. Pakul Dul dam 5. Ratle Plant
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Chadra + Bhaga

RAVI Near Rohtang Pass Drains in 1. Ranjit sagar dam aka Thein dam
CHENAB 2. Shahpurkandi dam (Pathankot)
3. makes border betn India and
Pakistan

BEAS Near southern end Meet Sutluj 1. ONLY in India

of Rohtang pass, @ Harrike 2. Dams: Pong dam (Maharana Pratap
Kullu dam Sagar), pandoh dam

SUTLUJ Mansarovar-Rakas Basin: HP>>>PN>>> 1. flows thr Shipki la pass

Lakes in W. Tibet J&K>>> RJ>> HR 3. Dams: Bhakra-Nangal, Nathpa Jhakri,
(Near indus orgin) Karcham
4. Sutluj- Yamuna Link: freight and
irrigational canal

NARMADA Narmada Kund, Shakkar + Dudhi + MP>>> MH>>> GJ Gulf of 1. flows in rift valley
Amarkantak hill, Tawa (longest) + Ganjal Khambat 2. projects: Indira sagar, Sardar sarovar,
Maikal Range + Hiran + Barna + Omkareshwar, Bargi
(not Vindhya) Choral + Karam + 3. waterfall: Dhuandhar falls bnear
Lohar Jabalpur

TAPI Multai Forest in Girna, Purna, Panzara, MP>>>MH>>>GJ Gulg of 1. Ukai dam (GJ)
Satpura Range Bori, Waghur, Aner Khanbat 2. Hathnur Dam (MH)
(MP) (Betul 3. Girna Dam (MH)
Plateau)

SABARMATI Aravalli RJ>>>GJ Confluence of Sabar and Hathmati (RJ)

MAHANADI Various streams @ Seonath, Jonk, Mand, CH>>>Odissha False point 1. Hirakud
Sihawa Mountain, Ib, Ong Tel, near Paradeep
Chattisgarh Drain: JH, MH, MP Distributaries:
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Brahmani- NOT a 1.Kathjori

tributary (joins BoB)
2. Birupa
(join
Brahmani)

SUBARNAREKHA Piska, Chota Kharkai, roro, Kanchi, JH>>>WB>>>Odisha BoB 1. Hundru falls
Nagpur Plateau Harmu Nadi, etc 2. Makes boundary betn West Bengal
(Near Ranchi), JH and Odisha
3. makes Estuary (NOT delta)
4. GoOdisha to create Kirtana Port on
Subarnarekha’s mouth

BRAHMANI Confluence of Odisha Along with 1. 2nd longest of Odisha

Sankh and South Baitarani 2. Rengali dam
Koel rivers near Basin: JH. CH, OD >>forms delta 3. Samal Barrage
Rourkela (Odisha) Famous for
Nesting of
olive ridley

BAITARNI Hill near Keonjhar Catchment: JH, OD, 1. Variation in elevation + prone to flood
district, Odisha
NOTE: North to South: Subarnarekha>>> Baitarni>>> Brahmani>>> Mahanadi

DAMODAR Chota Nagpur Barakar, Konar, JH>>>WB Joins Hugli 1. Flows thr rift valley having large
Tenughat mineral>>thus large scale mining
2. Valley: ‘Ruhr of India’
3. 1st dam: Barakar river
GODAVARI Trimbakeshwar Left- Banganga, kadva, MH>> Telangana>> @ Rajmudry: 1. Polavaram
(only 80 km from shivna, purna, Pranhita CH>> AP>> Yanam divides- 1. 2. forms boundary betn MH and
arabian sea) (Wardha+ Penganga (Puducherry) Gautami Telangana for short distance
+Waiganga), Indravati, Basin: MP + KR + Godavari 3. NOTE- Pranhita (W+ P+ W) also
Sabari, Kadam, Taliperu Puducherry (flows to east) form boundary betn MH and Telangana
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Right- Nasardi, Darna, 2. Vashistha 4. Nizam Sagar dam- Manjira river

Sindaphana, Godavari
Kinnerasani, Pravara, (Flows to
Manjra, Manair west)

KRISHNA Western ghtas Right: Tungbhadra, MH>>>AP>>>KR 1. 2nd largest east flowing of peninsula
(Satara), just north Malaprabha, 2. Nagarjun sagar
of Mahabaleshwar Ghataprabha 3. makes border betn Telangana and
Left: Bhima, Musi, Andhra Pradesh
Muneri

(Bhima= Matheran)

CAUVERY Left: Harangi reservoir, KR>>TN 1. Perrenial river: NE and NW

Hemavati, Shimsha, mansoon
Arkavathy (SHAH) Basin: Kerala + 2. Mettur Dam
Right: Lakshaman Puducherry 3. Sivasamudram waterfalls- entry of
Tirtha, Kabini, Bhavani, Cauvery from KR to TN plains
Noyyal, Amaravati, 4. Hogennekal falls
Moyar (AB KLMN) 5. Krishnasagar project

RUSIKULYA Daringbadi hills, 1. NO delta

Odisha (aka 2. Olive ridley turtles: @ Ganjam hills
Kashmir of
Odisha)

PERIYAR Sivagiri hills, 1. Idukki dam

Sundermala, TN 2. Periyar lake: periyar WS

PAMBA Pulachimalai hills, Flows in 1. SABARIMALA temple

Western ghats Vembnad 2. Kuttanad rice growing rice
lake 3. aka Dakshin Bhagirathi
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MAHADAYI KR KR>>>Goa Joins with 1. Dudhsagar Falls + Varapoha falls

Aka Mandovi Zuari @
Basin: MH Cabo Aguada
forming
Mormugao
harbor

BARAK RIVER Lots of streams Jiri, Dhaleshwari, Manipur>>>Mizoram>>

aka Surma River amalgate in Longai, Madhura, Sonai Assam>> Bangladesh 2. Barak river crocodile, Susu Dolphin,
Manipur Smooth coated otter