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Indian River System (Ganga River System (Origin → As Bhagirathi from…
Indian River System
Ganga River System
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Alakananda unites with Bhagirathi at Devprayag, Uttarakhand → Henceforth known as Ganga
Passing through Rishikesh, it debounches in plains of Haridwar
From Haridwar, it flows Southward to reach Allahabad where it joins Yamuna
Near Rajmahal Hills, it turns southeast & bifurcate at Farraka into Hoogly (Kolkata) & Padma (BD)
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Major tributaries → Yamuna, Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi, Son, Tons & Punpun
Ghaghara
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Ken
Rises from Kaimur hills in Satna (Madhya Pradesh), a tributary of Yamuna
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Chambal
Origin → Vindhya Range (Mhow, MP)
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Major tributaries → Kali Sindh, Parvati & Banas
Main Power Projects → Gandhisagar, Rana Pratap Sagar & Jawahar Sagar
Banas
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Damodar
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Power Projects → Talaiya, Maithan, Barakar & Panchet
Gandak
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Joins Ganga at Sonpur, Bihar
Kosi
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Main stream → Arun, Tamur & Sun Koshi
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Yamuna
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After cutting deep gorge across Shivalik, it enters into plains near Tajewala
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Famous tributaries → Chambal, Sind, Betwa & Ken
Betwa
Major Tributaries → Tributary of Yamuna, rises from Vindhya range, MP
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