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
The major rivers of India are:
* Flowing into the Arabian Sea:
Narmada,
Tapi,
Sindhu,
Sabarmati,
Mahi,
Purna
* Flowing into the Bay of Bengal:
Brahmaputra,
Yamuna,
Ganga,
Meghna,
Mahanadi,
Godavari
The Godavari (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''Godāvarī'' Help:IPA/Sanskrit, od̪aːʋəɾiː is India's second longest river after the Ganges river, Ganga river and drains into the third largest basin in Indi ...
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Krishna
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Kaveri,
Penna River
Mizoram and
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 (in the Bangladesh)
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Dhaleshwari River
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Dakatia River
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Gumti River
The Gomti, Gumti or Gomati River is a tributary of the Ganges. According to beliefs, the river is the son of Rishi Vashishtha and bathing in the Gomti on Ekadashi (the 11th day of the two lunar phases of the Hindu calendar month) can wash away ...
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Feni River
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Tista River, also called the
Haora River
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Surma River
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Kangsha River
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Someshwari River
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Kushiyara River
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Manu River
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Barak River
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Tuivai River
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*** Irang River
Ganges River Basin
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Ganga River (known as
Padma in
Bangladesh
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**Brahmaputra
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Hooghly River (distributary)
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Damodar River
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Barakar River
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Jahnavi River
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Jalangi River
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River Churni
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Ichamati River
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Rupnarayan River
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Ajay River
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Mayurakshi River
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Dwarakeswar River
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Mundeswari River
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Meghna River
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Punarbhaba River
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Atrai River
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Mahananda River
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Kosi River
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kamla River
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Bagmati River
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Bhurhi Gandak River
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Phalgu
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Gandaki River (also Gandak, known as Narayani in Nepal)
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Son River
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Kanhar River
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Theme
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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
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Amanat River
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Rihand River
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Gopad River
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Goini River
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Neur River
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Banas River
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Johilla River
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Ghaghara River (sometimes spelled Gogra), called
Karnali River in Nepal
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West Rapti River
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Rohni River
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Sarda River (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 th ...
River, or Sarju River
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Gori Ganga River (or Goriganga)
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Darma River
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The Darma valley is formed by the Darma River (also called ...
(also Dhauliganga, Darmaganga)
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Gomati River (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 o ...
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Kathna River
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Yamuna River
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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 Ahirgawa ...
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Betwa River
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Dhasan River
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Halali River
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Kaliasote River
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Sindh River
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Kwari River
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Hindon River,
Ghaziabad
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in western
Uttar Pradesh
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Karban River, Agra region Uttar Pradesh
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Pahuj River in
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
The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna R ...
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Banas River
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Berach River
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Bandi River
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Mashi River
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Morel River
The Morel River originates in the hills near Dharla and Chainpura villages in Bassi Tehsil of Jaipur
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Kotari River
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Shipra River
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Ahar River
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Kali Sindh River
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Parbati River (Madhya Pradesh)
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Gambhir River
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Parbati River (Rajasthan)
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Ramganga River
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Khoh River
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Rao Chandrasen Chanda aba ...
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Mandal River
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Alaknanda River
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Mandakini River
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Pindar River
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Nandakini River
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Dhauliganga River
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Rishiganga river
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Bhagirathi River
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Bhilangna River
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Jalakar River
Brahmaputra River Basin
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Beki River
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Bhogdoi River
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Dhansiri River
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Dibang River
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Dihing River
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Dikhow River
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Kameng River
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Kolong River
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Kopili River
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Lohit River
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Manas River
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Raidāk River
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Sankosh River
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Subansiri River
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Teesta River
West Bengal Coastal
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Subarnarekha River
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Kharkai River
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Kangsabati River
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Bhagirathi
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Hughli Hooghly or Hughli can refer to:
Places
*Hooghly, West Bengal, colonial port town now part of Hugli-Chinsura
*Hooghly district, established 1795, containing the above town
* Hooghly (Lok Sabha constituency)
*Hooghly River
The Bhagirathi Hooghl ...
