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
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Sabarmati,
Mahi,
Purna
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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. It ...
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Yamuna
The Yamuna (Hindustani language, Hindustani: ), also spelt Jumna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in List of major rivers of India, India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a ...
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Ganga,
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 o ...
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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 Trimbakesh ...
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Krishna
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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 range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu dis ...
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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
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Bangladesh
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Meghna River Basin
The
Meghna-Surma-Barak River System is located in India and Bangladesh.
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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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Dhaleshwari River
The Dhaleshwari River ( bn, ধলেশ্বরী ''Dhôleshshori'') is a distributary, long, of the Jamuna River (Bangladesh), Jamuna River in central Bangladesh. It starts off the Jamuna near the northwestern tip of Tangail District. After ...
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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 ...
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Gumti River
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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
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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.
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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
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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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Tuivai River
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Ganges River Basin
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Ganga River
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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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Hooghly River
The Bhagirathi Hooghly River (Anglicized alternatively spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') or the 'Bhāgirathi-Hooghly', called the Ganga or the Kati-Ganga in mythological texts, is the eastern distributary of the Ganges River in West Bengal, Indi ...
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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.
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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
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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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Mundeswari River
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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 ...
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Kosi River
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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
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Bhurhi Gandak River
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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.
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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 ...
(also Gandak, known as Narayani in Nepal)
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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 Pat ...
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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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Lanva, Pandu, Goita, Hathinala, Suria, Chana, Sendur, Kursa, Galphulla, Semarkhar, Riger and the Cherna Nallah
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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 almos ...
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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
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Neur River
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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 form th ...
(sometimes spelled Gogra), called
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
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Ladhiya River
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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 ...
River, or Sarju River
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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 ...
River (or Goriganga)
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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 ...
(also Dhauliganga, Darmaganga)
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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 ...
(also spelled Gomti)
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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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Kathna River
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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 Ban ...
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Ban Ganga River
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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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Betwa River
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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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Kaliasote River
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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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Kwari River
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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 ...
in western
Uttar Pradesh
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Karban River
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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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Bhind District Madhya Pradesh
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Chambal River
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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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Berach River
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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
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It has an area of 905 km and a population of 173,134 at the ...
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Morel River
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Kotari River
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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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Gambhir River
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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 ...
River
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Khoh River
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Mandal River
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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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Nandakini River
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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.
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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'', ...
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Jalakar River
Brahmaputra River Basin
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Beki River
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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
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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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Manas River
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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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Subansiri River
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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 through ...
West Bengal Coastal
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Subarnarekha River
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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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Hughli
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Thenad River
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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 ...
, North Bengal
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Draupadi River
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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Daya
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Devi
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Hasdeo
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Ib
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Jonk
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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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Koina
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Kuakhai
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Kushabhadra
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Mand
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North Karo
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Ong Ong or ONG may refer to:
Arts and media
