List of rivers of India
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 discharg
The major rivers of India are:
Flowing into the Arabian Sea | Flowing into the Bay of Bengal |
---|---|
Narmada | Brahmaputra
|
Tapi | Yamuna |
Sindhu
|
Ganges
|
Sabarmati | Meghna
|
Mahi | Mahanadi
|
Purna | Godavari
|
Krishna | |
Kaveri
| |
Penna River |
Rivers falling into Arabian sea jointly as Panjnaad Sutlej, Vyas, Ravi, Chenab, Jhehlam, flowing through The Punjab, a province shared by Modern India and Pakistan. River Sindh or Sindhu is flowing alone from Himalaya in between these rivers and Afghanistan
Meghna River Basin
The Meghna-Surma-Barak River System is located in India and Bangladesh.
- Meghna River (in Bangladesh)
- Dhaleshwari River
- Dakatia River
- Gumti River
- Feni River
- Tista River, also called the Haora River
- Surma River
- Kushiyara River
- Manu River
- Barak River
- Tuivai River
- Irang River
Ganges River Basin
- Ganga River (known as Padma in Bangladesh)
-
- Brahmaputra
- Hooghly River (distributary)
- Damodar River
- Jahnavi River
- Jalangi River
- River Churni
- Ichamati River
- Rupnarayan River
- Ajay River
- Mayurakshi River
- Dwarakeswar River
- Mundeswari River
- Meghna River
- Punarbhaba River
- Atrai River
- Mahananda River
- Kosi River
- kamla River
- Bagmati River
- Burhi Gandak River
- Phalgu
- Gandaki River (also Gandak, known as Narayani in Nepal)
- Son River
- Karnali Riverin Nepal
- West Rapti River
- Kali Riveralong the India–Nepal border
- Ladhiya River
- Sarayu River, or Sarju River
- Gori Ganga River (or Goriganga)
- Darma River(also Dhauliganga, Darmaganga)
- Gomati River(also spelled Gomti)
- Yamuna River
- Ban Ganga River
- Ken River
- Sunar River
- Vyarma River
- Sunar River
- Betwa River
- Dhasan River
- Halali River
- Bina River (India)
- Kaliasote River
- Sindh River
- Ghaziabad in western Uttar Pradesh
- Karban River, Agra region Uttar Pradesh
- Bhind District Madhya Pradesh
- Chambal River
- Gambhir River
- Ramganga River
- Alaknanda River
- Bhagirathi River
Brahmaputra River Basin
- Beki River
- Bhogdoi River
- Dhansiri River
- Dibang River
- Dihing River
- Dikhow River
- Kameng River
- Kolong River
- Kopili River
- Lohit River
- Manas River
- Raidāk River
- Sankosh River
- Subansiri River
- Teesta River
West Bengal Coastal
Odisha Coastal
- Baitarani
- Bhargavi
- Brahmani
- Daya
- Devi
- Hasdeo
- Ib
- Jonk
- Kathajodi
- Koina
- Kuakhai
- Kushabhadra
- Mand
- North Karo
- Ong
- Pairi
- Sankh
- Shivnath
- Sondur
- Surubalijora
- South Karo
- South Koel
- Tel River
Six major rivers of Odisha (AKA Gift Of Six Rivers):
- Subarnarekha
- Budhabalanga
- Baitarni
- Brahmani
- Mahanadi
- Rushikulya
Godavari River Basin
Godavari River in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh states
- Left bank tributaries:
- Bandiya River
- Right bank tributaries:
- Pravara River
- Manjira River
- Manair River
- Other minor tributaries:
Krishna River Basin
Main tributary rivers in Maharashtra:
- Right side tributary:
- Koyna
- Venna River
- Warana River
- Panch ganga i.e. Kumbhi, Kasari, Bhogawati, Saraswati
- Vedganga river
- Tillari
- Left side tributary:
- Main tributary rivers in Karnataka:
- Varada River
- Tungabhadra River
- Tunga River
- Bhadra River
- Vedavathi River
- Suvarnamukhi River
- Veda River
- Avathi River
- Bhima River in Maharashtra and Karnataka
- Malaprabha River
- Ghataprabha River
- Varma River
- Venna River
- Urmodi River
- Koyna River in Satara district of Maharashtra state
Main tributary rivers in Telangana:
- Hyderabad, India
Pennar River Basin
Kaveri River Basin
- Kaveri River(Cauvery)
- Kollidam(distributary)
- Amaravati River
- Arkavathy River
- Bhavani River
- Sarabanga River
- Noyyal River
- Hemavati River
- Kabini River
- Lakshmana Tirtha River
Tamil Nadu Coastal Rivers
- Adyar River
- Agniyar River
- Cooum River
- Kaveri River
- Kosasthalaiyar River
- Palar River
- Ponnaiyar River
- Swetha River
- Thamirabarani River
- Vaigai River
- Vaippar River
- Vasishta Nadi
- Vellar River (Northern Tamil Nadu)
- Vellar River (Southern Tamil Nadu)
Rivers flowing into the Arabian Sea
Indus Basin
- Indus River
- Panjnad River (in Pakistan)
- )
- Spiti River
- Baspa River
- Bhaba River
- Beas River
- Parbati River
- Tirthan River
- Uhl River
- Chenab River (in India and Pakistan)
- Chandra River
- Bhaga River
- Marusudar River
- Tawi River
- Ravi River (in India and Pakistan)
- Budhil River
- Siul River
- Jhelum River (in India and Pakistan)
- Lidder River
- Sind River
- Pohru River
- )
- Poonch River (in India and Pakistan)
- )
- Suru River (in India and Pakistan)
- Shyok River (in India and Pakistan)
- Yapola River
- Zanskar River
- Markha River
- Khurna River
- Tsarap River
- Doda River
- Hanley River
- Panjnad River (in Pakistan)
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 |
Saner | Left | - | 581 | 51 |
Hiran | Right | 500 | 4795 | 188 |
Sher | Left | 650 | 2903 | 129 |
Baranj | Right | - | 1172 | 62 |
Shakkar | Left | 900 | 2294 | 161 |
Dudhi River | Left | 900 | 1542 | 129 |
Sukhri | Left | - | 609 | 39 |
Tendoni | Right | 500 | 1633 | 177 |
Barna | 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 |
Chandrakeshar | Right | 600 | 1249 | 30 |
Ajnal | 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 |
Kunda | Left | 900 | 3973 | 130 |
Karam | Right | - | 858 | 45 |
Borad | Left | - | 866 | 62.5 |
Man | Right | 550 | 1529 | 89 |
Deb | Left | 350 | 969 | 82.5 |
Uri | Right | - | 2004 | 74 |
Goi | Left | 800 | 1892 | 129 |
Hathni | Right | 350 | 1944 | 30 |
Orsang | Right | 300 | 3946 | 101 |
Karjan | Left | 200 | 1490 | 93 |
Mahi River Basin
The origin of the river
- Mahi River
- Som River
- Gomati River
- Som River
Sabarmati River Basin
- Sabarmati river
Tapi River Basin
- Tapi Riverand its tributaries
-
- Nandurbardistrict of Maharashtra
- Dhuledistrict of Maharashtra
- Panzara River in Dhule district of Maharashtra
- Kaan River in Dhule district.