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Thenad River
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Mahananda River, North Bengal
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Draupadi River
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Odisha Coastal
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Baitarani
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Bhargavi
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Brahmani
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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
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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
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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
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South Karo
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South Koel
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Tel River
Six major rivers of Odisha (AKA Gift Of Six Rivers):
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Subarnarekha
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Budhabalanga
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Baitarni
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Brahmani
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Mahanadi
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Rushikulya
Godavari River Basin
Godavari River
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in
Maharashtra,
Chhattisgarh,
Telangana
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Andhra Pradesh
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states
*Left bank tributaries:
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Purna River Purna is a town in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Purna may also refer to:
* Purna River (tributary of Godavari), a river of Maharashtra, India
* Purna River (tributary of Tapti), a river of Maharashtra, India
** Purna Dam, ...
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Pranahita River
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Wainganga River
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Kanhan River
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Kolar River
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History
The Weste ...
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Pench River
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Kulbehra River
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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 ...
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Wardha River
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Penganga River
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Bandiya River
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Sabari River
*Right bank tributaries:
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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 tribut ...
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Manjira River
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Manair River
*Other minor tributaries:
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Taliperu River
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Kinnerasani River
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Darna River
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Sindphana River
Krishna River Basin
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Krishna River originated in
Mahabaleshwar at
Satara District in
Maharashtra and flowing through
Karnataka
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Andhra Pradesh
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,
Telangana
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Main tributary rivers in Maharashtra:
*Right side tributary:
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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 dam ...
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Venna River
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Warana River
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Panch ganga
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i.e. Kumbhi, Kasari, Bhogawati, Saraswati
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Vedganga river
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Tillari
*Left side tributary:
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Bhima
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Agrani
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Yerala
*Main tributary rivers in Karnataka:
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Varada River
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Tungabhadra River
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Tunga River
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Bhadra River
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Vedavathi River
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**** Suvarnamukhi River
**** Veda River
**** Avathi River
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Bhima River in
Maharashtra and
Karnataka
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Sina River
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Nira River
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Mula-Mutha River
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Mula River
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Mutha River
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Chandani River
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Kamini River
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Moshi River
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Ambi River
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Bori River
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Places
*Borim or Bori, a town in Goa, India
*Bori, Benin, a town
* Bori, Nagpur, a town in India
* Bori, Parbhani, a town in India
*Bori City, a city in Nigeria
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*B ...
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Man River
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Bhogwati River
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Indrayani River
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Kundali River
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Kumandala River
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Ghod River
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Bhama River
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Pavna River
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Malaprabha River
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Ghataprabha River
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Varma River
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Venna River
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Urmodi River
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Koyna River in
Satara district of
Maharashtra state
Main tributary rivers in Telangana:
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Musi River Musi may refer to:
* Musi River (Indonesia)
* Musi River (India), Telangana
* Moosy River, Andhra Pradesh, India
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* Agostino de' Musi, real ...
at
Hyderabad, India
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Pennar River Basin
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Pennar River
Kaveri River Basin
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Kaveri River (Cauvery)
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Kollidam
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(distributary)
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Amaravati River
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Arkavathy River
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Bhavani River
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Sarabanga River
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Noyyal River
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Hemavati River
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Kabini River
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Lakshmana Tirtha River
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The river or ...
Tamil Nadu Coastal Rivers
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Thamirabarani River
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Palar River
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Vaigai River
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Vaippar River
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Vellar River (Northern Tamil Nadu)
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Vellar River (Southern Tamil Nadu)
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Agniyar River
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Vasishta Nadi
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Swetha River
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Cooum River
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Adyar River
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Ponnaiyar River
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Kaveri River
Rivers flowing into the Arabian Sea
Indus Basin
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Indus River
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Panjnad River ''(in Pakistan)''
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Sutlej River ''(in
China,
India
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Pakistan
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Spiti River
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Baspa River
**** Bhaba River
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Beas River
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Parbati River
***** Tirthan River
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Uhl River
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Chenab River ''(in
India
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Pakistan
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Chandra River
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Bhaga River
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Marusudar River
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Tawi River
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Ravi River ''(in
India
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Pakistan
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***** Budhil River
***** Siul River
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Jhelum River ''(in
India
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Pakistan
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Lidder River
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Sind River
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Pohru River
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Neelum or Kishenganga River ''(in
India
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Pakistan
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Poonch River ''(in
India
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Pakistan
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Suru River
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Dras River
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Shingo River
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Yapola River
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Zanskar River
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Markha River
*** Khurna River
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Tsarap River
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Doda River
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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.
