List of Rivers in India: Origin, Length, Endpoint

Length
S.No. Rivers Origin End-point
(km)

Gangotri Glacier (Bhagirathi),

1. Ganga 2,525 Bay of Bengal
Uttarakhand

Merges with Ganga at

Allahabad (Triveni
2. Yamuna Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand 1,376
Sangam - Kumbh Mela
spot

Himalayan Glacier in Tibet, but Merges with Ganga and

3. Brahmaputra enters India in Arunachal 1,800 ends in the Bay of
Pradesh Bengal

Tributary of Yamuna river, Joins Yamuna river in

4. Chambal 960
starting at Madhya Pradesh UP

Joins Ganga just above

Tributary of Ganga, starting at Patna - also considered
5. Son 784
Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh part of Vindhya river
system

Nepal; Ganges tributary at

6. Gandak Indo-Nepal border (Triveni 630 Joins Ganga near Patna
Sangam)

Starts from Bihar near Indo- Joins Ganga near

7. Kosi 720
Nepal border Katihar district of Bihar

Tributary of Yamuna, rises at Joins Yamuna at

8. Betwa 590
Vindhya region, MP Hamirpur in UP

Tributary of Ganga, starting at Joins Ganga in Varanasi

9. Gomti 900
Gomat Taal, UP district

Himalayan Glacier in Tibet, a

10. Ghaghara 1080 Joins Ganga in Bihar
tributary of Ganga

Tributary of Ganga near West Merges with Ganga at

11. Hugli (Hooghly) 260
Bengal the Bay of Bengal

Tributary of Hugli near Merges with Hugli in

12. Damodar 592
Chandwara, Jharkhand West Bengal

Paglajhora falls, Darjeeling,

13. Mahananda 360 Merge in Ganga
West Bengal
 Satopanth & Bhagirathi-Kharak Merge in Ganga,
14. Alaknanda 190
glacier Devprayag, Uttarakhand

Merge in Ganga,
15. Bhagirathi Gaumukh, Uttarakhand 205
Devprayag, Uttarakhand

Originates in Tibetan plateau, Merges into Arabian sea

16. Indus 3180
Enters India in J&K near Sindh

Upper Himalayas in the Spiti

17. Chenab 960 Merges with Indus
district of Himachal Pradesh

Tributary of Chenab river, Merges with Chenab at

18. Jhelum 725
Punjab Jhang (Pakistan)

Starts from Bara Bhangal,

Joins Chenab in
19. Ravi Kangra district, Himachal 720
Pakistan
Pradesh

Meets Beas river in

Tributary of Indus river
20. Sutlej 1500 Pakistan and ends at
originates at Rakshastal, Tibet
Arabian sea

Rises at the Himalayas in Joins Sutlej river in

21. Beas 470
central Himachal Pradesh Punjab, India

Mixes with Beas River

Mantalai Glacier near Pin
22. Parbati - at Bhuntar, near Kullu of
Prabati Pass
Himachal Pradesh

Panzella Glacier, Pensi La Pass, Indus, Nurla, Skardu,

23. Suru 185
Kargil Pakistan

Machoi Glacier, Zoji La, ear Suru River at Kharul,

24. Dras 86
Sonamarg, Jammu & Kashmir Kargil

Doda River (First Branch),

Indus River near Nimmu
25. Zanskar Kargyag and Tsarap River -
in Ladakh
(Second Branch)

Zanskar River, Padum,

26. Tsarap Pankpo La, Sarchu 182
Kargil

Zanskar River, Padum,

27. Doda Drang-Drung Glacier, Pensi La 79
Kargil

Talakaveri in Western Ghats in

28. Kaveri 765 Ends in Bay of Bengal
Karnataka
 Originates in the Western Ends in the Bay of
29. Krishna Ghats near Mahabaleshwar in 1400 Bengal near Andhra
Maharashtra Pradesh

Starts in Maharashtra and Empties in Bay of

30. Godavari 1465
passes through 7 Indian states Bengal

Joins Krishna river along

Tributary of Krishna river
31. Tungabhadra 531 the border of Telangana
staring at Karnataka
and Andhra Pradesh

Rises in Eastern Satpura Empties into Gulf of

32. Tapti 724
Ranges, Madhya Pradesh Khambhat, Gujarat

Flows into Arabian sea

33. Mahi Rises in Madhya Pradesh 580
from Gujarat

Starts from Amarkantak, Drains into Arabian sea

34. Narmada 1315
Madhya Pradesh via Gulf of Cambay

Godavari near border of

Dandakaranya range, Kalahandi Maharashtra,
35. Indravati 535
district, Odisha Chhattisgarh and
Telangana

