RIVERS – ORIGIN, LENGTH, ENDPOINTS AND TRIBUTARIES

S.No. Rivers Origin Length (km) End Tributaries

1. Ganga Gangotri Glacier 2,525 Bay of Bengal Tributaries of Ganga include Ramganga,
(Bhagirathi), Uttarakhand Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi and
Mahananda from left bank and Yamuna,
Tamsa, Son and Punpun from right bank.
2. Yamuna Yamunotri Glacier, 1,376 Merges with Ganga at Hindon, Tons, Giri, Rishiganga, Hanuman
Uttarakhand Allahabad (Triveni Ganga, Sasur Khaderi, Chambal, Betwa, Ken,
Sangam - Kumbh Mela Sindh, Baghain
spot
3. Brahmaputra Himalayan Glacier in 1,800 Merges with Ganga Dibang River, called by Dimasa tribe , Lohit
Tibet, but enters India in and ends in Bay of River, Dhansiri River, Kolong River, Kameng
Arunachal Pradesh Bengal River, Manas River, Beki River, Raidak River,
Jaldhaka River, Teesta River, Subansiri River
4. Chambal Tributary of Yamuna river, 960 Joins Yamuna river in Shipra, Choti Kalisindh, Sivanna, Retam,
starting at Madhya UP Ansar, Kalisindh, Banas, Parbati, Seep,
Pradesh Kuwari, Kuno, Alnia, Mej, Chakan, Parwati,
Chamla, Gambhir, Lakhunder, Khan, Bangeri,
Kedel and Teelar.
5. Son Tributary of Ganga, 784 Joins Ganga just above Ghaghar River, Johilla River, Chhoti
starting at Amarkantak, Patna - also considered Mahanadi River, Gopad River, Rihand River,
Madhya Pradesh part of Vindhya river Kanhar River, North Koel River
system
6. Gandak Nepal; Ganges tributary 630 Joins Ganga near Patna Trishuli, Budhi Gandaki River, Marshyangdi,
at Indo-Nepal border Madi, Seti Gandaki River, Daraudi, Kali
(Triveni Sangam) Gandaki, Badigad River
7. Kosi Starts from Bihar near 720 Joins Ganga near The Sun Koshi's tributaries from east to west
Indo-Nepal border Katihar district of Bihar are Dudh Koshi, Bhote Koshi, Tamakoshi
River, Likhu Khola and Indravati. The
Saptakoshi crosses into northern Bihar
where it branches into distributaries before
joining the Ganges near Kursela in Katihar
district.
8. Betwa Tributary of Yamuna, rises 590 Joins Yamuna at The Jamni and Dhasan rivers are the main
at Vindhya region, MP Hamirpur in UP tributaries. The Betwa is dammed at Dukwan
and Deogarh.
9. Gomti Tributary of Ganga, 900 Joins Ganga in Varanasi Kathina, Bhainsi, Sarayan, Gon, Reth, Sai, Pili
starting at Gomat Taal, UP district and Kalyani
10. Ghaghara Himalayan Glacier in 1080 Joins Ganga in Bihar The main tributaries of Ghaghara are Sharda,
Tibet, tributary of Ganga Sarju, Chauka, Kuwana, Rapti, Chhoti
Gandak, Jharahi, and Daha. Rapti and Chhoti
Gandak rivers join with Ghaghara near
Barhaj in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh and
Gothani in Siwan district of Bihar state,
respectively.
11. Hugli (Hooghly) Tributary of Ganga near 260 Merges with Ganga at It is a distributary river of Ganges River.
West Bengal Bay of Bengal Farakka Barrage a dam diverts water from
Ganges into a canal near the town of
Tildanga of Murshidabad district. This canal
supplies Hooghly river with adequate water.
The river has two tributaries: the
Rupnarayan River and Damodar River.