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Mahi River
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Som River
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Gomati River
Sabarmati River Basin
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Sabarmati river
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Wakal River
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Sei River
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**
Harnav River
Tapi River Basin
*
Tapi River and its tributaries
*
Tapi River (or Tapi) in
Maharashtra,
Madhya Pradesh
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and
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 nin ...
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Gomai River in
Nandurbar
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district of Maharashtra
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Arunavati River in
Dhule district of Maharashtra
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Panzara River in
Dhule district of Maharashtra
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Kaan River in Dhule district.
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Aner River Aner (; ''‘Ānêr '') refers, in the Hebrew Bible, to:
*One of three Amorite confederates of Abram in the Hebron area, who joined his forces with those of Abraham in pursuit of Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:13, 24).
*A city of Manasseh given to the Levi ...
in Jalgaon, Dhule districts
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Girna River in
Nashik,
Malegaon, Jalgaon districts
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Titur River in Jalgaon district
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Waghur River
Waghur Dam is an earthfill dam located on the Waghur river near Kandari and Varadsim, Jalgaon district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
The Waghur river flows from its source near Ajanta through the Khandesh region. Work on this major irrig ...
in Jalgaon,
Aurangabad districts
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Purna River Purna is a town in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Purna may also refer to:
* Purna River (tributary of Godavari), a river of Maharashtra, India
* Purna River (tributary of Tapti), a river of Maharashtra, India
** Purna Dam, ...
in
Amravati,
Akola,
Buldhana, Jalgaon,
Navsari districts of Gujarat, Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh
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Nalganga River in Buldhana district
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Vaan River in Buldhana, Akola, Amravati districts of Maharashtra
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Morna River in Akola,
Washim districts
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Katepurna River in Akola, Washim districts
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Umaa River in Akola, Washim districts
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Sangiya River in Amravati district of Maharashtra
Maharashtra Coastal Rivers
*
Shastri River
*
Gad River
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Vashishti River
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*
Savitri River
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Kundalika River
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Gandhari River
Gandhari may refer to:
* Gandhari (Mahabharata), a character in the Indian epic ''Mahabharata''
* Gandhari khilla, a hill fort near Bokkalagutta, Telangana, India
* Gandhari language, north-western prakrit spoken in Gāndhāra
**Kharosthi, or Gand ...
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Patalganga River
The Patalganga River ( mr, पाताळगंगा नदी) is a river that rises in the steep western scarps of the Matheran uplands where it branches off from the main ridge near Khopoli and maintains a general westward flow till it joi ...
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Ulhas River
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Thane Creek (distributary)
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Vasai Creek (distributary)
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Mithi River or Mahim River
*
Oshiwara River
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Dahisar River
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Tansa River in
Thane
Thane (; also known as Thana, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city in Maharashtra, India. It is situated in the north-eastern portion of the Salsette Island. Thane city is entirely within Thane taluka, one of the seven talu ...
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Vaitarna River
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Surya River
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Chenna River Chenna may refer to:
* Aïcha Chenna (1941–2022), Moroccan social worker, women's rights advocate and activist
*Chenna massacre, civilians killed during the Tigray War in Ethiopia in 2021
*Chhena
Chhena () or chhana () are a style of cheese, ...
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Terna river
Terna River is an important tributary of the Manjira River major river in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra & flowing through Ausa & Nilanga taluks in Latur District of Maharashtra. Manjira River, a branch of Godavari River, originates from Ba ...
Coastal rivers of Goa
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Terekhol
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Chapora
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Baga
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Mapusa
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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 ''Kar ...
, 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
Belgaum (ISO: ''Bēḷagāma''; also Belgaon and officially known as Belagavi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located in its northern part along the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Belagavi ...
in
Karnataka State
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 ''Karn ...
.
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
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.
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Zuari
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Sal
Sal, SAL, or S.A.L. may refer to:
Personal name
* Sal (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname
Places
* Sal, Cape Verde, an island and municipality
* Sal, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province
* Ca ...
