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This is a list of rivers of India, starting in the west and moving along the Indian coast southward, then northward. Tributary rivers are listed hierarchically in upstream order: the lower in the list, the more upstream. The overall discharge of rivers in India or passing/originating in India :
List of rivers of India by discharge There are 8 major river systems in India, with more than 400 rivers in total. Rivers play an important role in the lives of the Indian people due to their crucial importance in sustenance and their place in Indian religions. The table below lists t ...
The major rivers of India are: * Flowing into the Arabian Sea: Narmada, Tapi,
Sindhu The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the disputed region of Kashmir, ...
, Sabarmati, Mahi,
Purna : Purna is a town with a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Geography Purna is located at . It has an average elevation of . Purna is situated in the Maharashtra state of India. Demographics India ce ...
* Flowing into the Bay of Bengal:
Brahmaputra The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. I ...
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Yamuna The Yamuna ( Hindustani: ), also spelt Jumna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of B ...
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Meghna The Meghna River ( bn, মেঘনা নদী) is one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, one of the three that form the Ganges Delta, the largest delta on earth, which fans out to the Bay of Bengal. A part of the Surma-Meghna River System, ...
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Mahanadi The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around and has a total length of . Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and finally merged with Bay ...
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Godavari The Godavari (IAST: ''Godāvarī'' od̪aːʋəɾiː is India's second longest river after the Ganga river and drains into the third largest basin in India, covering about 10% of India's total geographical area. Its source is in Trimbakeshwa ...
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Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...
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Kaveri The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicized name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri (hill), Karnataka, Brahmagiri range in th ...
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Penna River Penna (also known as Pinakini, Pennar, Penner, Penneru (Telugu), Pennai (Tamil)) is a river of southern India. This is a unique river in world where after originating from Nandi hills, it flows as two different streams, one in North and South ...
Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "lan ...
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Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
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Meghna River Basin

The Meghna-Surma-Barak River System is located in India and Bangladesh. *
Meghna River The Meghna River ( bn, মেঘনা নদী) is one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, one of the three that form the Ganges Delta, the largest delta on earth, which fans out to the Bay of Bengal. A part of the Surma-Meghna River System, ...
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Dakatia River The Dakatia River is a river of Bangladesh and India. The length of the Dakatia is about . It enters Bangladesh from Tripura. After re-entering India from Comilla District, it joins the Meghna River at Chandpur borostation molehead. It is in Chan ...
** Gumti River **
Feni River Feni River ( bn, ফেনী নদী ; ISO: ''Phēnī Nadī'' ) is a river in southeastern Bangladesh and Tripura state of India. It is a trans-boundary river with an ongoing dispute about water rights. The Feni River originates in South Tr ...
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Tista River Tista, also called Tistedalselva or Tistakanalen, is a river in Halden municipality, in Østfold county, Norway. It is the main river in the Haldenvassdraget system and flows from Femsjøen lake to Iddefjorden fjord In physical geography ...
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Haora River The Haora River is one of the major rivers of the West Tripura District of the Indian state Tripura, located between latitudes 23°37′N and 23°53′N, and longitudinally between 91°15′E and 91°37′E. It is also known by the name Saidra ...
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Surma River The Surma River ( bn, সুরমা নদী) is a major river in Bangladesh, part of the Surma-Meghna River System. It starts when the Barak River from northeast India divides at the Bangladesh border into the Surma and the Kushiyara rivers. ...
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Kangsha River Kangsha River ( bn, কংস নদী) (also known as the Kangsai or the Kangsabati) is a river in the northern parts of Mymensingh and Netrakona districts of Bangladesh. The Someshwari is one of the rivers that join it from the north. Course ...
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Someshwari River Someshwari River (Popularly known as Singsang chi or Simsang wari by A.chik Tribe) ( bn, সোমেশ্বরী নদী), known as Simsang River in the Indian state of Meghalaya which originates from Nokrek Range and flows into Bangladesh. ...
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Kushiyara River The Kushiyara River is a distributary river in Bangladesh and Assam, India. It forms on the India-Bangladesh border as a branch of the Barak River, when the Barak separates into the Kushiyara and Surma. The waters that eventually form the Kushiy ...
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Manu River Manu may refer to: Geography * Manú Province, a province of Peru, in the Madre de Dios Region **Manú National Park, Peru ** Manú River, in southeastern Peru *Manu River (Tripura), which originates in India and flows into Bangladesh *Manu Temp ...
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Barak River The Barak River flows through the states of Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram and Assam in India. Further it enters Bangladesh where it bifurcates into the Surma river and the Kushiyara river which converges again to become the Meghna river before for ...
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Ganges River Basin

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Ganga River The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
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Padma The Padma ( bn, পদ্মা ''Pôdma'') is a major river in Bangladesh. It is the main distributary of the Ganges, flowing generally southeast for to its confluence with the Meghna River near the Bay of Bengal. The city of Rajshahi is sit ...
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Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
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Damodar River Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to large-scale mining and industrial activity. Earlier known as the Sorrow of Bengal bec ...
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Barakar River The Barakar River is the main tributary of the Damodar River in eastern India. Originating near Padma in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand it flows for across the northern part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, mostly in a west to east direction, befor ...
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Jahnavi River Jadh Ganga, ( hi, जाध गंगा) also called Jahnavi River is a tributary of Bhagirathi in Uttarakhand state of India. Course Jadh Ganga rises, north of Mana Pass, from Lambi glacier where the river is known as Lambi Gad (Lambi river) ...
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Jalangi River Jalangi River ( bn, জলঙ্গী নদী), is a branch of the Ganges river in Murshidabad and Nadia districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. It flows into the Bhagirathi river and strengthens its lower channel, the Hooghly. The ...
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River Churni River Churni is a stream in the Nadia district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a distributary of the Mathabhanga River, itself a distributary of the Padma River at Munshiganj in the Kushtia District of Bangladesh. The Mathabanga divide ...
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Ichamati River Ichamati River ( bn, ইছামতী নদী) (also spelt Ichhamati), is a trans-boundary river which flows through India and Bangladesh and also forms the boundary between the two countries. The river is facing the problem of siltation le ...
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Rupnarayan River The Rupnarayan River is a river in India. It begins as the Dhaleswari (Dhalkisor) in the Chhota Nagpur plateau foothills northeast of the town of Purulia. It then follows a tortuous southeasterly course past the town of Bankura, where it is ...
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Ajay River Ajay (/ˈədʒɑɪ/) is a river which flows through the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The catchment area of Ajay River is . See also List of rivers of India This is a list of rivers of India, starting in the west and movin ...
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Mayurakshi River Mayurakshi River (also called Mor River) is a major river in Jharkhand and West Bengal, India, with a long history of devastating floods. It has its source on Trikut Hills, about from Deoghar in Jharkhand state. It flows through Jharkhand ...
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Dwarakeswar River Dwarakeswar River (also known as Dhalkisor) is a major river in the western part of the Indian state of West Bengal. Course The river originates near Madhabpur in Purulia district and enters Bankura district near Chhatna. It cuts across the distr ...
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Meghna River The Meghna River ( bn, মেঘনা নদী) is one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, one of the three that form the Ganges Delta, the largest delta on earth, which fans out to the Bay of Bengal. A part of the Surma-Meghna River System, ...
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Punarbhaba River The Punarbhaba (also ''Poonorvoba''; bn, পুনর্ভবা নদী) is a river of Bangladesh and West Bengal, of total length about and a width of and a mean depth of It originates from the lowlands of Thakurgaon District of Banglad ...
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Atrai River Atrai River (also spelt as Atreyee) ( bn, আত্রাই/আত্রেয়ী নদী) flows in West Bengal and northern parts of Bangladesh. In ancient times the river was called Atreyee and finds a mention in the Mahabharata, one o ...
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Mahananda River The Mahananda River (Pron:/ˌməhɑːˈnʌndə or ˌmɑːhəˈnʌndə/) is a trans-boundary river that flows through the Indian states of Bihar and West Bengal, and Bangladesh. It is an important tributary of the Ganges. Course The Mahananda ...
** Kosi River ***
kamla River The Kamala River (Hindi and ne, कमला नदी kamalā nadī) originates from Nepal and flows through Indian state of Bihar. Course The Kamala originates from Churia Range near Maithan which is near Sindhuli Gadhi in Sindhuli District o ...
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Bagmati River , "Tiger Gate") , source1_location = Shivapuri, Sundarijal, Kathmandu, Nepal , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , mouth = Confluence with Kamala River , mouth_location = Jagmohra, Bihar, India , mouth_coo ...
** Bhurhi Gandak River ***
Phalgu The Phalgu or Falgu, a river that flows past Gaya, India in the Indian state of Bihar, is a sacred river for Hindus and Buddhists. Lord Vishnu's Temple Vishnupad Mandir is situated on the bank of Phalgu river also called Niranjana river. Course ...
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Gandaki River The Gandaki River, also known as the Narayani and the Gandak, is one of the major rivers in Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in India. Its total catchment area amounts to , most of it in Nepal. In the Nepal Himalayas, it is notab ...
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Son River Son River ( hi, सोन नदी, also spelt Sone River) is a perennial river located in central India. It originates near Amarkantak Hill in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district of Chhattisgarh and finally merges with the Ganges River near Pa ...
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Kanhar River The DIGALRiver is a tributary of the Son River and flows through the India states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. Course The Kanhar originates at Gidha-Dhodha on the Khudia plateau in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh. It initia ...
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North Koel River North Koel River flows through the Indian state of Jharkhand. Course The North Koel rises on the Chhota Nagpur plateau and enters Latehar district , below Netarhat near Rud. After flowing nearly due west for about , it turns north at an almo ...
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Amanat River The Amanat River flows through the Chatra and Palamu districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Course The Amanat originates on the Hazaribagh plateau, and then forms the southern boundary of Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary, in Simaria police stat ...
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Rihand River The Rihand River (also referred to as Renu, Renuka, Rend, Rer or Rehar) is a tributary of the Son River and flows through the Indian states of Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh. Its old name was Renu or Renuka. Course The Rihand rises from Mat ...
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Gopad River Gopad River is a tributary of Son River Son River ( hi, सोन नदी, also spelt Sone River) is a perennial river located in central India. It originates near Amarkantak Hill in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district of Chhattisgarh and f ...
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Goini River ''Eleutherodactylus goini'' is a species of frog in the family Eleutherodactylidae Endemism, endemic to Cuba. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss. References