12. Damodar Tributary of Hugli near 592 Merges with Hugli in It has a number of tributaries and
Chandwara, Jharkhand West Bengal subtributaries, such as Barakar, Konar,
Bokaro, Haharo, Jamunia, Ghari, Guaia,
 Khadia and Bhera. The Damodar and the
Barakar trifurcates the Chota Nagpur
plateau. The rivers pass through hilly areas
with great force, sweeping away whatever
lies in their path.
13. Mahananda Paglajhora falls, 360 Merge in Ganga The main tributaries of the Mahananda are
Darjeeling, West Bengal Balason, Mechi, Kankai and River Kalindri. At
the East of the confluence of the Kalindri and
the Mahananda lies the Old Malda town. In
the Siliguri area it has three tributaries called
the Trinai, Ranochondi and the pair of
Chokor and Dauk taken as a single tributary.
14. Alaknanda Satopanth & Bhagirathi- 190 Merge in Ganga, The five main tributaries joining with
Kharak glacier Devprayag, Alaknanda in order includes Dhauliganga,
Uttarakhand Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini and Bhagirathi
all rising in the northern mountainous
regions of Uttarakhand. After the last
tributary merging at Devprayag the river is
known as the Ganges.
15. Bhagirathi Gaumukh, Uttarakhand 205 Merge in Ganga, The headwaters of the Bhagirathi are
Devprayag, formed at Gaumukh (elevation 3,892 metres
Uttarakhand (12,769 ft)), at the foot of the Gangotri
glacier and Khatling glaciers in the Garhwal
Himalaya. It is then joined by its tributaries;
these are, in order from the source:
Kedar Ganga at Gangotri,
Jadh Ganga at Bhaironghati,
Kakora Gad and Jalandhari Gad near Harsil,
Siyan Gad near Jhala,
 Asi Ganga near Uttarkashi,
Bhilangna River near Old Tehri.
The Bhilangna itself rises at the foot of the
Khatling Glacier south of Gaumukh.
16. Indus Originates in Tibetan 3180 Merges into Arabian India has about 22%, Tibet has 10% and
plateau, Enters India in sea near Sindh Afghanistan has 7 % of the Indus basin
J&K catchment area.
LEFT: Zanskar River, Suru River, Soan River,
Jhelum River, Chenab River, Ravi River, Beas
River, Sutlej River, Panjnad River, Ghaggar-
Hakra River, Luni River.
RIGHT: Shyok River, Hunza River, Gilgit River,
Swat River, Kunar River, Kabul River, Kurram
River, Gomal River, Zhob River
17. Chenab Upper Himalayas in the 960 Merges with Indus Tawi River, Ravi River, Jhelum River
Spiti district of Himachal
Pradesh
18. Jhelum Tributary of Chenab river, 725 Merges with Chenab at Lidder River, Neelum River, Sind River
Punjab Jhang (Pakistan)
19. Ravi Starts from Bara Bhangal, 720 Joins Chenab in Two of its major tributaries, the Budhil and
Kangra district, Himachal Pakistan Nai or Dhona join 64 kilometres (40 mi)
Pradesh downstream from its source. The Budhil
River rises in Lahul range of hills and is
sourced from the Manimahesh Kailash Peak
and the Manimahesh Lake, at an elevation of
4,080 metres (13,390 ft), and both are Hindu
pilgrimage sites.
20. Sutlej Tributary of Indus river, 1500 Meets Beas river in Baspa, Spiti, Beas
originates at Rakshastal, Pakistan and ends at
Tibet Arabian sea
21. Beas Rises at Himalayas in 470 Joins Sutlej river in The chief tributaries are Bain, Banganga,
central Himachal Pradesh Punjab, India Luni and Uhal. The Sutlej continues into
Pakistani Punjab and joins the Chenab River
at Uch near Bahawalpur to form the Panjnad
River; the latter in turn joins the Indus River
at Mithankot.
