Water Resources - Rivers in India
A drainage system joins tributaries to a trunk stream, while its basin is the full area drained; India groups these systems as Himalayan and Peninsular rivers.
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Water Resources and Rivers in India: Drainage Systems and Basins
A drainage system joins tributaries to a trunk stream, while its basin is the full area drained; India groups these systems as Himalayan and Peninsular rivers.
Open article →Water Resources and Rivers in India: Himalayan Rivers and Indus
Himalayan rivers rise in the mountains and flow perennially; the Indus crosses high ranges, receives five major tributaries and drains to the Arabian Sea.
Open article →Water Resources and Rivers in India: Ganga and Brahmaputra Systems
The Ganga and Brahmaputra drain vast Himalayan basins, receive many tributaries and unite in Bangladesh before building the Sundarbans delta.
Open article →Water Resources and Rivers in India: Peninsular Flow Directions
Most Peninsular rivers are seasonal and follow the plateau's eastward slope, while Narmada and Tapti flow west through rift valleys.
Open article →Water Resources and Rivers in India: Mahanadi, Godavari and Krishna
Mahanadi, Godavari and Krishna rise inland or in the Western Ghats, receive large tributary networks and flow east to the Bay of Bengal.
Open article →Water Resources and Rivers in India: Kaveri River System
Kaveri rises at Talakaveri, crosses Karnataka and Tamil Nadu through islands, gorges and falls, then divides near Srirangam before reaching the Bay of Bengal.
Open article →Water Resources and Rivers in India: Narmada and Tapti
Narmada and Tapti are major west-flowing Peninsular rivers whose elevated inland sources and rift-valley courses lead to estuarine outlets in the Gulf of Cambay.
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