Rivers in India

India's principal river is the Ganges. It flows from the western Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal—a distance of more than 1,500 miles (2,400 km). Together with such tributaries as the Yamuna, Son, Ghaghara, and Gandak, the Ganges drains most of the mountains and the plains and part of the Deccan. In the northeast the Brahmaputra River follows a tortuous course through the Assam Valley from China and merges with the Ganges to form a vast delta, lying partly in India and partly in Bangladesh. The Ravi and Sutlej rivers, part of the Indus system, flow across northern India to Pakistan.

The Deccan is drained primarily by the eastward-flowing Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Cauvery rivers. They form large, fertile deltas at their mouths on the Bay of Bengal. The Narmada and Tapti are the only sizable rivers flowing to the Arabian Sea.

India's rivers are used extensively for irrigation; they are also used for hydroelectric power and navigation. Of particular importance is the Indus River system, which provides water for the dry Punjab region of India and Pakistan. The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 allocates the waters of the Ravi and Sutlej to India and the waters of the Indus and its other major tributaries to Pakistan. Bhakra Dam, on the Sutlej River, is the largest of many dams in India and one of the highest dams in the world.

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The biggest major rivers of India are:

flowing into the Bay of Bengal: Brahmaputra, Ganges (with its tributaries Yamuna,Kameika, Gomti, Chambal), Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri (and their main tributaries)
flowing into the Arabian Sea: Indus, Narmada, Tapti (and their main tributaries)
The remaining rivers are:

flowing into the inner part of India.
coastal rivers.

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List of rivers in India - Alphabetical list :
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List of rivers in India - A-B-C-D

Achankovil River, Adyar River, Ahar River, Aner River, Alaknanda River, Amaravati River, Arkavathy River,
Ban Ganga River, Badiya River, Banas River, Bavanthadi River, Beas River, Berach River, Betwa River, Bhagirathi River, Bharathapuzha River, Bhavani River, Bhima River,Brahmani River, Brahmaputra River, Budhi Gandak
Chalakkudy River, Chaliyar River, Chambal River, Chenab River, Cooum,
Daman Ganga River, Damodar River, Dhasan River, Dudhana River,


List of rivers in India - E-F-G-H

Ganges River, Gambhir River, Gandak, Gayathripuzha, Ghaggar River, Ghaghara River, Girija River,Girna River, Godavari River, Gomti River,
Halali River, Haora River, Hoogli River

List of rivers in India - I-J-K_L

Indus River, Indravati River,
Jaldhaka, Jhelum River,
Kabini River, Kali Sindh River, Kaliasote River, Kalpathipuzha, Kanhan River, Kannadipuzha, Karnaphuli River, Kaveri River, Kelna River, Khadakpurna River, Kodoor River, Koel River, Kolab River, Kollidam River, Kosi River, Koyna River, Krishna River,
Lachen River, Lachung River, Luni River,


List of rivers in India - M-N-O-P

Mahanadi River, Mahananda River, Mahakali River, Mahi River, Mandovi River, Meenachil River, Meghna River, Mithi River, Mula River,Musi River, Mutha River,
Narmada River, Nethravathi River,
Palar River,Pahuj River, Panjnad River, Panzara River, Parbati River (Himachal Pradesh), Parbati River (Madhya Pradesh), Parbati River (Rajasthan), Payaswini, Pench River, Penner River, Periyar River, Ponnaiyar River, Pranhita River, Purna River,


List of rivers in India - Q-R-S-T

Rangeet River, Ravi River, Rihand River, Rupnarayan River,
Sabarmati River, Sankh River, Sharavathi River, Shipra River, Sindh River, Son River, South Koel River, Subarnarekha river, Sutlej River, Surya River,
Tansa River, Tapti River, Tawa River, Teesta River, Thuthapuzha, Tunga River, Tungabhadra River,


List of rivers in India - U-V-W

Vaan River, Vaigai River, Vashishti River, Vedavathi River,
Ulhas River,
Wainganga River, Wagh River, Wardha River, West Banas River,


List of rivers in India - X-Y-Z

Yamuna River,
Zuari River,