22. Parbati Mantalai Glacier near Pin - Mixes with Beas River
Prabati Pass at Bhuntar, near Kullu
of Himachal Pradesh
23. Suru Panzella Glacier, Pensi La 185 Indus, Nurla, Skardu, The river flows westwards, along with the
Pass, Kargil Pakistan Kargil-Zanaskar Road, from its source and
forms the Suru valley, which is towered by
the massif of Nun Kun mountain. It drains
the Nun Kun mountain massif of the Zanskar
Range in the Suru valley, and is joined by a
tributary "Shafat Nala" at the pastures of
Gulmatango.
24. Dras Machoi Glacier, Zoji La, 86 Suru River at Kharul,
ear Sonamarg, Jammu & Kargil
Kashmir
25. Zanskar Doda River (First Branch), - Indus River near
Kargyag and Tsarap River Nimmu in Ladakh
(Second Branch)
26. Tsarap Pankpo La, Sarchu 182 Zanskar River, Padum, Stod River
Kargil
27. Doda Drang-Drung Glacier, 79 Zanskar River, Padum, Tsarap River
Pensi La Kargil
28. Kaveri Talakaveri in Western 765 Ends in Bay of Bengal The Kaveri basin is estimated to 72,000 km2
Ghats in Karnataka with many tributaries including the Shimsha,
the Hemavati, the Arkavati, Honnuhole,
Lakshmana Tirtha, Kabini, Bhavani River, the
Lokapavani, the Noyyal and the Amaravati
River.
29. Krishna Originates in the Western 1400 Ends in Bay of Bengal Major Tributaries of Krishna River are as
Ghats near near Andhra Pradesh follows: Left: Bhima, Dindi, Peddavagu,
Mahabaleshwar in Halia, Musi, Paleru, Munneru. Right: Venna,
Maharashtra Koyna, Panchganga, Dudhganga,
Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, Tungabhadra.
30. Godavari Starts in Maharashtra and 1465 Empties in Bay of LEFT: Banganga, Kadva, Shivana, Purna,
passes through 7 Indian Bengal Kadam, Pranahita, Indravati, Taliperu,
states Sabari.
RIGHT: Nasardi, Darna, Pravara, Sindphana,
Manjira, Manair, Kinnerasani
31. Tungabhadra Tributary of Krishna river 531 Joins Krishna river Varada river
staring at Karnataka along the border of
Telangana and Andhra
Pradesh
32. Tapti Rises in Eastern Satpura 724 Empties into Gulf of Girna River, Purna River, Panzara River, Bori
Ranges, Madhya Pradesh Khambhat, Gujarat River, Waghur River, and Aner River are the
major tributaries of the river.
33. Mahi Rises in Madhya Pradesh 580 Flows into Arabian sea The principal tributaries of the Mahi River
from Gujarat are Som, Jakham, Moran, Anas, and the
Bhadar.
34. Narmada Starts from Amarkantak, 1315 Drains into Arabian sea LEFT: Burhner River, Banjar River, Sher River,
Madhya Pradesh via Gulf of Cambay Shakkar River, Dudhi River, Tawa River,
Ganjal River, Chhota Tawa River, Kaveri
River, Kundi River, Goi River, Karjan River
RIGHT: the Sher, the Shakkar, the Dudhi, the
Tawa (biggest tributary) and the Ganjal. The
Hiran, the Barna, the Choral, the Karam and
the Lohar are the important tributaries
joining from the north. Below Handia and
Nemawar to Hiran fall (the deer's leap), the
river is approached by hills from both sides.
35. Indravati Dandakaranya range, 535 Godavari near border The important right bank tributaries of the
Kalahandi district, Odisha of Maharashtra, Indravati are Bhaskel, Boarding, Narangi,
Chhattisgarh and Nimbra (Parlkota), Kotri and Bandia. The
Telangana important left bank tributary is Nandiraj.