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Banas River The Banas is a river which lies entirely within the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is a tributary of the Chambal River, itself a tributary of the Yamuna, which in turn merges into the Ganga. The Banas is approximately 512 kilometre ...
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Johilla River Johilla River is a river in Amarkantak, a pilgrim town in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is a tributary of Sone river, which is a perennial river located in Central India and er is the second-largest southern tributary of the Ganges' after Yamuna Rive ...
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Ghaghara River Ghaghara, also called Karnali, is a perennial trans-boundary river originating on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Manasarovar. The Karnali cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins the Sharda River at Brahmaghat in India. Together they fo ...
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Karnali River Karnali may refer to: Places in Nepal * Karnali Bridge, a bridge over the Karnali River in Nepal * Karnali Highway, a vital transport link in Nepal * Karnali Province, a federal province in Nepal * Karnali River, a river in Nepal and India origin ...
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West Rapti River West Rapti, also known as the Kuwano drains Rapti Zone in Mid-Western Region, Nepal, then Awadh and Purvanchal regions of Uttar Pradesh state, India before joining the Ghaghara—a major left bank tributary of the Ganges known as the Karnal ...
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Rohni River The Rohni or Rohini or Rohin River rises in the Chure or Sivalik Hills in Kapilvastu and Rupandehi Districts of Nepal's Lumbini Zone and flows south into Uttar Pradesh state, India. At Gorakhpur it becomes a left bank tributary of West Rapti Ri ...
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Sarda River The Sharda River, also called Kali River and Mahakali River, originates at Kalapani in the Himalayas at an elevation of in the Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand, India. It flows along Nepal's western border with India and has a basin area ...
(also known as Chauka), called Mahakali in Nepal, also known as the Kali River along the India–Nepal border **** Ladhiya River ****
Sarayu The Sarayu is a river that originates at a ridge south of Nanda Kot mountain in Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand, India. It flows through Kapkot, Bageshwar, and Seraghat towns before discharging into the Sharda River at Pancheshwar at the I ...
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Gori Ganga Gori Ganga ( Kumaoni: ''Gori Gād'') is a river in the Munsiari tehsil of the Pithoragarh District, part of the state of Uttarakhand in northern India. Its principal source is the Milam Glacier, just northeast of Nanda Devi along with the Glac ...
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Darma River Darma valley is a Himalayan valley situated in the Pithoragarh District of Uttarakhand state of India. This valley is located in the eastern part of Uttarakhand at Kumaon division. The Darma valley is formed by the Darma River (also called ''Da ...
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Gomati River Gomati, which means, among other things, "full of water", may refer to: Geography * Gomati district, a district of Tripura state, India * Gomati monastery, a monastery in Khotan, Turkistan, see Buddhism in Khotan * Gomati Lake, a lake in Vadtal, du ...
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Sarayan River Sarayan is small tributary of Gomti river which flows through Lakhimpur and Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh. Course Sarayan originates in Haidarabad paragana near the town of Gola Gokaranath. After a course of about 49 miles from its orig ...
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Yamuna River The Yamuna ( Hindustani: ), also spelt Jumna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of Ba ...
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Ken River The Ken River is one of the major rivers in the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It is a tributary of the Yamuna. Course The Ken River originates near the village Ahirgawan ...
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Dhasan River The Dhasan River is a river in central India. A right bank tributary of the Betwa River, it originates in Begumganj tehsil (Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh). The river forms the southeastern boundary of the Lalitpur District of Uttar Pradesh ...
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Halali River The Halali reservoir is a reservoir in Madhya Pradesh state of India, spanning Bhopal, Raisen, and Vidisha districts. It is built on the Halali River, and lies 40 km northwards from the state capital Bhopal. The major fish species found in t ...
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Sindh River The Sindh River, a tributary of the Yamuna River, flows through the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Course The Sindh originates on the Malwa Plateau in Vidisha district, and flows north-northeast through the districts of ...
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Hindon River Hindon River, a tributary of Yamuna river, is a river in India that originates in the Saharanpur district, from the Shakumbhari devi range Upper Sivaliks in Uttar Pradesh. The river is entirely rainfed and has an approximate catchment area of . ...
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Ghaziabad Ghaziabad () is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a part of Delhi NCR. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghaziabad district and is the largest city in western Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,729,000. Ghaziabad Mun ...
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Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
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Karban River In Judaism, the korban ( ''qorbān''), also spelled ''qorban'' or ''corban'', is any of a variety of sacrificial offerings described and commanded in the Torah. The plural form is korbanot, korbanoth or korbans. The term Korban primarily re ...
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Pahuj River Pahuj River is a river flowing through the city of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It has been referred as the ''Pushpavati'' in religious texts. It is a small and dry river which passes through the Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, J ...
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Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
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Kuno River The Kuno River is one of the main tributaries of the Chambal River. It flows through the Kuno National Park from south to north, draining the other rivulets and Tributaries into Chambal River in Morena Morena is the headquarter city of Mor ...
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Banas River The Banas is a river which lies entirely within the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is a tributary of the Chambal River, itself a tributary of the Yamuna, which in turn merges into the Ganga. The Banas is approximately 512 kilometre ...
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Bandi River The Bandi river is a tributary of the Luni River in the Pali district of Rajasthan state in India. Khari and Mithari river joins near the Bombadra pickup weir and form the Bandi river. After flowing for 45 KMs, it joins Luni river near Lakhar v ...
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Mashi River Mashi is a Local Government Area in Katsina State, Nigeria, sharing a border with the Republic of Niger. Its headquarters are in the town of Mashi in the southwest of the area at. It has an area of 905 km and a population of 173,134 at the ...
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Shipra River The Shipra, also known as the Kshipra, is a river in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The river rises in the North of Dhar district, and flows north across the Malwa Plateau to join the Chambal River at the MP-Rajasthan boundary in Mand ...
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Ahar River The Ahar River is a tributary of the Berach River (itself a tributary of Banas River, which in turn is a tributary of Chambal river, itself a tributary of Yamuna River, which in turn is the most important tributary of Ganges River). The r ...
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Kali Sindh River The Kali Sindh, is a river in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in northern India. It is a tributary of the Chambal River in the Ganges Basin. The main tributaries of the Kali Sindh are the Parwan, Niwaj and Ahu rivers. The Kali Sindh River drains a ...
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Parbati River (Madhya Pradesh) Parvati River is a river in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, India that flows into the Chambal River. The river rises at a height of 610 m in the Vindhya range in Sehore district Madhya Pradesh And flows in Sehore District, Rajgarh District, Gu ...
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Parbati River (Rajasthan) Parbati River is a river in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, India that flows into the Chambal River. The river rises at a height of 610 m in the Vindhya range in Sehore district Madhya Pradesh And flows in Sehore District, Rajgarh District, G ...
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Ramganga Ramganga is a tributary of the river Ganges, originating in Uttarakhand state, India. Ramganga West Ramganga West River originates from Dudhatoli or Doodhatoli ranges Course The Ramganga River originates in the southern slopes of Dudhato ...
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Alaknanda River The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In hydrology, the Alaknanda is considered the source stream ...
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Mandakini River The Mandakini River is a tributary of the Alaknanda River in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The river runs for approximately between the Rudraprayag and Sonprayag areas and emerges from the Chorabari Glacier. The river merges with river Song ...
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Pindar River The Pindar River is a river located in Uttarakhand, India. Pindar originates from Pindari Glacier which is located in Bageshwar district of Kumaon region in Uttarakhand. The source of this river, the Pindar glacier is located at an altitude o ...
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Dhauliganga River The Dhauliganga is a turbulent Himalayan river which rises in the border regions of India and China and flows south into the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India. It joins the Alaknanda, the major source stream of the Ganges river. Course ...
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Rishiganga Rishiganga is a river in the Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India. It springs from the Uttari Nanda Devi Glacier on the Nanda Devi mountain. It is also fed from the Dakshini Nanda Devi Glacier. Continuing through the Nanda Devi National Park, ...
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Bhagirathi River The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In the Hindu fa ...
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Bhilangna River Bhilangna River is a Himalayan river in Uttarakhand, India, which is the major tributary of the Bhagirathi river, the source stream of the Ganges River of India. Bhilangana is a combination of Bhil and Ganga. The mainstem, ''Bhilangna'', ...
*** Jalakar River