- Aner River in Jalgaon, Dhule districts
- Nashik, Malegaon, Jalgaon districts
- Titur River in Jalgaon district
- Aurangabaddistricts
- Navsaridistricts of Gujarat, Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh
- Nalganga River in Buldhana district
- Vaan River in Buldhana, Akola, Amravati districts of Maharashtra
- Washimdistricts
- Katepurna River in Akola, Washim districts
- Umaa River in Akola, Washim districts
- Sangiya River in Amravati district of Maharashtra
Maharashtra Coastal Rivers
- Shastri River
- Gad River
- Vashishti River
- Savitri River
- Kundalika River
- Gandhari River
- Patalganga River
- Ulhas River
- Thane Creek (distributary)
- Vasai Creek (distributary)
- Mithi River or Mahim River
- Oshiwara River
- Dahisar River
- Tansa River in Thane
- Vaitarna River
- Surya River
- Chenna River
- Terna river
Coastal rivers of Goa
, has three sources:The last two sources go dry in summer. The main origin of the river, in the form of a spring, even during Summer season, is at
The three streams confluence at the
- Nersa Nala
- Chapoli Nala
- Kapoli Nala
- Bail Nala
- Volo Panshiro (Karnataka)
- Suko Panshiro
- Harparo
- Nanodyachi Nhõi
- Vellsachi Nhõi
- Valpoichi Nhõi
- Ghadghadyachi Nhõi
- Valvanti/ Volvot
- Divcholchi Nhõi
- Asnoddchi Nhõi
- Khandeaparchi Nhõi
- Mhapxechi Nhõi
- Xinkerchi Nhõi
etc. It is the longest river of Goa with a reported length of 105 km.
Karnataka Coastal Rivers
The rivers flowing through three coastal districts of Karnataka join the Arabian Sea.
- Kali River
- Netravati River
- Sharavathi River
- Aghanashini River
- Gangavalli River
- List of rivers of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts
Kerala Coastal Rivers
The rivers flowing through three coastal districts of Kerala to join the Arabian Sea.
- Periyar River
- Bharathapuzha River
- Pamba River
- Chaliyar River
- Chandragiri River
- Kariangode River
Rivers flowing into the inner part of India
Alphabetical list
A - D
- Arvari River
- Aarpa
- Achan Kovil River
- Adyar River
- Manas river, Aganashini
- Agniyar River
- Ahar River
- Ajay River
- Aji River
- Alaknanda River
- Amanat River
- Amaravathi River
- Arkavati River
- Atrai River
- Baga River
- Baitarani River
- Balan River
- Banas River
- Banganga River
- Barak River
- Beas River
- Bhadar River
- Bhima River
- Brahmani River
- Brahmaputra River
- Budha River
- Chaliya River
- Chambal River
- Chapora River
- Chenab river
- Cheyyar river
- Chitravathi River
- Coovum River
- Damanganga River
- Darshan River
- Deo River
- Devi River
- Daya River
- Damodar River
- Doodhna River
- Dhansiri River
- Dudhimati River
- Dravyavati River
E - H
- Falgu River
- Gaangan
- Gadananathi River
- Galgibaga River
- Gambhir River
- Gandak
- Ganges River
- Gayathripuzha
- Ghaggar River
- Ghaghara River
- Ghataprabha
- Girija River
- Girna River
- Godavari River
- Gomti River
- Gosthani River
- Gundlakamma River
- Gunjavni River
- Halali River
- Hasdev River (Chhattisgarh)
- Hugli River
- Hindon River
- Hiran River
- Hiranyakeshi River
- Gursuti River
I - L
- IB River
- Indus River
- Indravati River
- Indrayani River
- Jaldhaka
- Jhelum River
- Jayamangali River
- Jambhira River
- Kabini River
- Kadalundi River
- Kaagini River
- Kahn River(also Khan)
- Kali River- Gujarat
- Kali River- Karnataka
- Kali River- Uttarakhand
- Kali River- Uttar Pradesh
- Kali Sindh River
- Kaliasote River
- Karmanasha
- Karban River
- Kallada River
- Kallayi River
- Kalpathipuzha
- Kameng River
- Kanhan River
- Kamla River
- Kannadipuzha
- Karnaphuli River
- Kaveri River
- Kelna River
- Kathajodi River
- Kelo River
- Khadakpurna River
- Kodoor River
- Koel River
- Kolab River
- Kolar River (Madhya Pradesh)
- Kolar River (Maharashtra)
- Kollidam River
- Kosi River
- Kuakhai River
- Koyna River
- Krishna River
- Kundali River
- Kaushiga River
- Kuwanav River
- Kshipra River
- Ken River
- Karha River
- Lachen River
- Lachung River
- Lakshmana Tirtha River
- Luni River
- Kayadhu River (starts near Agarwadi in Risod Taluka in Washim district and meets Penganga near Sangam Chincholi)
- Kham River, Aurangabad Maharashtra
M - P
- Machchhu River
- Madira Puja
- Mahanadi River
- Mahananda River
- Mahakali River
- Mahi River
- Manas river.