36. Pranhita Confluence of Wardha 113 Godavari, near The Pranhita River is the largest tributary of
and Wainganga, near Kaleshwaram, Godavari River covering about 34% of its
Sirpur Kaghaznagar Telangana drainage basin conveying the combined
waters of the Penganga River, the Wardha
River, and the Wainganga River.
LEFT: Dina River
RIGHT: Nagulvagu River, Peddawagu River
37. Wardha Satpura range, Multai, 528 Pranhita River LEFT: Kar, Wena, Jam, Erai
Betul district of Madhya RIGHT: Madu, Bembla, Penganga
Pradesh
38. Kolab (Sabari) Sinkaran hills, Koraput, 200 Godavari Godavari Pranhita Indravati Sabari Manjira
Odisha Manair Wardha Wainganga Penganga
39. Manjira Balaghat hills 724 Godavari, near It flows on the Balaghat plateau along with
Kandakurthi, Karnataka its tributaries: Terna, Tawarja and Gharni.
 The other three tributaries of Manjira are
Manyad, Teru and Lendi which flow on the
northern plains. Terna River :This is the main
tributary of Manjira which flows on the
southern boundary of the Ausa taluka.
40. Wainganga Satpura range, Mundara, 579 Pranhita River The main tributaries of the Wainganga River
Seoni district, Madhya are the Thel, Thanwar, Bagh, Chulband,
Pradesh Garhavi, Khobragadi, and Kathani, which
meet on the left bank; and the Hirri,
Chandan, Bawanthari, Kanhan, and Mul
joining on the right bank.
41. Painganga Ajanta range, 676 Wardha river, The Painganga River's tributaries include the
Aurangabad, Maharashtra Chandrapur district, Adan, Kas, Arunavati, Kayadhu, and Pus
Maharashtra Rivers.
42. Vedavathi Confluence of Veda and - Tungabhadra river, LEFT: Tunga River, Kumudvati River, Varada
Avathi near Siruguppa River
RIGHT: Bhadra River, Vedavathi River,
Handri River
43. Bhima Bhimashankar 861 Krishna river, near The Bhima River merges into the Krishna
raichur River along the border between Karnataka
and Telangana about 24 km north of Raichur.
The major tributaries of the Bhima River
around Pune are Kundali River, Ghod River,
Bhama River, Indrayani River, Mula River,
Mutha River and Pawana River.
44. Indrayani Lonavala, Maharashtra Bhima river The Indrayani river originates in Kurvande
village near Lonavla in Maharashtra. It flows
east from there to meet the Bhima river,
through the Hindu pilgrimage centers of
 Dehu and Alandi. This river happens to be
one of the tributaries of the Bhima River,
which again happens to be a tributary of
Krishna River.
45. Pavana Sahyadri range, Lonavala 58 Mula river The waters of Pavana meets Mula, a
Maharashtra tributary of the Bhima river downstream and
finally merge into the Mutha river in Pune,
where it is further polluted with about 700
MLD of untreated domestic sewage and
industrial effluents.
46. Ghataprabha Western ghats, 283 Krishna river, Almatti Hiranyakeshi, Markandeya
Sindhudurg, Maharashtra
47. Venna Mahabaleshwar, 130 Krishna river, Satara,
Maharashtra Maharashtra
48. Koyna Mahabaleshwar, 130 Krishna river, near
Maharashtra Karad, Satara
49. Amravati Anamalai hills, Pambar, 282 Kaveri river at Karur, Nanganji, Kudavanar, Shanmuga nadhi,
Chinnar rivers Tamil Nadu Uppar, Kudumiar, Thenar and so many
tributaries are joint with the Amravati river.
It has the Tributary of the Pambar and
Chinnar rivers from Kerala also.