* 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 ''Kar ...
join the
Arabian Sea.
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Kali River
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Netravati River
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Sharavathi River
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Aghanashini River
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Gangavalli River
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List of rivers of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts
Kerala Coastal Rivers
The rivers flowing through three coastal districts of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...
to join the
Arabian Sea.
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Periyar River
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Bharathapuzha River
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Pamba River
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Chaliyar River
Chaliyar River is the fourth longest river in Kerala at 169 km in length. The Chaliyar is also known as Chulika River, Nilambur River or Beypore River as it nears the sea. Pothukal, Chungathara, Nilambur, Mampad, Edavanna, Kavanoor, Pera ...
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Chandragiri River
The Chandragiri River also known as Perumpuzha River is the longest river in Kasaragod district, Kerala, India. It was named after the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya.
The 17th century Chandragiri Fort is located on the river.
Perumpuzha r ...
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Karyangod River
Rivers flowing into the inner part of India
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Ghaggar River in
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ...
,
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
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Samir River
Samir (variantly spelled Sameer) is a male name found commonly in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. In Arabic, Samir () means holy, jovial, loyal or charming. In Albanian, it translates literally as “so good” but the connotation is clo ...
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Luni River in
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
Alphabetical list
A - D
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Arvari River
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Aarpa
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Achan Kovil River
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Adyar River
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Manas river,
Aganashini
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Agniyar River
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Ahar River
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Ajay River
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Aji River
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Alaknanda River
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Amanat River
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Amaravathi River
The Amaravati River is the longest tributary of Kaveri River in the fertile districts of Udumalpet, Dharapuram and Karur Tamil Nadu state, South India.
Notes
The long Amaravati River begins at the Kerala/Tamil Nadu border at the bottom of M ...
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Arkavati River
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Atrai River
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Baga River
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Baitarani River
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Balan River
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Banas River
*
Banganga River There are several Banganga Rivers in India.
* Banganga River (Jammu and Kashmir), a river of northern India
*Banganga River (Maharashtra)
Banganga is a small tributary of the Godavari River in the Nashik district, in the state of Maharashtra ...
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Beas River
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Bhadar River
Bhadar River is a river in the Saurashtra peninsula, in the Western Indian state of Gujarat. It flows south from its origin through Jasdan, then turns south-west and generally west until it empties into the Arabian Sea near Porbandar
Porban ...
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Bhima River
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Brahmani River
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Brahmaputra River
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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Budha River
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Chaliya River
Saliyar or Saliya or Chaliyan or Sali or Sale is an Indian caste. Their traditional occupation was that of weaving and they are found mostly in the regions of northern Kerala, southern coastal Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Caste n ...
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Chambal River
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Chapora River
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Chenab river
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Cheyyar river
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Coovum River
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Damanganga River
The Daman Ganga also called Dawan River is a river in western India. The river's headwaters are on the western slope of the Western Ghats range, and it flows west into the Arabian Sea. The river flows through Maharashtra and Gujarat states, as w ...
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Darshan River
Darshan is a word meaning "sight" or "viewing" and it may refer to:
* Darshan (Indian religions), the auspicious sight of a Hindu or Buddhist divine image, or a holy person. Alternatively it means the study of particular religious texts or philos ...
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Deo River
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Devi River
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Daya River
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Damodar River
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Doodhna River
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Dhansiri River
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Dudhimati River
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Dravyavati River
E - H
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Falgu River
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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Gaangan
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Gadananathi River
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Galgibaga River
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Gambhir River
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Gandak
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Ganges River
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Gayathripuzha
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Ghaggar River
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Ghaghara River
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Ghataprabha
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Girija River
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Girna River
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Godavari River
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 Trimbakes ...
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Gomti River
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Gosthani River
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Gundlakamma River
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Gunjavni River
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Halali River
*. Hasdev River Chhattisgarh
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Hugli River
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Hindon River
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Hiran River
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Hiranyakeshi River
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Gursuti River
I - L
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IB River
Ib river is tributary of Mahanadi river in North-Eastern Central India. It joins Mahanadi river flowing directly into the Hirakud Reservoir. The river originates in hills near Pandrapet at an elevation of . It passes through Raigarh distric ...