* Ong's Hat, a collaborative work of fiction
* “Ong Ong”, a song by Blur from the album The Magic Whip
Places
* Ong, Nebraska, US, city
* Ong's Hat, New Jersey, US, ghost town
* Ong River, Odisha, ...
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Pairi
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Sankh
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Shivnath
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Sondur
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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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South Karo
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South Koel
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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):
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Subarnarekha
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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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Baitarni
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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 ...
*Mahanadi River, Mahanadi
*Rushikulya River, Rushikulya
Godavari River Basin
![Rail-Road bridge Godavari](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Rail-Road_bridge_Godavari.JPG)
Godavari River in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh states
*Left bank tributaries:
** Purna River (tributary of Godavari), Purna River
** Pranahita River
*** Wainganga River
****Kanhan River
*****Kolar River (Maharashtra), Kolar River
*****Pench River
******Kulbehra River
*****Nag River
*** Wardha River
**** Penganga River
* Bandiya River
** Sabari River
*Right bank tributaries:
** Pravara River
** Manjira River
** Manair River
*Other minor tributaries:
** Taliperu River
** Kinnerasani River
** Darna River
** Sindphana River
Krishna River Basin
* Krishna River originated in Mahabaleshwar at Satara District in Maharashtra and flowing through Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
Main tributary rivers in Maharashtra:
*Right side tributary:
** Koyna River, Koyna
**Venna River
**Warana River
**Panch ganga i.e. Kumbhi, Kasari, Bhogawati, Saraswati
** Vedganga river
** Tillari
*Left side tributary:
**Bhima
** Agrani
**Yerala
*Main tributary rivers in Karnataka:
** Varada, Varada River
** Tungabhadra River
*** Tunga River
*** Bhadra River
*** Vedavathi River
**** Suvarnamukhi River
**** Veda River
**** Avathi River
** Bhima River in Maharashtra and Karnataka
*** Sina River
*** Nira River
*** Mula-Mutha River
**** Mula River (India), Mula River
**** Mutha River
*** Chandani River
*** Kamini River
*** Moshi River
*** Ambi River
*** Bori River
*** Man River (India), Man River
*** Bhogwati River
*** Indrayani River
**** Kundalika River, Kundali River
*** Kumandala River
*** Ghod River
*** Bhama River
*** Pavna River
** Malaprabha River
** Ghataprabha River
** Varma River
** Venna River
** Urmodi River
** Koyna River in Satara district of Maharashtra state
Main tributary rivers in Telangana:
* Musi River, India, Musi River at Hyderabad, India
Pennar River Basin
* Pennar River
Kaveri River Basin
![Hogenakkal Tamil Nadu](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Hogenakkal_Tamil_Nadu.JPG)
* Kaveri River (Cauvery)
**Kollidam (distributary)
** Amaravati River
** Arkavathy River
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** Bhavani River
** Sarabanga River
** Noyyal River
** Hemavati River
** Kabini River
** Lakshmana Tirtha, Lakshmana Tirtha River
Tamil Nadu Coastal Rivers
* Thamirabarani River
* Palar River
* Vaigai River
* Vaippar river, Vaippar River
* Vellar River (Northern Tamil Nadu)
* Vellar River (Southern Tamil Nadu)
* Agniyar River
* Vasishta Nadi
* Swetha river, Swetha River
* Cooum River
* Adyar River
* Ponnaiyar River
* Kaveri River
Rivers flowing into the Arabian Sea
Indus Basin
![Indus River basin map](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Indus_River_basin_map.svg)
* Indus River
** Panjnad River, Panjnad River ''(in Pakistan)''
*** Sutlej River ''(in China, India and Pakistan)''
**** Spiti River
**** Baspa River
**** Bhaba River
**** Beas River
***** Parbati River (Himachal Pradesh), Parbati River
***** Tirthan River
***** Uhl River
*** Chenab River ''(in India and Pakistan)''
**** Chandra River
**** Bhaga River
**** Marusudar River
**** Tawi River
**** Ravi River ''(in India and Pakistan)''
***** Budhil River
***** Siul River
**** Jhelum River ''(in India and Pakistan)''
*****Lidder River
***** Sind River
***** Pohru River
***** Kishenganga River, Neelum or Kishenganga River ''(in India and Pakistan)''
***** Poonch River ''(in India and Pakistan)''
** Suru River (Indus), Suru River
*** Dras River
*** Shingo River
** Yapola River
** Zanskar River
*** Markha River (India), Markha River
*** Khurna River
*** Tsarap River
*** Doda River
** Hanle (village), 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 river, Mahi is Mindha, Madhya Pradesh.
* Mahi River
** Som River
*** Gomati River, Rajasthan, Gomati River
Sabarmati River Basin
* Sabarmati river
** Wakal River
** Sei River
** Harnav River
Tapi River Basin
* Tapi River, India, Tapi River and its tributaries
* Tapi River, India, 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 ...
and Gujarat
** Gomai River in Nandurbar District, Nandurbar district of Maharashtra
** Arunavati River in Dhule District, Dhule district of Maharashtra
** Panzara River in Dhule district of Maharashtra
*** Kaan River in Dhule district.
** Aner River in Jalgaon, Dhule districts
** Girna River in Nashik District, Nashik, Malegaon, Jalgaon districts
*** Titur River in Jalgaon district
** Waghur River in Jalgaon, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, Aurangabad districts
** Purna River (tributary of Tapti), Purna River in Amravati District, Amravati, Akola District, Akola, Buldhana District, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Navsari District, Navsari districts of Gujarat, Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh
*** Nalganga River in Buldhana district
*** Vaan River in Buldhana, Akola, Amravati districts of Maharashtra
*** Morna River in Akola, Washim District, Washim districts
*** Katepurna River in Akola, Washim districts
*** Umaa River in Akola, Washim districts
** Sangiya River in Amravati district of Maharashtra
Maharashtra Coastal Rivers
* Shastri River
* Gad River
* Vashishti River
* 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, 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 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
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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
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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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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
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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 ...
* Banganga River
* Beas River
*Bhadar River
*Bhima River
*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 form th ...
* Ghataprabha
* Girija Dam, Girija River
* Girna River
* 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
I - L
* IB River
* Indus River
* Indravati River
* Indrayani River
* Jaldhaka
* Jhelum River
* Jayamangali River
* Jambhira River
* Kabini River
* 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
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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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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 ...
* Kanhan River
* 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
M - P
* 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
* Manas river.
* Mandovi River
* Manjira River
* 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
* Muvattupuzha River
* Malaprabha
* Mani River
* Manimala River
* Manorama River
* Matla River
* Moyar River
* Narava Gedda
* Narmada River
* Nethravathi River
* Nag River
* Nagavali River
* Nirguda River
* Nubra River
* Padma River
* Palar River
* 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
* Man River
* Mandakini River (Uttarakhand)
* Pallikkal Aaru River
* Panchganga River
* Panjnad River
* Panzara River
* 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 ...
* Pench River
* Penganga River
* 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
* Pranhita River
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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 ...
* Purna River (tributary of Godavari)
* Purna River (tributary of Tapti)
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* Ravi river
* Rapti River (disambiguation), Rapti River
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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 ...
* Sahibi River (Rajasthan)
* Saraswati River (MP)
* Sarasvati River (dried up, now under revival)
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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
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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 Pat ...
* Sharda River
* Shimsha River (Karnataka)
* Shyok River
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Subarnarekha River
* Talpona River
* Tapti River, Tapi River
* Thamirabarani River
* Tangri River
* Thate Puthra River
* Tungabhadra River
* Tamsa River
* Tunga river
* Terekhol River
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* Vaan River
* Vaigai River
* Vamsadhara River
* Varuna River
* Vashishti River
* Vedavathi River
* Vellar River (Northern Tamil Nadu)
* Vellar River (Southern Tamil Nadu)
* Vrishabhavathi River
* Vishwamitri River
* Vaitarna
* Udyavara River
* Ulhas River
* Uttara Cauvery River
* Wainganga River
* Wagh River
* Wardha River
* Wehashli River
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* Yagachi River (Karnataka)
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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 Ban ...
* 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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