50. Bhavani Silent valley National 135 Kaveri river at Kongu Twelve major rivulets including West and
Park, Kerala Nadu region of Tamil East Varagar rivers join Bhavani draining the
Nadu southern Nilgiri slopes. At Mukkali, Bhavani
takes an abrupt 120-degree turn towards the
northeast and flows for another 25
kilometres (16 mi) through Attappady
plateau. It gets reinforced by the Kunda river
coming from the north.
51. Hemavati Western Ghats, 245 Kaveri river near
Chikmagalur, Karnataka Krishna Raja Sagara,
Karnataka
52. Mahanadi Dhamtari, Dandakaranya, 858 Bay of Bengal, near LEFT: Seonath, Mand, Ib, Hasdeo
Chhattisgarh False Point, RIGHT: Ong, parry, Jonk, Telen
Kendrapara, Odisha
53. Subarnarekha Chota Nagpur plateau, 395 Kirtania Port, near Raru, Kanchi, Karkari, Kharkai and Dulung
near Ranchi, Jharkhand Talsari, Bay of Bengal are the major tributaries of the
Subarnarekha River.
54. Kangsabati Chota Nagpur plateau, 465 Bay of Bengal near Kumari, Kerro, Charan, Jam, Tatko, Bhairab
Purulia district, West Haldia Banki, Tarapheni, Kalaichu
Bengal
55. Penner (Penna) Nandi Hills, 597 Bay of Bengal, near The major tributaries of the Penna are the
Chikkaballapur district, Nellore, Andhra Jayamangali, Kunderu and Sagileru from the
Karnataka Pradesh north, and Chitravathi, Papagni and
Cheyyeru from the south.
56. Palar Nandi hills, Kolar district 348 Bay of Bengal, near It rises near the Ponnaiyar River, southwest
Karnataka Vayalur, Tamil Nadu of Chintamani, in Karnataka state, and flows
183 miles (295 km) southeastward through
Tamil Nadu state to the Bay of Bengal, south
of Chennai (Madras). Its major tributaries
are the Ponnai and Cheyyar rivers.
57. Vaigai Varusanadu Hills, Tamil 258 Palk Strait, Tamil Nadu The tributaries of Vaigai are Suruli River,
Nadu Mullaiyaar River, Varaha River and Manjal
River. The Kirudhumal River joins Vaigai river
in Theni district. The water of Periyar river is
diverted or turned to Vaigai.
58. Vellar Shevaroy Hills 150 Bay of Bengal, near The river Vellar has six named tributaries.
Parangipettai, Tamil They are Anaimaduvu, Swethanadhi, Kallar,
Nadu Chinnar, Manimukthanadhi, and Gomukhi.
59. Ponnaiyar Nandidurg, 400 Bay of Bengal The river Ponnaiyar has three major
Chikkaballapur tributaries; they are Chinnar, Sulagiri
Chinnar and Markandanadhi. The tributary
Chinnar which joins Ponnaiyar from its left
originates from Karnataka state, the other
tributary Chinnar, sometimes called Sulagiri
Chinnar joins Ponnaiyar from its right side.
60. Noyyal Velliangiri Hills, Western 180 Kaveri river The Cheyyar River and the Kanchimanadhi
Ghats, Tamil Nadu are the tributaries to the river. They all have
their origins in the Western Ghats. Periar
flows out of the Siruvani hills and the Kovai
Kutralam, a landmark waterfalls.
61. Gomai Satpura Range - Tapti river, near The Gomai River itself has many small
Prakasha, Nandurbar, tributary rivers, including the Susri River
Maharashtra (passing by Sultanpur), the Tipria River
(passing by Mandane), the Umri River, and
the Sukhi River.
62. Panzara Near Pimpalaner, Dhule, - Tapti river
Maharashtra
63. Purna Satpura Range, Betul, - Tapti river, near LEFT: Pedhi River, Mūrna River, Mūn River,
Madhya Pradesh Changdev, Dhyanganga River, Vishwaganga River,
Maharashtra Nalganaga River.
