Tons River
| Tons River | |
|---|---|
Hindi) | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bandarpunch, Uttarakhand |
| Mouth | |
• location | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Yamuna |
The Tons (टौंस नदी) is the largest tributary of the
With its source in the 20,722 feet (6,316 m)
Tons Valley
Tons Valley lies in
Tributaries
The Pabbar River is a tributary of the Tons River connecting to it from the west. It is also the westernmost river that drains east to the
The Asan River is another tributary of the Tons that is often named (incorrectly) after this great river as the Tons. The Asan is a confluence of two small river systems, one comprising streams flowing south from the
Identification with ancient Saraswati river
Research[5] points to the possibility of the ancient Saraswati river having had a source in the glacial waters of the Himalayas. The theory[6] states that the Tons river became a tributary of the Yamuna a few thousand years ago following a tectonic event in the Shiwalik range near Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. If this is true, the Tons once ran an independent course somewhat parallel to the Yamuna, running south-west into Haryana where the Yamuna merged into it, and lower down the course into Punjab, where the Sutlej merged into it. This river was then the Saraswati mentioned in the Vedic texts as the greatest of all Indian rivers. However, this is just a theory and is yet to be universally accepted.
Geology
The top of the Tons river is in the Himalayan Crystalline complex. It then flows through Tethan Himalaya rocks before connecting to the Pabbar River in the Lesser Himalayan Sequence. The Tons flows into the Yamuna River after crossing into the Sub-Himalaya Sequence.
In Art and Literature
An engraving of a painting by William Purser depicting a rope bridge crossing the river in Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1839 gave rise to the poetical illustration "Crossing the River Tonse by a Jhoola" by Letitia Elizabeth Landon. The poet echoes the three stranded rope in her three-lined verses.[7]
Adventure sports
Along with Ganges, it has now become a major destination for water-based adventure sports like white-water rafting in Uttarakhand.[8] Visitors can stay at Jaunsar Bawar region on the banks of the Tons river and enjoy the grade 4 rafting. The typical season for rafting in Tons is until July.
See also
- Ghaggar-Hakra River
- Markanda river, Haryana
- Sarsuti
- Tangri river
- Chautang
References
- ^ Singh, Dhruv Sen, ed. (2018). The Indian rivers : scientific and socio-economic aspects. Singapore: Springer Hydrogeology. p. 416.
- ^ "Banderpunch". Peakware. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ Tons Archived 13 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-1-4020-5179-1.
- ^ Valdiya, K.S. "The River Saraswati was a Himalayan-born river" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2013.
- ^ "Tracing The Origin of Saraswati River To Tons and Baspa Rivers | Physical Geography | Earth Sciences". Scribd. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (1838). "picture". Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1839. Fisher, Son & Co. Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (1838). "poetical illustration". Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1839. Fisher, Son & Co.
- ^ "11 Top Destinations for River Rafting in India - Travel News India". travelnewsindia.com. 1 February 2017.
External links
Media related to Tons River at Wikimedia Commons
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