Brahmaputra River Basin

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Bhogdoi River The Bhogdoi River is a tributary of the Brahmaputra in India. From its origin in the Naga hills it flows through the city of Jorhat Jorhat ( ) is one of the important cities and a growing urban centre in the state of Assam in India. Etymol ...
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Dhansiri River The Dhansiri is a river of Golaghat District of Assam and the Chümoukedima District and Dimapur District of Nagaland. It originates from ''Laisang peak'' of Nagaland. It flows through a distance of from south to north before joining the B ...
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Dibang River Dibang River, also known as Sikang by the Adi and Talo in Idu, is an upstream tributary river of the Brahmaputra in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It originates and flows through the Mishmi Hills in the (Upper) Dibang Valley and Lower ...
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Dihing River Dihing or Burhi Dihing (Dihong = wide river ) is a large tributary, about long, of the Brahmaputra River in Upper Assam in northeastern India. The river originates at above sea level in the Eastern Himalayas (the Patkai Hills) in Arunachal P ...
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Dikhow River The Dikhow River is a left tributary of the Brahmaputra River in the Indian state of Assam. It rises in the Zunheboto district in Nagaland, flows through the Sivasagar district Sivasagar district (Pron: or ), formerly known as ''Sibsagar'', i ...
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Kameng River The Kameng River (previously named Bharali River, now called Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh and Jiabharali (Jia Bharali) in Assam) in the eastern Himalayan mountains, originates in Tawang district from the glacial lake below snow-capped Gori Chen ...
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Kolong River The Kolong River or Kailang is an anabranch of the Brahmaputra River, which diverts out from the Brahamputra river in Hatimura region of Jakhalabandha (Nagaon district, Assam, India), and meets the same at Kolongpar near Guwahati. The tributa ...
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Kopili River Kopili River is an interstate river in Northeast India that flows through the states of Meghalaya and Assam and is the largest south bank tributary of the Brahmaputra in Assam. Course The Kopili originates in the Meghalaya plateau and flows ...
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Lohit River The Lohit River, also known as the Zayul Chu by the Tibetans and Tellu by the Mishmis, is a river in China and India, which joins the Brahmaputra River in the state of Assam. It is formed in the Zayul County of the Tibet Autonomous Region, ...
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Raidāk River The Raidāk River ( hi, रायडेक नदी), also called Wang Chhu or Wong Chhu in Bhutan, is a tributary of the River Brahmaputra, and a trans-boundary river. It flows through Bhutan, India and Bangladesh. It is one of the main river ...
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Sankosh River Sankosh (also Mo Chu, and Svarnakosha) is a river that rises in northern Bhutan and empties into the Brahmaputra in the state of Assam in India. In Bhutan, it is known as the Puna Tsang Chu below the confluences of several tributaries near the ...
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Teesta River Teesta River is a long river that rises in the Pauhunri Mountain of eastern Himalayas, flows through the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal through Rangpur, and enters the Bay of Bengal. It drains an area of . In India, it flows throug ...


West Bengal Coastal

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Kharkai River The Kharkai River is a river in eastern India. It is one of the major tributaries of the Subarnarekha River. It flows through Adityapur region of Jamshedpur It arises in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, on the north slopes of Darbarmela Parbat and ...
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Kangsabati River Kangsabati River (Pron:) (also variously known as the Kãsai and Cossye) rises from the Chota Nagpur plateau in the state of West Bengal, India and passes through the districts of Purulia, Bankura, Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur in Wes ...
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Bhagirathi The Bhāgīrathī (Pron: /ˌbʌgɪˈɹɑːθɪ/) is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In the Hind ...
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Mahananda River The Mahananda River (Pron:/ˌməhɑːˈnʌndə or ˌmɑːhəˈnʌndə/) is a trans-boundary river that flows through the Indian states of Bihar and West Bengal, and Bangladesh. It is an important tributary of the Ganges. Course The Mahananda ...
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Odisha Coastal

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Baitarani The Baitarani (also spelled Vaitarani) is one of six major rivers of Odisha, India. Venerated in popular epics and legends, the Baitarani River is a source of water for agricultural irrigation. The coastal plain of Odisha has the name of "H ...
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Bhargavi Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Alo ...
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Brahmani Brahmani (Sanskrit: ब्रह्माणी, IAST: Brahmāṇī) or Brahmi (Sanskrit: ब्राह्मी, IAST: Brāhmī), is one of the seven Hindu mother goddesses known as Sapta Matrikas. She is a form of Saraswati and is considered ...
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Kathajodi Kathajodi River is an arm of the Mahanadi River in Odisha, India. It branches off at Naraj, then immediately is bifurcated. The southern branch, known as Kuakhai, which means ''Crow's pool'', and flows into the Puri district. Its mouth is close ...
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Surubalijora Surubalijora or Surubalijore is a small river (''Jora'' or ''Jore'') located in the Subalaya area of Birmaharajpur subdivision of Subarnapur district of Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is a ...
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Tel River The Tel river flows in Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Balangir, Boudh Sonepur District of Odisha, India. Tel is an important tributary of Mahanadi. It flows just eight kilometers away from the town of Titilagarh. This significant tributary of the Ma ...
Six major rivers of Odisha (AKA Gift Of Six Rivers): * Subarnarekha *
Budhabalanga The Budhabalanga River (ବୁଢାବଳଙ୍ଗ ନଦୀ) (also called Balanga River) flows through the districts of Mayurbhanj and Balasore in the Indian state of Odisha. Course The Budhabalanga, meaning old Balanga, rises in the Simili ...
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Mahanadi The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around and has a total length of . Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and finally merged with Bay ...
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Rushikulya The Rushikulya River is one of the major rivers in the state of Odisha and covers entire catchment area in the districts of Kandhamal and Ganjam of Odisha. The Rushikulya originates at an elevation of about 1000 metres from Daringbadi hills of th ...