- Mandovi River
- Manjira River
- Manu River, Tripura
- Mapusa River
- Markanda River, Haryana
- Markanda River, Tamil Nadu
- Markhandeya River, Karnataka
- Marutsudha River
- Mayurakshi River
- Meenachil River
- Meghna River
- Mithi River
- Mudangiyar River
- Mula River
- Musi River
- Mutha River
- Muvattupuzha River
- Malaprabha
- Mani River
- Manimala River
- Manorama River
- Matla River
- Moyar River
- Narava Gedda
- Narmada River
- Nethravathi River
- Nag River
- Nagavali River
- Nirguda River
- Nubra River
- Padma River
- Palar River
- Pamba River
- Pahuj River
- Pavana River
- Penganga River
- Man River
- Mandakini River (Uttarakhand)
- Pallikkal Aaru River
- Panchganga River
- Panjnad River
- Panzara River
- Parambikulam River
- Parbati River (Himachal Pradesh)
- Parbati River (Madhya Pradesh)
- Parbati River (Rajasthan)
- Payaswini
- Penna River
- Pench River
- Penganga River
- Penner River
- Periyar River
- Phalgu
- Pluest River (Poonch J&K)
- Ponnaiyar River
- Pranhita River
- Punarbhaba River
- Purna River (tributary of Godavari)
- Purna River (tributary of Tapti)
Q - T
- Ravi river
- Rapti River
- Rupnarayan River
- Sahibi River (Rajasthan)
- Saraswati River (MP)
- Sarasvati River (dried up, now under revival)
- Sarayu
- Sutlej River
- Suvarnamukhi River
- Sabarmati River
- Sal River
- Shalmali River near Sode
- Shivnath River Chhattisgarh
- Sirsi, Karnataka
- Sharavati River
- Sengar River
- Shetrunji River
- Son River
- Sharda River
- Shimsha River (Karnataka)
- Shyok River
- Subarnarekha River
- Talpona River
- Tapi River
- Thamirabarani River
- Tangri River
- Thate Puthra River
- Tungabhadra River
- Tamsa River
- Tunga river
- Terekhol River
U - W
- Vaan River
- Vaigai River
- Vamsadhara River
- Varuna River
- Vashishti River
- Vedavathi River
- Vellar River (Northern Tamil Nadu)
- Vellar River (Southern Tamil Nadu)
- Vrishabhavathi River
- Vishwamitri River
- Vaitarna
- Udyavara River
- Ulhas River
- Uttara Cauvery River
- Wainganga River
- Wagh River
- Wardha River
- Wehashli River
- Umngot River
X - Z
- Yagachi River (Karnataka)
- Yamuna River
- Zuari River
See also
- Indian rivers interlinking project
- Irrigation in India
- List of dams and reservoirs in India
- List of rivers in India by discharge
- List of National Waterways in India
- Major rivers of India
- RORO ferries in India
- Sagar Mala project
References
- ^ 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.
- 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)
- Vol. 1: Scientific Information, pages 1–836 (
- 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)
- Vol. 1: Scientific Information, pages 1–788 (
External links
- "India Water resources". Aquastat. FAO. 2016.
- "Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river basin". Irrigation in Southern and Eastern Asia in figures – AQUASTAT Survey. FAO. 2011.
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