Rivers System in India

Rivers System in India

1. Indus River 

• Length -3100 km 
• Area 3,21,290 Sq.km. 
• Originated from -  in Tibet kalish Range 5080 mts.
• Ends in - Arabian Sea
• Placed Benefited - India and Pakistan

2. Ganga (Bhagirati)

• Length - 2480 km 
• Area 3,37,000 Sq.km. 
• Originated from -  Gangothri 
• Ends in - Bay of Bengal
• Placed Benefited - Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal

3. Yamuna

• Length - 1370 km 
• Area 3,59,000 Sq.km. 
• Originated from -  Garhwall in Yamunotri
• Ends in - Bay of Bengal
• Placed Benefited - Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh

4. Pramaputra

• Length - 725 km 
• Area 2,40,000 Sq.km. 
• Originated from -  Lake Manasarovar
• Ends in - Bay of Bengal
• Placed Benefited - North Eastern State

5. Kaveri (Dakshina Ganga or Ganges of South)

• Length - 805`  km 
• Area 87,900 Sq.km. 
• Originated from -  Hills of Coorg, Karnataka
• Ends in - Bay of Bengal
• Placed Benefited - Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

6. Godavari

• Lengh - 1465 km 
• Area 3,12,812 Sq.km. 
• Originated from -  Nasik Hills
• Ends in - Bay of Bengal
• Placed Benefited - South - Easterly part of Andhra Pradesh

7. Krishna

• Length - 1400 km 
• Area 2,59,000 Sq.km. 
• Originated from -  Near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra
• Ends in - Bay of Bengal
• Placed Benefited - South - Maharashra and Andhra Pradesh

8. Narmada

• Length - 1312 km 
• Area 98,796 Sq.km. 
• Originated from -  Amarkantak hill in Madhya Pradesh
• Ends in - Arabian Sea
• Placed Benefited - South - Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

9. Tapti

• Length - 724 km 
• Area 65,145 Sq.km. 
• Originated from -  Bettul
• Ends in - Arabian Sea
• Placed Benefited - South - Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

10. Mahanadi

• Length - 858 km 
• Area 1,41,600 Sq.km. 
• Originated from -  Amarkantak Plateau
• Ends in - Bay of Bengal
• Placed Benefited - South - Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Orissa

11. Vaigai

• Length - 240 km 
• Area 7,000 Sq.km. 
• Originated from -  Cardaman Hills
• Ends in - Bay of Bengal
• Placed Benefited - South - Maduari and Ramanathapuram in Tamilnadu

12. Periyar

• Length - 244 km 
• Area 5,398 Sq.km. 
• Originated from -  Cardaman Hills
• Ends in - Bay of Bengal
• Placed Benefited - South - Kerala and Tamilnadu

13. Thamiraparani

• Length - 123 km 
• Area 4,400 Sq.km. 
• Originated from -  Agasthiyar Hills
• Ends in - Gulf of Mannar
• Placed Benefited - South - Tirunelveli in Tamilnadu