Godavari River Basin

Godavari River in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh,
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Pranahita River The Pranhita River is the largest tributary of Godavari River covering about 34% of its drainage basin conveying the combined waters of the Penganga River, the Wardha River, and the Wainganga River. By virtue of its extensive network of tri ...
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Wainganga River The Wainganga is a river in India originating in the Mahadeo Hills in Mundara near the village Gopalganj in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. It is a key tributary of the Godavari. The river flows south in a winding course through the states of Madhya Prade ...
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Kanhan River The Kanhan River is an important right bank tributary of the Wainganga River draining a large area lying south of Satpura range in central India. Along its 275 km run through the Indian States of Maharashtra & Madhya Pradesh, it receives it ...
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Pench River The Pench River is an Indian tributary of the Kanhan River. It originates in the Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh and flows across Pench National Park, which is a reserve for the Tiger Project of India. The two big dams of the Pench Riv ...
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Kulbehra River The Kuldhara River is a river in Chhindwara District of Madhya Pradesh state, India. It is a tributary of the Pench and has a course of about fifty miles. Origin The Kuldhara River starts in Umreth Tehsil at the junction of three small stre ...
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Nag River The Nag River ( Marathi : नाग नदी) is a river flowing through the city of Nagpur in Maharashtra, India. It is known for providing the etymology for the name Nagpur. Forming a part of the Kanhan- Pench river system, the Nag River ori ...
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Wardha River The Wardha River, also known as the Varada River, is a major river in Vidarbha, Maharashtra, which originates in the Satpura Range and flows into the Wain ganga river to form the Pranhita river which finally joins the Godavari river. Origin ...
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Penganga River The Painganga River (also known as the Penganga River) is the chief river of the Buldhana district, Hingoli district, Nanded district, Yavatmal district, Chandrapur district and Washim district in the Maharashtra state in India. It flows along th ...
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Sabari River Sabari River is one of the main tributaries of Godavari. It originates from the western slopes of Eastern Ghats in Odisha state from Sinkaram hill ranges at 1370 m MSL. It is also known as Kolab river in Odisha.The Sabari river basin receives ...
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Pravara River Pravara is the smallest of the major tributaries of Godavari river located in Maharashtra, India. Among the 7 major tributaries, it is the only tributary which originates in the Western Ghats akin to Godavari. Also, it is the only major tributa ...
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Manjira River The Manjara, also spelled Manjara or Manjeera, is a tributary of the river Godavari. It passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana. It originates in the Balaghat range of hills near Ahmednagar district at an altitude of ...
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Manair River The Maner river or Manair or Maneru (Marathi : मानेर)(Telugu: మానేరు) is a tributary to the Godavari River in India. The Lower Maner Dam built across this river provides drinking water to Karimnagar, Telangana and also to th ...
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Taliperu River Taliperu is a river in the Godavari system originating in the Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh. It is a left-bank tributary of Godavari River, draining into it through a confluence located near Cherla in the Khammam District in Telangana Te ...
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Kinnerasani River Kinnerasani is an important tributary of Godavari flowing through the Warangal and Bhadradri districts of Telangana and Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh. In the Khammam District, a dam known as the Kinnerasani Dam is built on this river. The ba ...
** Darna River **
Sindphana River Sindphana is a minor tributary of Godavari river that originates around the Chincholi hill in Patoda Taluka, Beed District, Maharashtra. Crossing west to east its drainage basin covers nearly 80% of Beed District, making it the most important ...


Krishna River Basin

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Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
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Koyna Koyna may refer to: * Koyna River, a river which originates in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra * Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary, a wildlife refuge in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra * Koynanagar, a town at the site of the Koyna Dam * Koyna Dam, a d ...
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Venna River The Venna River rises in Mahabaleshwar, and is a tributary of the Krishna River in Satara district of western Maharashtra, India. It rises near Mahableshwar, a famous hill station in the Western Ghats. The river meets the Krishna River an ...
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Warana River Warana River is a river that flows through the Warana river valley of Sangli and Kolhapur districts in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an important tributary of the Krishna river. Geography and course The river originates at a h ...
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Vedganga river The Vedganga river is a river in India, which joins the Dudhganga river. Further, Panchganga joins the Krishna river. Several villages like Jatrat, Barawad, Kunnur in Karnataka are dependent on Vedganga for water. The Vedganga river rises at an ...
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Agrani Agrani river originates near Balwadi (बलवडी) on Khanapur plateau (Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district). At origin, there is a small tree temple of great Agastya rishi (अगस्त्य ऋषी). After Vajrachounde (वज्र ...
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Tunga River The Tunga River (alternatively spelled Thunga) is a river in Karnataka state, southern India. The river is born in the Western Ghats on a hill known as ''Varaha Parvata'' at a place called '' Gangamoola''. From here, the river flows through two ...
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Bhadra River The Bhadra River (Kannada: ಭದ್ರಾ ನದಿ) is a river in Karnataka state in southern India. The Bhadra originates at Gangamoola near Kudremukha, Western Ghats range, and flows east across the southern part of Deccan Plateau, joined ...
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Bhima River The Bhima River (also known as Chandrabhaga River) is a major river in Western India and South India. It flows southeast for through Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana states, before entering the Krishna River. After the first sixty-five k ...
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Nira River Nira is a river flowing through the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a tributary of the Bhima river and flows through Pune and Solapur districts of Maharashtra. Karha is a tributary of Nira. This river originates in western ghats in pune dis ...
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Mula-Mutha River The Mula-Mutha is a river in India, formed by the confluence of the Mula and Mutha rivers in the city of Pune, which later meets the Bhima River, which itself later meets the Krishna River and finally emptying to the Bay of Bengal. The river ...
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Mutha River The Mutha River is a river in western Maharashtra, India. It arises in the Western Ghats and flows eastward until it merges with the Mula River in the city of Pune. It has been dammed twice, first at the Panshet Dam (on the Ambi River), us ...
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Chandani River Chandani is a village development committee in Kanchanpur District in Sudurpashchim Province of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central ...
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Kamini River Kamini may refer to: * KAMINI, a research reactor at Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam, India * ''Kamini'' (film), a 1974 Indian Malayalam film Places * Kamini, Mummidivaram Mandal, a village in Andhra Pradesh, India * Kamin ...
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Moshi River Moshi may refer to: Places * Moshi, Tanzania, a city ** Moshi Airport * Moshi Rural, a district * Moshi Urban, a district * Roman Catholic Diocese of Moshi, a diocese located in the city of Moshi * Moshi, Maharashtra, India * Moshi, Shimen (磨 ...
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Ambi River Ambi or Ambi may refer to: * ''Ambi'' (film), a 2006 Indian Kannada film * AMBI, the Israel Stuttering Association * Ambi Subramaniam (born 1991), Indian-American violinist, pianist and singer * Ambi, Iran, a village in West Azerbaijan Province ...
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Indrayani River The Indrayani River originates in Kurvande village near Lonavla, a hill station in the Sahyadri mountains of Maharashtra, India. Fed by rain, it flows east from there to meet the Bhima river, through the Hindu pilgrimage centers of Dehu and Al ...
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Kundali River Kundali River is a river originating in the Kundali Hills of the Western Ghats in the state of Maharashtra and flowing into the Upper Bhima River Basin. From its origin to Shrwati dam, Kundali River waters are rated as A-1 class, and from Vadival ...
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Ghod River Ghod River is located in Pune District, Maharashtra, western India. It is a tributary of the Bhima River. The Ghod originates on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats at above sea level. It flows in an east-southeast direction for approximate ...
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Malaprabha River The Malaprabha River (Kannada ಮಲಪ್ರಭಾ ನದಿ) is a tributary of the Krishna River and flows through the state of Karnataka in India. It rises in the Western Ghats at an elevation of in the state's Belgaum district. The rive ...
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Ghataprabha River The Ghataprabha river is an important right-bank tributary of the Krishna River and flows eastward for a distance of 283 kilometers before its confluence with the Krishna River at Chikksangam. The river basin is 8,829 square kilometers wide and ...
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Varma River Varma may refer to: * Varma (surname) * ''Varma'' (icebreaker), a Latvian ship * ''Adithya Varma ''Adithya Varma'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Gireesaaya in his directorial debut and produc ...
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Venna River The Venna River rises in Mahabaleshwar, and is a tributary of the Krishna River in Satara district of western Maharashtra, India. It rises near Mahableshwar, a famous hill station in the Western Ghats. The river meets the Krishna River an ...
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Pennar River Basin

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Pennar River Penna (also known as Pinakini, Pennar, Penner, Penneru (Telugu), Pennai (Tamil)) is a river of southern India. This is a unique river in world where after originating from Nandi hills, it flows as two different streams, one in North and South ...


