List of Rivers in India
Rivers are the lifeline of India’s geography, agriculture, culture, and economy. From the snow-fed Himalayan rivers to the rain-fed Peninsular rivers, India has a vast and diverse river system.
| River | Across States / Regions | Length (km) | Origin | Ends In |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganga | Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal | 2525 | Gangotri | Bay of Bengal |
| Yamuna | Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh | 1376 | Yamunotri (Garhwal) | Bay of Bengal |
| Brahmaputra | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Tibet | 2900 | Lake Manasarovar | Bay of Bengal |
| Mahanadi | Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Telangana | 858 | Amarkantak Plateau | Bay of Bengal |
| Godavari | Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry | 1465 | Nasik Hills | Bay of Bengal |
| Krishna | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh | 1400 | Near Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra | Bay of Bengal |
| Narmada | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat | 1315 | Amarkantak Hills, Madhya Pradesh | Arabian Sea |
| Tapti | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat | 724 | Betul | Arabian Sea |
| Gomti | Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat | 900 | Gomat Taal | Saidpur, Ghazipur |
| Kosi | Nepal, Bihar | 720 | Himalayas (Nepal) | Ganga |
| Gandaki | Nepal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar | 630 | Nepal Himalayas | Ganga |
| Betwa | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh | 590 | Vindhya Range | Rajghat Dam |
| Son | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar | 784 | Ganga | Yamuna |
| Sutlej | Himachal Pradesh, Punjab | 1500 | Mount Kailash | Ropar |
| Ravi | Himachal Pradesh, Punjab | 720 | Himachal Pradesh | Chenab |
| Beas | Himachal Pradesh, Punjab | 470 | Sutlej | Mandi Plain |
| Chenab | Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir | 960 | Panjnad | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Jhelum | Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir | 725 | Pir Panjal Range | Chenab |
| Kaveri | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu | 765 | Coorg Hills, Karnataka | Bay of Bengal |
| Ghaggar | Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan | 1080 | Shivalik Hills, Himachal Pradesh | Indus |
| Hugli (Hooghly) | West Bengal, Kolkata | 260 | Ganga | Bay of Bengal |
| Damodar | Jharkhand, Bengal | 592 | Hoogly River, Howrah | Chota Nagpur plateau |
| Indus | Gilgit-Baltistan, Jammu and Kashmir Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh Tibet | 3180 | Kailash Range, Tibet | Arabian Sea |
| Tungabhadra | Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh | 531 | Krishna | Krishna |
| Mahi | Madhya Pradesh, Vindhyas | 580 | Gulf of Khambhat , Arabian Sea | Sevalia |
| Bhagirathi | Uttarakhand | 205 | Ganga | Ganga |
| Bhima | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana | 861 | Krishna River | Pandharpur |
| Sabarmati | Aravalli Range, Udaipur | 371 | Dhebar Lake | Gujarat |
| Teesta | Sikkim, West Bengal, Bangladesh | 309 | Brahmaputra | Rangeet River |
| Periyar | Kerala, Tamil Nadu | 244 | Cardamom Hills | Bay of Bengal |
| Vaigai | Tamil Nadu | 258 | Periyar Plateau | Bay of Bengal |
| Sharda | Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh | 350 | Ganga | Ghaghara |
| Alaknanda | Uttarakhand | 190 | Ganga | Nanda Devi |
| Indravati | Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra | 535 | Kalahandi | Godavari |
| Subarnarek | Jharkhand, Odisha,West Bengal | 395 | Bay of Bengal | Bay of Bengal |
| Konya | Maharashtra | 130 | Krishna River | Maharashtra |
| Ramganga | Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh | 596 | Ganga | Ramganga Dam |
| Peena | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka | 597 | Nandi Hills | Bay of Bengal |
| Brahmani | Odisha | 480 | Bay of Bengal | Ganga |
| Mahanada | West Bengal, Bihar | 360 | Lakshadweep Sea, Vembanad Lake | Bay of Bengal |
| Benas | Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh | 512 | Rohtang Pass | Chambal |
Some important facts for Rivers are below:
| Longest River (Length-wise) in the World | Nile (Egypt) Africa |
| Biggest River (Water Flow-wise) in the World | Amazon (South Africa) |
| Longest River of Europe | Volga (Russia) |
| Longest River of Asia | Yangtze (China) |
| Longest River of India | Ganga |
| Longest River of South India | Godavari (also called Dakshina Ganga) |
| Rivers Forming Estuaries in India | Narmada, Tapti |
| Sorrow of Bengal | Damodar River |
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