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Indus River
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Indravati River
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Indrayani River
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Jaldhaka
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Jhelum River
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Jayamangali River
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Jambhira River
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Kabini River
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Kadalundi River
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Kaagini River
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Kahn River (also Khan)
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Kali River- Gujarat
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Kali River- Karnataka
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Kali River- Uttarakhand
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Kali River- Uttar Pradesh
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Kali Sindh River
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Kaliasote River
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Karmanasha
The Karmanasa River ( hi, कर्मनाशा नदी) is a tributary of the Ganges. It originates in Kaimur district of Bihar and flows through the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Along the boundary between Uttar Pradesh and B ...
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Karban River
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Kallada River
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Kallayi River
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Kalpathipuzha
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Kameng River
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Kanhan River
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Kamla River
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Kannadipuzha
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Karnaphuli River
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Kaveri River
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Kelna River
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Kathajodi River
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Kelo River
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Khadakpurna River
The Purna River is a major left-bank tributary of Godavari River originating in the Ajanta Range of hills in Aurangabad District, Maharashtra.The river lies in the rain shadow region of Maharashtra, on the Deccan Plateau, flowing through the d ...
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Kodoor River
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Koel River
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Kolab River
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Kolar River (Madhya Pradesh)
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Kolar River (Maharashtra)
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Kollidam River
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Kosi River
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Kuakhai River
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Koyna River
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Krishna River
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Kundali River
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Kaushiga River
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Kuwanav River
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Kshipra 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 Ahirgawa ...
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Karha River
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Lachen River
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Lachung River
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Lakshmana Tirtha River
The Lakshmana Tirtha (Lakshmantīrtha River) is a river of Karnataka, India., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency It rises in Kodagu district and flows eastward. It joins the Kaveri in the Krishna Raja Sagara lake.
The river or ...
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Luni River
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Kayadhu River (starts near Agarwadi in Risod Taluka in Washim district and meets Penganga near Sangam Chincholi)
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Kham River
Kham (; )
is one of the three traditional Tibetan regions, the others being Amdo in the northeast, and Ü-Tsang in central Tibet. The original residents of Kham are called Khampas (), and were governed locally by chieftains and monasteries. Kham ...
, Aurangabad Maharashtra
M - P
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Machchhu River
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Madira Puja
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Mahanadi River
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Mahananda River
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Mahakali River
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Mahi River
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Manas river.
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Mandovi River
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Manjira River
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Manu River, Tripura
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Mapusa River
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Markanda River, Haryana
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Markanda River, Tamil Nadu
Markandeya or Markanda is a river in the Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It flows into the South Pennar River near Krishnagiri Dam in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu.
Dam
Karnataka is building a dam across Markandeya river near ...
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Markhandeya River, Karnataka
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Marutsudha River
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Mayurakshi River
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Meenachil River
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Meghna River
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Mithi River
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Mudangiyar River
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Mula River
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Musi River Musi may refer to:
* Musi River (Indonesia)
* Musi River (India), Telangana
* Moosy River, Andhra Pradesh, India
* Musi language, a Malay language spoken in Indonesia
* Angelo Musi (1918–2009), American basketball player
* Agostino de' Musi, real ...
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Mutha River
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Muvattupuzha River
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Malaprabha
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Mani River
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Manimala River
*
Manorama River Manorama may refer to:
People
* Manorama (Hindi actress) (1926–2008), Indian actress in Hindi films
* Manorama (Tamil actress) (1937-2015), Indian actress in Tamil films
* Manorama Madhwaraj (born 1940), Indian politician
* Manorama Thampuratti ...
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Matla River
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Moyar River
* Narava Gedda
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Narmada River
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Nethravathi River
The Netravati River or Netravathi Nadi has its origins at Bangrabalige valley, Yelaneeru Ghat in Kudremukh in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka, India. This river flows through the famous pilgrimage place Dharmasthala and is considered on ...
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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 ...
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Nagavali River
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Nirguda River
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Nubra River
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Padma River
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Palar River
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Pamba River
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Pahuj River
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Pavana River
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Penganga River
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Man River
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Mandakini River (Uttarakhand)
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 Mandakini merges with river S ...