Kaveri River Basin

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Arkavathy River The Arkavati is an important mountain river in Karnataka, India, originating at Nandi Hills of Chikkaballapura district. It is a tributary of the Kaveri, which it joins at 34 km south of Kanakapura, Ramanagara District called Sangama in ...
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Sarabanga River Sarabanga is a river flowing in the Salem district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and larg ...
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Noyyal River The Noyyal River is a small river in Western Tamil Nadu, and a tributary of Kaveri River. It rises from the Vellingiri hills in the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, very close to Kerala border, and flows through many villages and the cities of ...
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Hemavati River The Hemavati is a river in southern India near Karnataka and an important tributary of the Kaveri. Origin and course The source of the Hemavati River lies in the Western Ghats(Javali village) at an elevation of about . Located in Mudigere t ...
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Kabini River The Kabini River is one of the major tributaries of the river Cauvery in southern India. It originates near Kavilumpara in Kozhikode district of Kerala state by the confluence of the Panamaram River and the Mananthavady River. It flows eastw ...
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Tamil Nadu Coastal Rivers

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Thamirabarani River The Thamirabarani or Tamraparni or Porunai is a perennial river that originates from the Agastyarkoodam peak of Pothigai hills of the Western Ghats, above Papanasam in the Ambasamudram taluk. It flows through Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi dis ...
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Palar River Palar is a river of southern India. It rises in the Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka state, and flows in Karnataka, in Andhra Pradesh and in Tamil Nadu before reaching its confluence into the Bay of Bengal at Vayalur ab ...
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Vaigai River The Vaigai is a river in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India; it passes through the towns of Theni, Dindigul and Madurai. It originates in Varusanadu Hills, the Periyar Plateau of the Western Ghats range, and flows northeast through the ...
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Vaippar River Vaippar is a river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It originates from the Varusanadu hills (Theni District, Theni) bordering the state of Kerala, runs from Rasingaperi Canal in Sivagiri, Tenkasi, Sivagiri (Tenkasi district, Tenkasi) and flow ...
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Vellar River (Northern Tamil Nadu) The Vellar River is a river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It originates in the Kalrayan Hills, and flows generally eastward through Salem, Perambalur, and Cuddalore districts, before flowing into the Bay of Bengal near Parangipettai. Th ...
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Vellar River (Southern Tamil Nadu) The Vellar River or South Vellar River is a non-perennial river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu that flows southeast into the Palk Strait, part of the Bay of Bengal. Course The river begins as several small streams in the area around the Kum ...
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Agniyar River The Agniyar River is a non-perennial river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu that flows southeast into the Bay of Bengal. Course The river begins as a small stream south of Keeranur, proceeding south and east, passing Karambakkudi. Southeas ...
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Vasishta Nadi Vasishtha ( sa, वसिष्ठ, IAST: ') is one of the oldest and most revered Vedic rishis or sages, and one of the Saptarishis (seven great Rishis). Vashistha is credited as the chief author of Mandala 7 of the ''Rigveda''. Vashishtha a ...
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Cooum River The Cooum river, or simply Koovam, is one of the shortest classified rivers draining into the Bay of Bengal. This river is about in length, flowing in the city of Chennai (urban part) and the rest in rural part. The river is highly polluted ...
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Ponnaiyar River The South Pennar River (also known as ''Dakshina Pinakini'' in Kannada and ''Thenpennai or Ponnaiyar'' or ''Pennaiyar'' in Tamil) is a river in India. Bangalore, Hosur, Tiruvannamalai, and Cuddalore are the important cities on the banks of ...
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Rivers flowing into the Arabian Sea


Indus Basin

* Indus River ** Panjnad River ''(in Pakistan)'' *** Sutlej River ''(in China,
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Spiti River Spiti (pronounced as Piti in Bhoti language) is a high-altitude region of the Himalayas, located in the north-eastern part of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The name "Spiti" means "The middle land", i.e. the land between Tib ...
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Baspa River Baspa River rises near the Indo-Chinese border and forms the Baspa Valley (also known as the Sangla Valley) - one of the most scenic in Himalayas. The Chung Sakhago Pass lies at the head of the valley. It is fed by the perennial glaciers and s ...
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Beas River The Beas River (Sanskrit: ; Hyphasis in Ancient Greek) is a river in north India. The river rises in the Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows for some to the Sutlej River in the Indian state of Punjab. Its total length is ...
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Uhl River The Uhl is a Himalayan river which is part of the watershed of Beas river. The river originates at the Thamsar Glacier in the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, flows through the Uhl valley crossing the villages Bada Gran (Baragram) and Barot. ...
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Chenab River The Chenab River () is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul regi ...
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Chandra River The Chenab River () is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul regi ...
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Bhaga River The Chenab River () is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and S ...
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Marusudar River Marusudar river or Maru Sudar river is the largest river tributary of the Chenab River, beginning at the Nunkun glacier of the Warwan Valley and joining the Chenab at Bhandarkoot in the Kishtwar district. As of 2021, 1000MW Pakal Dul Dam the ...
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Tawi River Tawi is a river that flows through the city of Jammu. The Tawi is a major left bank tributary of the river Chenab. Tawi river is considered sacred and holy, as is the case with most rivers in India. * The source of Tawi is the Kailash Kund Sp ...
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Ravi River The Ravi River () is a transboundary river crossing northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of five rivers associated with the Punjab region. Under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, the waters of the Ravi and two other rivers were ...
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Jhelum River The Jhelum River (/dʒʰeːləm/) is a river in the northern Indian subcontinent. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, to the Pakistani-administered territory of Kashmir, and then ...
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Lidder River The Lidder or Liddar ( ur, , translit=liddar, sa, लम्बोदरी, translit=Lambodarī) is a river situated in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It originates from the Kolahoi Glacier and feeds the Jhelum River in Mi ...
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Sind River The Sind River or the Sindh River is a river in the Ganderbal district of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a major tributary of the Jhelum River and is 108 kilometres long. Geography The Sind River forms the Sind ...
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Pohru River The Pohru River (Urdu: پوہرو) is a stream located near Doabgah village of Jammu and Kashmir, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second ...
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India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
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Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
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India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
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Dras River The Dras River, also spelt Drass River, is a river in the Kargil district in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. It originates below the Zoji La pas in the Great Himalayan range and flows northeast towards Kargil, where it joins the Suru Ri ...
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Shingo River The Shingo River is a tributary of the Indus River, and flows through Gilgit-Baltistan and Kargil regions. In the Kashmiri terminology, the Shingo river joins the Dras River, which in turns joins the Suru River. In the Balti terminology, ...
** Yapola River **
Zanskar River The Zanskar River is the first major tributary of the Indus River, equal or greater in volume than the main river, which flows entirely within Ladakh, India. It originates northeast of the Great Himalayan range and drains both the Himalayas and ...
*** Markha River *** Khurna River ***
Tsarap River The Tsarap River or the Tsarap Chu forms the eastern part of the Zanskar valley, in the Ladakh union territory of India. The long river is used for irrigation in riparian villages, and for adventure sports by tourists. Geography The Tsar ...
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Doda River The Doda River or the Stod River is a river long, which forms the Stod Valley in the Zanskar valley of the Leh district in the Union Territory of Ladakh. Geography The Doda River rises from the Drang-Drung Glacier near Pensi La, a mountain ...
** Hanley River


Narmada River Basin

The following rivers are part of the Narmada River's basin:


Mahi River Basin

The origin of the river Mahi is Mindha, Madhya Pradesh. *
Mahi River The Mahi is a river in western India. It rises in Madhya Pradesh and, after flowing through the Vagad region of Rajasthan, enters Gujarat and flows into the Arabian Sea. It is one of the relatively few west-flowing rivers in India, alongside the ...
** Som River ***
Gomati River Gomati, which means, among other things, "full of water", may refer to: Geography * Gomati district, a district of Tripura state, India * Gomati monastery, a monastery in Khotan, Turkistan, see Buddhism in Khotan * Gomati Lake, a lake in Vadtal, du ...