Confluence of Wardha and Godavari, near

36. Pranhita Wainganga, near Sirpur 113 Kaleshwaram,
Kaghaznagar Telangana

Satpura range, Multai, Betul

37. Wardha 528 Pranhita River
district of Madhya Pradesh

38. Kolab (Sabari) Sinkaran hills, Koraput, Odisha 200 Godavari

Godavari, near
39. Manjira Balaghat hills 724
Kandakurthi, Karnataka

Satpura range, Mundara, Seoni

40. Wainganga 579 Pranhita River
district, Madhya Pradesh

Wardha river,
Ajanta range, Aurangabad,
41. Painganga 676 Chandrapur district,
Maharashtra
Maharashtra

Tungabhadra river, near

42. Vedavathi Confluence of Veda and Avathi -
Siruguppa

Krishna river, near

43. Bhima Bhimashankar 861
Raichur
44. Indrayani Lonavala, Maharashtra Bhima river

Sahyadri range, Lonavala

45. Pavana 58 Mula river
Maharashtra

Western ghats, Sindhudurg,

46. Ghataprabha 283 Krishna river, Almatti
Maharashtra

Krishna river, Satara,

47. Venna Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra 130
Maharashtra

Krishna river, near

48. Koyna Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra 130
Karad, Satara

Anamalai Hills, Pambar, Kaveri river at Karur,

49. Amravati 282
Chinnar rivers Tamil Nadu

Kaveri river at Kongu

Silent Valley National Park,
50. Bhavani 135 Nadu region of Tamil
Kerala
Nadu

Kaveri river near

Western Ghats, Chikmagalur,
51. Hemavati 245 Krishna Raja Sagara,
Karnataka
Karnataka

Bay of Bengal, near

Dhamtari, Dandakaranya,
52. Mahanadi 858 False Point, Kendrapara,
Chhattisgarh
Odisha

Chota Nagpur plateau, near Kirtania Port, near

53. Subarnarekha 395
Ranchi, Jharkhand Talsari, Bay of Bengal

Chota Nagpur plateau, Purulia Bay of Bengal near

54. Kangsabati 465
district, West Bengal Haldia

Bay of Bengal, near

Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapur
55. Penner (Penna) 597 Nellore, Andhra
district, Karnataka
Pradesh

Nandi hills, Kolar District Bay of Bengal, near

56. Palar 348
Karnataka Vayalur, Tamil Nadu

57. Vaigai Varusanadu Hills, Tamil Nadu 258 Palk Strait, Tamil Nadu

Bay of Bengal, near

58. Vellar Shevaroy Hills 150 Parangipettai, Tamil
Nadu

59. Ponnaiyar Nandidurg, Chikkaballapur 400 Bay of Bengal

 Velliangiri Hills, Western Ghats,
60. Noyyal 180 Kaveri river
Tamil Nadu

Tapti river, near

61. Gomai Satpura Range - Prakasha, Nandurbar,
Maharashtra

Near Pimpalaner, Dhule,

62. Panzara - Tapti river
Maharashtra

Satpura Range, Betul, Madhya Tapti river, near

63. Purna -
Pradesh Changdev, Maharashtra

Narmada, near Raisen

Vindhya Range, near Sehore
64. Kolar 101 district of Madhya
district, Madhya Pradesh
Pradesh

Satpura Range, Betul, Madhya Narmada near

65. Tawa 172
Pradesh Hoshangabad district

Dhebar lake, Aravalli range,

66. Sabarmati 371 Gulf of Khambhat
near Udaipur, Rajasthan

Hemad-Barshem in western
67. Zuari 34 Arabian sea
ghats

Near Rajmachi hills, Sahyadri

68. Ulhas 122 Vasai Creek, Mumbai
range

Arabian sea, Mahim

69. Mithi Vihar lake and Powai lake 15
creek, Mumbai

70. Mandovi Bhimgad, Karnataka 77 Arabian sea

71. Kali Kushavali, Karnataka 184 Arabian sea

Kudremukh, Chikmagalur, Arabian sea, near

72. Netravati -
Karnataka Mangalore, Karnataka

Arabian sea, near

Western Ghats, Tirthahalli, Honnavar, Uttar
73. Sharavati 128
Karnataka Kannada district,
Karnataka

Sivagiri hills, Sundaramala, Lakshadweep sea,

74. Periyar 244
Tamil Nadu Kerala

Lakshadweep sea,
75. Bharathappuzha Anamalai Hills, Tamil Nadu 209
Ponnani, Kerala
 Pulachimalai Hills, Western
76. Pamba 176 Vembanad Lake
Ghats

Elambaleri Hills, Western Lakshadweep sea,

77. Chaliyar 169
Ghats, Wayanad, Kerala Kerala