List of rivers of India

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This is a list of rivers of India, starting in the west and moving along the Indian coast southward, then northward. Tributary rivers are listed hierarchically in upstream order: the lower in the list, the more upstream.

The 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 (with its main tributaries Ramganga, Gangan[disambiguation needed], Kali or Sharda, Gomti, Yamuna, Chambal, Betwa, Ken, Tons, Ghaghara, Gandaki, Burhi Gandak, Koshi, Mahananda, Tamsa, Son, Baghmati), Meghna, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna (and their main tributaries), Kaveri


Rivers flowing into the Bay of Bengal[]

  • Karnaphuli River from Mizoram and Bangladesh.

Meghna River Basin[]

The Meghna-Surma-Barak River System is located in India and Bangladesh.

Ganges River Basin[]

Map of the Ganges (orange), Brahmaputra (violet), and Meghna (green) drainage basins
Yamuna River drainage basin map

Brahmaputra River Basin[]

West Bengal Coastal[]

Odisha Coastal[]

Six major rivers of Odisha (AKA Gift Of Six Rivers):

  • Subarnarekha
  • Budhabalanga
  • Baitarni
  • Brahmani
  • Mahanadi
  • Rushikulya

Godavari River Basin[]

Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, one of the widest rivers in India

Godavari River in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh states

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:

Main tributary rivers in Telangana:

  • Musi River at Hyderabad, India

Pennar River Basin[]

  • Pennar River

Kaveri River Basin[]

Hogenakkal Falls, on the Kaveri River

Tamil Nadu Coastal Rivers[]

Rivers flowing into the Arabian Sea[]

Indus Basin[]

Map of the main rivers of the Indus Basin
  • Indus River (largely in Pakistan)
    • Panjnad River (Pakistan)
      • Sutlej River (Northern India and Pakistan)
        • Beas River
          • Parbati River (Himachal Pradesh)
      • Chenab River (largely in Pakistan)
        • Ravi River (largely in Pakistan)
        • Jhelum River (in Pakistan and India)
          • Neelum River or Kishanganga
    • Suru River
    • Yapola River
    • Zanskar River
      • Markha River
      • Khurna River
      • Tsarap River
      • Doda River
    • Hanley River
    • Marutsudha River (also called Wadwan River) a tributary of Chenab

Narmada River Basin[]

The following rivers are part of the Narmada River's basin:[1][2]

Tributary Bank Source elevation above MSL (m) Catchment area (km2) Length (km)
Kharmer Left - 557 64
Silgi Right - 531 65
Burhner Left 900 4228 177
Banjar Left 600 3282 183
Balai Right - 531 46
Temur Left 550 892 54
Gaur Right 690 1107 79.5
Soner Left - 581 51
Hiran Right 500 4795 188
Left 650 2903 129
Biranjo Right - 1172 62
Shakkar Left 900 2294 161
Left 900 1542 129
Sukhri Left - 609 39
Tendoni Right 500 1633 177
Barna River Right 450 1789 105
Tawa Left 600 6338 172
Hather Left - 645 37.5
Kolar Right 600 1348 101
Ganjal Left 700 1931 89
Sip Right - 879 45
Jamner Right 470 671 30
Chankesher Right 600 1249 30
Anjal Left - 1203 62.5
Machak Left 550 1112 87.5
Chhota Tawa Left 400 5055 169
Khari Right - 754 41
Kenar Right - 1581 62.5
Kaveri Left - 954 32.5
Choral Right - 601 55
Kharkia Left - 1099 24
Kundi Left 900 3973 120
Karan Right - 858 45
Board Left - 866 62.5
Man Right 550 1529 89
Deb Left 350 969 82.5
Uri Right - 2004 74
Goi Left 800 1892 129
Hatni Right 350 1944 30
Orsang Right 300 3946 101
Karjan Left 200 1490 93

Mahi River Basin[]

The origin of the river Mahi is Mindha, Madhya Pradesh.

  • Mahi River
      • Gomati River

Sabarmati River Basin[]

  • Sabarmati River
    • Wakal River

Tapi River Basin[]

  • Tapi River and its tributaries
  • Tapi River (or Tapi) in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat
    • Gomai River in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra
    • Arunavati River in Dhule district of Maharashtra
    • Panzara River in Dhule district of Maharashtra
      • in Dhule district.
    • in Jalgaon, Dhule districts
    • Girna River in Nashik, Malegaon, Jalgaon districts
      • in Jalgaon district
    • in Jalgaon, Aurangabad districts
    • Purna River in Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Navsari districts of Gujarat, Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh
      • in Buldhana district
      • Vaan River in Buldhana, Akola, Amravati districts of Maharashtra
      • Morna River in Akola, Washim districts
      • in Akola, Washim districts
      • in Akola, Washim districts
    • in Amravati district of Maharashtra

Maharashtra Coastal Rivers[]

Coastal rivers of Goa[]

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 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 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
  • Sal
  • Talpona
  • Galgibag

Karnataka Coastal Rivers[]

The rivers flowing through three coastal districts of Karnataka join the Arabian Sea.

Kerala Coastal Rivers[]

See also: List of rivers of Kerala

The rivers flowing through three coastal districts of Kerala to join the Arabian Sea.

Rivers flowing into the inner part of India[]

  • Ghaggar River in Haryana, Rajasthan
  • Luni River at Rajasthan
  • Bhavani River at Tamil Nadu

Alphabetical list[]

A - D[]

E - H[]

I - L[]

  • (starts near Agarwadi in Risod Taluka in Washim district and meets Penganga near Sangam Chincholi)
  • , Aurangabad Maharashtra

M - P[]

Q - T[]

  • Ravi river
  • Rapti River
  • Saraswati River (MP)
  • Sarasvati River (dried up, now under revival)
  • Sarayu
  • Sutlej River
  • Sabarmati River
  • Sal River
  • near Sode
  • Shivnath River Chhattisgarh
  • Sirsi, Karnataka
  • Sharavati River
  • Sengar River
  • Shetrunji River
  • Son River
  • Sharda River
  • Shyok River
  • Subarnarekha River
  • Tapi River
  • Thamirabarani River
  • Tamsa River
  • Tunga river
  • Terekhol River

U - W[]

X - Z[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Integrated Water Year Book - Narmada Basin (June 2015-May 2016) Archived 2017-08-22 at the Wayback Machine, p. 9-10. Published by Central Water Commission, Narmada Basin Organization in April 2017.
  2. ^ K. Sankaran Unni (1996). Ecology of River Narmada. APH. pp. 16–17. ISBN 978-81-7024-765-4.

Further reading[]

  • Bhalerao, S.M., Encyclopedia of Indian Rivers (in English)
    • Vol. 1: Scientific Information, pages 1–836 (ISBN 978-93-86401-66-3)
    • Vol. 2: Scientific Information, pages 837-1760 (ISBN 978-93-86401-66-3)
    • Vol. 3: Scientific, Cultural, Historical Information, pages 1760-2308 (ISBN 978-93-86401-66-3)
    • Vol. 4: Book of 60 Maps (ISBN 978-93-86401-66-3)
      • 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 (ISBN 978-81-89959-50-0)
    • Vol. 2: Scientific Information, pages 789-1660 (ISBN 978-81-89959-51-7)
    • Vol. 3: Scientific, Cultural, Historical Information, pages 1661-2468 (ISBN 978-81-89959-52-4)
    • Vol. 4: Book of 60 Maps (ISBN 978-81-89959-57-9)
      • Year of publication 2007, Diamond Publications, Pune 411030, India (www.diamondbookspune.com)

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