Sabarmati River Basin

* Sabarmati river **
Wakal River The Wakal River is a tributary to the Sabarmati River in Rajasthan and Gujarat states of India. Course The river originates in the south-western spurs of the Aravalli range, and meets the Sabarmati River after traversing a distance of 158 ki ...
** Sei River ** Harnav River


Tapi River Basin

* Tapi River and its tributaries * Tapi River (or Tapi) in Maharashtra,
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
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Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
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Gomai River The Gomai River in India is a tributary of the Tapti River. It originates in the Satpura Mountain Range and merges with the Tapti River around 2 km east of Prakasha. The Gomai River itself has many small tributary rivers, including the Sus ...
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Nandurbar Nandurbar is a city and a municipal council in Nandurbar district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Nandurbar municipal corporation is the first municipal corporation. Nandurbar is an administrative district ...
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Arunavati River Arunavati river is a seasonal tributary of the Tapi river in India. It originates and flows from the Sangvi village and merges into the Tapi river near Uparpind village in Shirpur tehsil. The river flows mostly in monsoon. See also *Painganga ...
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Dhule Dhule is a city located in the Dhule District in the northwestern part of Maharashtra state, India known as West Khandesh. Situated on the banks of Panzara River, Dhule is the regional headquarters of MIDC, RTO, and MTDC. The city is mainly kn ...
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Dhule Dhule is a city located in the Dhule District in the northwestern part of Maharashtra state, India known as West Khandesh. Situated on the banks of Panzara River, Dhule is the regional headquarters of MIDC, RTO, and MTDC. The city is mainly kn ...
district of Maharashtra *** Kaan River in Dhule district. ** Aner River in Jalgaon, Dhule districts **
Girna River this is rong pics The Girna River is a river in the state of Maharashtra in western India. It gets its name from the goddess Giraja, also known as Parvati. The Girna originates at Kem Peak in the Western Ghats mountain range and flows east acros ...
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Nashik Nashik (, Marathi: aːʃik, also called as Nasik ) is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Situated on the banks of river Godavari, Nashik is the third largest city in Maharashtra, after Mumbai and Pune. Nashi ...
, Malegaon, Jalgaon districts *** Titur River in Jalgaon district ** Waghur River in Jalgaon,
Aurangabad Aurangabad ( is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. Located on a hilly upland terrain in the Deccan Traps, Aurangabad is the ...
districts ** Purna River in
Amravati Amravati (pronunciation ( help·info)) is the second largest city in the Vidarbha region and ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India. It is administrative headquarters of Amravati district and Amravati division which includes Akola, Buld ...
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Akola Akola () is a municipal corporation and the third largest city in Vidarbha after Nagpur and Amravati and tenth largest city in Maharashtra. is located about east of the state capital, Mumbai, and west of the second capital, Nagpur. A ...
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Buldhana Buldhana is the district headquarters and a Municipal Council in the Buldhana District of Amravati division in the Indian State of Maharashtra. Climate Demographics As of the 2011 India census, Buldhana had a population of 67,431. Males con ...
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Navsari Navsari is the ninth biggest city in the state of Gujarat in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Navsari District. Navsari is situated between Surat & Mumbai. Navsari is a twin city of Surat. It is located 37 km south of Sura ...
districts of Gujarat, Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh *** Nalganga River in Buldhana district ***
Vaan River The Vaan River is a river of central India. It is tributary of Purna River, which is major tributary of Tapti River. It is also spelled as Wan or Van. It is also known as Waanganga. Description It rises in the Gawilgarh hills of eastern Satpur ...
in Buldhana, Akola, Amravati districts of Maharashtra ***
Morna River The Morna River is a river of Western India. It is one of the chief tributaries of Purna River and empties in it at Andura Village in Akola District, Maharashtra. Etymology Lots of co-operative society's name given after Morna river.like' Morna ...
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Washim Washim (Vatsagulma) is a city and a Municipal Council in Washim district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Washim is the district headquarters of Washim district. Etymology Washim was known earlier as Vatsagulma and it was the seat of powe ...
districts *** Katepurna River in Akola, Washim districts *** Umaa River in Akola, Washim districts ** Sangiya River in Amravati district of Maharashtra


Maharashtra Coastal Rivers

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Shastri River Shastri River is a river in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. It originates near Prachitgad, flows near Sangameshwar and meets Arabian sea near Jaigad Fort Jaigad Fort ( mr, जयगड किल्ला, ) (Also transliterated as Zyg ...
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Gad River This is a list of rivers of India, starting in the west and moving along the Indian coast southward, then northward. Tributary rivers are listed hierarchically in upstream order: the lower in the list, the more upstream. The overall discharge of r ...
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Vashishti River River Vashishti is one of the larger rivers in the Konkan coast of Maharashtra, India. The river begins in the Western Ghats and snakes its way westwards towards the Arabian Sea. Kolkewadi Dam near Alore has a vast reservoir, which feeds a ...
* Savitri River * Kundalika River * Gandhari River * Patalganga River * Ulhas River ** Thane Creek (distributary) ** Vasai Creek (distributary) * Mithi River or Mahim River * Oshiwara River * Dahisar River * Tansa River in Thane * Vaitarna, Vaitarna River * Surya River (India), Surya River * Chenna River *Terna river


Coastal rivers of Goa

* Terekhol River, Terekhol * Chapora River, Chapora * Baga Creek, Baga * Mapusa River, Mapusa * Mandovi River, Mandovi Mandovi River, known as Mhadai in Western Ghats of Goa and
Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
, has three sources: the Degao, the Nanevadichi Nhõi (nhõi means river in Konkani) and Gavali; the last two sources go dry in summer season. The main origin of the river, in the form of a spring, even during Summer season, is at Bavtyacho Dongor hills near Degao village in Khanapur Taluka of Belgaum Dist in Karnataka State. The three streams confluence at the Kabnali village whereafter it is known as Mhadai, which has an easterly flow initially, then flows north and finally turns to the west on entering Goa. Mhadai River enters Goa between Krishnapura, Krisnapur (Karnataka) and Kadval (Goa) villages. The tributaries of the Mhadai are the Nersa Nala, the Chapoli and Kapoli nala, the Bail Nala, the Volo Panshiro ( Karnataka), the Suko Panshiro, the Harparo, the Nanodyachi Nhõi, the Vellsachi Nhõi, the Valpoichi Nhõi, the Ghadghadyachi Nhõi, the Valvanti/ Volvot, the Divcholchi Nhõi, the Asnoddchi Nhõi, the Khandeaparchi Nhõi, the Mhapxechi Nhõi, Xinkerchi Nhõi etc. It is the longest river of Goa with a reported length of 105 km. * Zuari River, Zuari * Sal River (India), Sal * Talpona * Galgibag


Karnataka Coastal Rivers

The rivers flowing through three coastal districts of
Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
join the Arabian Sea. * Kali River (Karnataka), Kali River * Netravati River * Sharavathi River * Aghanashini River * Gangavalli River * List of rivers of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts


Kerala Coastal Rivers

The rivers flowing through three coastal districts of Kerala to join the Arabian Sea. * Periyar River * Bharathapuzha River * Pamba River * Chaliyar River * Chandragiri River * Karyangod River