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Pallikkal Aaru River
Pallikkal (Pallikkal Bazar) is a T-shaped town, village and gram panchayat in Kondotty Taluk, Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India.
Calicut International Airport at Karipur is near Pallikkal.
Pallikkal Bazar is with in 5 ...
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Panchganga River
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Panjnad River
The Panjnad River (Punjabi and ur, ) is a river at the extreme end of Bahawalpur district in Punjab, Pakistan. The name ''Panjnad'' means "five rivers", from Persian ''panj'' ("five") and Sanskrit ''nadī́'' ("river").The Panjnad River is for ...
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Panzara River
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Parambikulam River
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Parbati River (Himachal Pradesh)
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Parbati River (Madhya Pradesh)
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Parbati River (Rajasthan)
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Payaswini
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Penna River
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Pench River
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Penganga River
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Penner River
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Periyar River
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Phalgu
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Pluest River (Poonch J&K)
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Ponnaiyar River
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Pranhita River
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Punarbhaba River
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Purna River (tributary of Godavari)
The Purna River is a major left-bank tributary of Godavari River originating in the Ajanta Range of hills in Aurangabad District, Maharashtra.The river lies in the rain shadow region of Maharashtra, on the Deccan Plateau, flowing through the d ...
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Purna River (tributary of Tapti)
Q - T
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Ravi river
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Rapti River
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Rupnarayan River
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Sahibi River (Rajasthan)
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Saraswati River (MP)
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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 th ...
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Sutlej River
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Suvarnamukhi River
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Sabarmati River
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Sal River
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Shalmali River near Sode
* Shivnath River Chhattisgarh
* Sirsi, Karnataka
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Sharavati River
* Sengar River
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Shetrunji River
Shetrunji River (alternate: Satrunji) is an eastward-flowing river in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, in western India.
Geography
It rises northeast of the Gir Hills, near Dhari in Amreli district. Its course begins east-northeast along a lineament which ru ...
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Son River
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Sharda River
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Shimsha River (Karnataka)
Shimsha is a river that flows in the state of Karnataka, India. It is one of the tributaries of the river Kaveri, which is one of the major rivers of South India. The river originates in the southern part of the Devarayanadurga hill in the Tum ...
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Shyok River
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Subarnarekha River
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Talpona River
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Tapi River
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Thamirabarani River
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Tangri River
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Thate Puthra River
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Tungabhadra River
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Tamsa River
* Tunga river
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Terekhol River
U - W
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Vaan River
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Vaigai River
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Vamsadhara River
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Varuna River
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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 ...
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Vedavathi River
The Vedavathi is a river in India. It rises from the Bababudanagiri Mountains of Western Ghats and flows through the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The Vedavathi is also called the Hagari in Bellary District of Karnataka and parts of A ...
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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 district, Salem, Perambalur district, Perambalur, and Cuddalore districts, before flowing into the Bay ...
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Vellar River (Southern Tamil Nadu)
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Vrishabhavathi River
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Vishwamitri River
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Vaitarna
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Udyavara River
Udyavara is an ancient port town located 5 km south of Udupi in the Indian state of Karnataka.Jayalaxmi Silks,one of the most famous stand-alone shopping stores in entire Karnataka is situated here.
Udyavara is gradually becoming a Udu ...
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Ulhas River
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Uttara Cauvery River Uttara, which means "north" in Sanskrit and many other South Asian languages, may refer to:
Places
* Uttara Export Processing Zone, Bangladesh
* Uttara, a suburb north of Dhaka, Bangladesh
*Uttara East Thana
*Uttara West Thana
*Uttaradit, a city i ...
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Wainganga River
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Wagh River
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Wardha River
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Wehashli River
X - Z
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Yagachi River (Karnataka)
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Yamuna River
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Zuari River
See also
*
Indian rivers interlinking project
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Irrigation in India
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List of dams and reservoirs in India
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List of rivers in India by discharge
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List of National Waterways in India
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Major rivers of India
The rivers in India play an important role in the lives of its people. They provide potable water, cheap transportation, electricity, and the livelihood for many people nationwide. This easily explains why nearly all the major cities of India are l ...
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RORO ferries in India
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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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