RIGHT: Arna River, Bodi River, Chandrabhaga
River, Ban River, Shahanur River
64. Kolar Vindhya Range, near 101 Narmada, near Raisen
Sehore district, Madhya district of Madhya
Pradesh Pradesh
65. Tawa Satpura Range, Betul, 172 Narmada near
Madhya Pradesh Hoshangabad district
66. Sabarmati Dhebar lake, Aravalli 371 Gulf of Khambhat Sei, Siri and Dhamni are the right bank's
range, near Udaipur, tributaries and Wakal, Harnav, Hathmati,
Rajasthan Khari, Watrak are left bank's tributaries.
67. Zuari Hemad-Barshem in 34 Arabian sea Zuari is 92 km long, but is connected to other
western ghats rivers and canals such as Mandovi river (62
km in length) and Cumbarjua Canal (15 km).
68. Ulhas Near Rajmachi hills, 122 Vasai creek, Mumbai The Kalu and Bhasta tributaries of Ulhas are
Sahyadri range the major right bank tributaries which
together accounts for 55.7% of the total
catchment area of Ulhas.
69. Mithi Vihar lake and Powai lake 15 Arabian sea, Mahim The Vakola nullah is the biggest tributary of
creek, Mumbai the Mithi River and also its biggest
contaminator. The Mauryans, Marathas,
Portuguese and British have seen the Mithi
River flow through the city of Mumbai,
which makes it a significant part of Mumbai's
history.
70. Mandovi Bhimgad, Karnataka 77 Arabian sea The Mandovi flows through Belagavi, Uttara
Kannada in Karnataka and Cumbarjua, Divar
and Chorão in Goa, eventually pouring into
the Arabian Sea. The river Mapusa is a
tributary of the Mandovi. The Cumbarjuem
Canal, which links both rivers, has made the
 interiors of the Mandovi accessible to ships
carrying iron ore.
71. Kali Kushavali, Karnataka 184 Arabian sea The Kali leaves the Hill Region at Jogbudha
Valley and meets the two tributaries namely
Ladhiya and Ramgun. Then it enters the
lower Shiwalik Hills.
72. Netravati Kudremukh, Chikmagalur, - Arabian sea, near Netravati river originates in the Western
Karnataka Mangalore, Karnataka Ghats in Bangrabalike forest Valley in
Yellaner Ghats of Kudremukha range in
Karnataka State. The river drains an area of
about 1,353 square miles. The Kumaradhara
River, which originates in the Subramanya
range of Western Ghats, meets the Netravati
river near Uppinangadi village.
73. Sharavati Western Ghats, 128 Arabian sea, near The major tributaries of the river are
Tirthahalli, Karnataka Honnavar, Uttar Nandihole, Haridravathi, Mavinahole,
Kannada district, Hilkunji, Yennehole, Hurlihole, and
Karnataka Nagodihole. Sharavati river basin falls into
two districts of Karnataka namely Uttara
Kannada and Shimoga.
74. Periyar Sivagiri hills, 244 Lakshadweep sea, Its major tributaries are: Muthirapuzha
Sundaramala, Tamil Nadu Kerala River, Mullayar River, Cheruthoni River,
Perinjankutti River, Edamala River.
75. Bharathappuzha Anamalai Hills, Tamil 209 Lakshadweep sea, Gayathripuzha River, Kannadipuzha River,
Nadu Ponnani, Kerala Kalpathipuzha River and Thuthapuzha River
are the main tributaries of the
Bharathapuzha.
76. Pamba Pulachimalai Hills, 176 Vembanad Lake Kakkiyar, Arudai, Kakkadar, Kallar, Pambi,
Western Ghats Pambiar
77. Chaliyar Elambaleri Hills, Western 169 Lakshadweep sea, LEFT: Iruvazhinjipuzha, Cherupuzha,
Ghats, Wayanad, Kerala Kerala Engappuzha
RIGHT: Cherupuzha Nilambur