Rivers flowing into the inner part of India

* Ghaggar River in Haryana, Rajasthan * Samir River * Luni River in Rajasthan


Alphabetical list


A - D

* Arvari River * Aarpa * Achan Kovil River * Adyar River *Manas river, Gangavalli, Aganashini *
Agniyar River The Agniyar River is a non-perennial river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu that flows southeast into the Bay of Bengal. Course The river begins as a small stream south of Keeranur, proceeding south and east, passing Karambakkudi. Southeas ...
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Ahar River The Ahar River is a tributary of the Berach River (itself a tributary of Banas River, which in turn is a tributary of Chambal river, itself a tributary of Yamuna River, which in turn is the most important tributary of Ganges River). The r ...
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Ajay River Ajay (/ˈədʒɑɪ/) is a river which flows through the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The catchment area of Ajay River is . See also List of rivers of India This is a list of rivers of India, starting in the west and movin ...
* Aji River (Gujarat), Aji River *
Alaknanda River The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In hydrology, the Alaknanda is considered the source stream ...
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Amanat River The Amanat River flows through the Chatra and Palamu districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Course The Amanat originates on the Hazaribagh plateau, and then forms the southern boundary of Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary, in Simaria police stat ...
* Amaravathi River * Arkavati, Arkavati River *
Atrai River Atrai River (also spelt as Atreyee) ( bn, আত্রাই/আত্রেয়ী নদী) flows in West Bengal and northern parts of Bangladesh. In ancient times the river was called Atreyee and finds a mention in the Mahabharata, one o ...
* Baga Creek, Baga River * Baitarani River * Balan River *
Banas River The Banas is a river which lies entirely within the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is a tributary of the Chambal River, itself a tributary of the Yamuna, which in turn merges into the Ganga. The Banas is approximately 512 kilometre ...
* Banganga River *
Beas River The Beas River (Sanskrit: ; Hyphasis in Ancient Greek) is a river in north India. The river rises in the Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows for some to the Sutlej River in the Indian state of Punjab. Its total length is ...
*Bhadar River *
Bhima River The Bhima River (also known as Chandrabhaga River) is a major river in Western India and South India. It flows southeast for through Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana states, before entering the Krishna River. After the first sixty-five k ...
*Brahmani River * Brahmaputra River * Budha River * Chaliya River * Chambal River * Chapora River * Chenab river * Cheyyar river * Coovum River * Damanganga River * Darshan River * Deo River * Devi River * Daya River *
Damodar River Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to large-scale mining and industrial activity. Earlier known as the Sorrow of Bengal bec ...
* Doodhna River *
Dhansiri River The Dhansiri is a river of Golaghat District of Assam and the Chümoukedima District and Dimapur District of Nagaland. It originates from ''Laisang peak'' of Nagaland. It flows through a distance of from south to north before joining the B ...
* Dudhimati River * Dravyavati River


E - H

* Falgu River * Gaangan * Gadananathi River * Galgibaga River * Gambhir River * Gandak * Ganges River * Gayathripuzha * Ghaggar River *
Ghaghara River Ghaghara, also called Karnali, is a perennial trans-boundary river originating on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Manasarovar. The Karnali cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins the Sharda River at Brahmaghat in India. Together they fo ...
* Ghataprabha * Girija Dam, Girija River *
Girna River this is rong pics The Girna River is a river in the state of Maharashtra in western India. It gets its name from the goddess Giraja, also known as Parvati. The Girna originates at Kem Peak in the Western Ghats mountain range and flows east acros ...
* Godavari River * Gomti River * Gosthani River * Gundlakamma River * Gunjavni River *
Halali River The Halali reservoir is a reservoir in Madhya Pradesh state of India, spanning Bhopal, Raisen, and Vidisha districts. It is built on the Halali River, and lies 40 km northwards from the state capital Bhopal. The major fish species found in t ...
*. Hasdev River Chhattisgarh * Hugli River *
Hindon River Hindon River, a tributary of Yamuna river, is a river in India that originates in the Saharanpur district, from the Shakumbhari devi range Upper Sivaliks in Uttar Pradesh. The river is entirely rainfed and has an approximate catchment area of . ...
* Hiran River * Hiranyakeshi River * Gursuti River


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* IB River * Indus River * Indravati River *
Indrayani River The Indrayani River originates in Kurvande village near Lonavla, a hill station in the Sahyadri mountains of Maharashtra, India. Fed by rain, it flows east from there to meet the Bhima river, through the Hindu pilgrimage centers of Dehu and Al ...
* Jaldhaka *
Jhelum River The Jhelum River (/dʒʰeːləm/) is a river in the northern Indian subcontinent. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, to the Pakistani-administered territory of Kashmir, and then ...
* Jayamangali River * Jambhira River *
Kabini River The Kabini River is one of the major tributaries of the river Cauvery in southern India. It originates near Kavilumpara in Kozhikode district of Kerala state by the confluence of the Panamaram River and the Mananthavady River. It flows eastw ...
* Kadalundi River * Kaagini River * Kahn River (also Khan) * Kali River (Gujarat), Kali River- Gujarat * Kali River (Karnataka), Kali River- Karnataka * Kali River (Uttarakhand), Kali River- Uttarakhand * Kali River (Uttar Pradesh), Kali River- Uttar Pradesh *
Kali Sindh River The Kali Sindh, is a river in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in northern India. It is a tributary of the Chambal River in the Ganges Basin. The main tributaries of the Kali Sindh are the Parwan, Niwaj and Ahu rivers. The Kali Sindh River drains a ...
* Kaliasote River * Karmanasha *
Karban River In Judaism, the korban ( ''qorbān''), also spelled ''qorban'' or ''corban'', is any of a variety of sacrificial offerings described and commanded in the Torah. The plural form is korbanot, korbanoth or korbans. The term Korban primarily re ...
* Kallada River * Kallayi River * Kalpathipuzha *
Kameng River The Kameng River (previously named Bharali River, now called Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh and Jiabharali (Jia Bharali) in Assam) in the eastern Himalayan mountains, originates in Tawang district from the glacial lake below snow-capped Gori Chen ...
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Kanhan River The Kanhan River is an important right bank tributary of the Wainganga River draining a large area lying south of Satpura range in central India. Along its 275 km run through the Indian States of Maharashtra & Madhya Pradesh, it receives it ...
* Kamla River * Kannadipuzha * Karnaphuli River * Kaveri River * Kelna River * Kathajodi River * Kelo River * Khadakpurna River * Kodoor River * South Koel River, Koel River * Kolab River * Kolar River (Madhya Pradesh) * Kolar River (Maharashtra) * Kollidam River * Kosi River * Kuakhai River * Koyna River * Krishna River * Kundali River * Kaushiga River * Kuwanav River * Kshipra River *
Ken River The Ken River is one of the major rivers in the Bundelkhand region of central India and flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It is a tributary of the Yamuna. Course The Ken River originates near the village Ahirgawan ...
* Karha River * Lachen River * Lachung River * Lakshmana Tirtha River * Luni River * Kayadhu River (starts near Agarwadi in Risod Taluka in Washim district and meets Penganga near Sangam Chincholi) * Kham River, Aurangabad Maharashtra


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* Machchhu River * Madira Puja * Mahanadi River *
Mahananda River The Mahananda River (Pron:/ˌməhɑːˈnʌndə or ˌmɑːhəˈnʌndə/) is a trans-boundary river that flows through the Indian states of Bihar and West Bengal, and Bangladesh. It is an important tributary of the Ganges. Course The Mahananda ...
* Mahakali River *
Mahi River The Mahi is a river in western India. It rises in Madhya Pradesh and, after flowing through the Vagad region of Rajasthan, enters Gujarat and flows into the Arabian Sea. It is one of the relatively few west-flowing rivers in India, alongside the ...
* Manas river. * Mandovi River *
Manjira River The Manjara, also spelled Manjara or Manjeera, is a tributary of the river Godavari. It passes through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana. It originates in the Balaghat range of hills near Ahmednagar district at an altitude of ...
* Manu River, Tripura * Mapusa River * Markanda River, Haryana * Markanda River, Tamil Nadu * Markhandeya River, Karnataka * Marutsudha River *
Mayurakshi River Mayurakshi River (also called Mor River) is a major river in Jharkhand and West Bengal, India, with a long history of devastating floods. It has its source on Trikut Hills, about from Deoghar in Jharkhand state. It flows through Jharkhand ...
* Meenachil River *
Meghna River The Meghna River ( bn, মেঘনা নদী) is one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, one of the three that form the Ganges Delta, the largest delta on earth, which fans out to the Bay of Bengal. A part of the Surma-Meghna River System, ...
* Mithi River * Mudangiyar River * Mula River India, Mula River * Musi River India, Musi River *
Mutha River The Mutha River is a river in western Maharashtra, India. It arises in the Western Ghats and flows eastward until it merges with the Mula River in the city of Pune. It has been dammed twice, first at the Panshet Dam (on the Ambi River), us ...
* Muvattupuzha River * Malaprabha * Mani River * Manimala River * Manorama River * Matla River * Moyar River * Narava Gedda * Narmada River * Nethravathi River *
Nag River The Nag River ( Marathi : नाग नदी) is a river flowing through the city of Nagpur in Maharashtra, India. It is known for providing the etymology for the name Nagpur. Forming a part of the Kanhan- Pench river system, the Nag River ori ...
* Nagavali River * Nirguda River * Nubra River * Padma River *
Palar River Palar is a river of southern India. It rises in the Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka state, and flows in Karnataka, in Andhra Pradesh and in Tamil Nadu before reaching its confluence into the Bay of Bengal at Vayalur ab ...
* Pamba River *
Pahuj River Pahuj River is a river flowing through the city of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It has been referred as the ''Pushpavati'' in religious texts. It is a small and dry river which passes through the Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, J ...
* Pavana River *
Penganga River The Painganga River (also known as the Penganga River) is the chief river of the Buldhana district, Hingoli district, Nanded district, Yavatmal district, Chandrapur district and Washim district in the Maharashtra state in India. It flows along th ...
* Man River * Mandakini River (Uttarakhand) * Pallikkal Aaru River * Panchganga River * Panjnad River *
Panzara River The Panzara-Kan or Panjhra"Topographic Map 1:250,000, NF 43-10 Nandurbar, Ind ...
* Parambikulam River * Parbati River (Himachal Pradesh) *
Parbati River (Madhya Pradesh) Parvati River is a river in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, India that flows into the Chambal River. The river rises at a height of 610 m in the Vindhya range in Sehore district Madhya Pradesh And flows in Sehore District, Rajgarh District, Gu ...
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Parbati River (Rajasthan) Parbati River is a river in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, India that flows into the Chambal River. The river rises at a height of 610 m in the Vindhya range in Sehore district Madhya Pradesh And flows in Sehore District, Rajgarh District, G ...
* Payaswini *
Penna River Penna (also known as Pinakini, Pennar, Penner, Penneru (Telugu), Pennai (Tamil)) is a river of southern India. This is a unique river in world where after originating from Nandi hills, it flows as two different streams, one in North and South ...
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Pench River The Pench River is an Indian tributary of the Kanhan River. It originates in the Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh and flows across Pench National Park, which is a reserve for the Tiger Project of India. The two big dams of the Pench Riv ...
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Penganga River The Painganga River (also known as the Penganga River) is the chief river of the Buldhana district, Hingoli district, Nanded district, Yavatmal district, Chandrapur district and Washim district in the Maharashtra state in India. It flows along th ...
* Penner River * Periyar River *
Phalgu The Phalgu or Falgu, a river that flows past Gaya, India in the Indian state of Bihar, is a sacred river for Hindus and Buddhists. Lord Vishnu's Temple Vishnupad Mandir is situated on the bank of Phalgu river also called Niranjana river. Course ...
* Pluest River (Poonch J&K) *
Ponnaiyar River The South Pennar River (also known as ''Dakshina Pinakini'' in Kannada and ''Thenpennai or Ponnaiyar'' or ''Pennaiyar'' in Tamil) is a river in India. Bangalore, Hosur, Tiruvannamalai, and Cuddalore are the important cities on the banks of ...
* Pranhita River *
Punarbhaba River The Punarbhaba (also ''Poonorvoba''; bn, পুনর্ভবা নদী) is a river of Bangladesh and West Bengal, of total length about and a width of and a mean depth of It originates from the lowlands of Thakurgaon District of Banglad ...
* Purna River (tributary of Godavari) * Purna River (tributary of Tapti)


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* Ravi river * Rapti River (disambiguation), Rapti River *
Rupnarayan River The Rupnarayan River is a river in India. It begins as the Dhaleswari (Dhalkisor) in the Chhota Nagpur plateau foothills northeast of the town of Purulia. It then follows a tortuous southeasterly course past the town of Bankura, where it is ...
* Sahibi River (Rajasthan) * Saraswati River (MP) * Sarasvati River (dried up, now under revival) *
Sarayu The Sarayu is a river that originates at a ridge south of Nanda Kot mountain in Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand, India. It flows through Kapkot, Bageshwar, and Seraghat towns before discharging into the Sharda River at Pancheshwar at the I ...
* Sutlej River * Suvarnamukhi River * Sabarmati River * Sal River (India), Sal River * Shalmali River near Sode * Shivnath River Chhattisgarh * Sirsi, Karnataka * Sharavati River * Sengar River * Shetrunji River *
Son River Son River ( hi, सोन नदी, also spelt Sone River) is a perennial river located in central India. It originates near Amarkantak Hill in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district of Chhattisgarh and finally merges with the Ganges River near Pa ...
* Sharda River * Shimsha River (Karnataka) * Shyok River * Subarnarekha River * Talpona River * Tapti River, Tapi River *
Thamirabarani River The Thamirabarani or Tamraparni or Porunai is a perennial river that originates from the Agastyarkoodam peak of Pothigai hills of the Western Ghats, above Papanasam in the Ambasamudram taluk. It flows through Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi dis ...
* Tangri River * Thate Puthra River * Tungabhadra River * Tamsa River * Tunga river * Terekhol River


U - W

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Vaan River The Vaan River is a river of central India. It is tributary of Purna River, which is major tributary of Tapti River. It is also spelled as Wan or Van. It is also known as Waanganga. Description It rises in the Gawilgarh hills of eastern Satpur ...
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Vaigai River The Vaigai is a river in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India; it passes through the towns of Theni, Dindigul and Madurai. It originates in Varusanadu Hills, the Periyar Plateau of the Western Ghats range, and flows northeast through the ...
* Vamsadhara River * Varuna River *
Vashishti River River Vashishti is one of the larger rivers in the Konkan coast of Maharashtra, India. The river begins in the Western Ghats and snakes its way westwards towards the Arabian Sea. Kolkewadi Dam near Alore has a vast reservoir, which feeds a ...
* Vedavathi River *
Vellar River (Northern Tamil Nadu) The Vellar River is a river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It originates in the Kalrayan Hills, and flows generally eastward through Salem, Perambalur, and Cuddalore districts, before flowing into the Bay of Bengal near Parangipettai. Th ...
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Vellar River (Southern Tamil Nadu) The Vellar River or South Vellar River is a non-perennial river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu that flows southeast into the Palk Strait, part of the Bay of Bengal. Course The river begins as several small streams in the area around the Kum ...
* Vrishabhavathi River * Vishwamitri River * Vaitarna * Udyavara River * Ulhas River * Uttara Cauvery River *
Wainganga River The Wainganga is a river in India originating in the Mahadeo Hills in Mundara near the village Gopalganj in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. It is a key tributary of the Godavari. The river flows south in a winding course through the states of Madhya Prade ...
* Wagh River *
Wardha River The Wardha River, also known as the Varada River, is a major river in Vidarbha, Maharashtra, which originates in the Satpura Range and flows into the Wain ganga river to form the Pranhita river which finally joins the Godavari river. Origin ...
* Wehashli River


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* Yagachi River (Karnataka) *
Yamuna River The Yamuna ( Hindustani: ), also spelt Jumna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of Ba ...
* Zuari River


See also

* Indian rivers interlinking project * Irrigation in India * List of dams and reservoirs in India * List of rivers in India by discharge * List of National Waterways in India * Major rivers of India * RORO ferries in India * Sagar Mala project


References


Further reading

*Bhalerao, S.M., ''Encyclopedia of Indian Rivers'' (in English) **Vol. 1: Scientific Information, pages 1–836 () **Vol. 2: Scientific Information, pages 837-1760 () **Vol. 3: Scientific, Cultural, Historical Information, pages 1760-2308 () **Vol. 4: Book of 60 Maps () ***Year of publication: 2019, Diamond Publications, Pune 411030, India (www.diamondbookspune.com) *Bhalerao, S.M., ''Bharatiya Sarita Kosh'' (in Marathi), (Encyclopedia of Indian Rivers) **Vol. 1: Scientific Information, pages 1–788 () **Vol. 2: Scientific Information, pages 789-1660 () **Vol. 3: Scientific, Cultural, Historical Information, pages 1661-2468 () **Vol. 4: Book of 60 Maps () ***Year of publication 2007, Diamond Publications, Pune 411030, India (www.diamondbookspune.com)


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