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Complete List of |Their Lengths, Origins and Tributaries

Following list shows the names of rivers in with their lengths, origins and tributaries.

S.No. Rivers Origin Length (km) End Gangotri Glacier 1. Ganga 2,525 (Bhagirathi), Uttarakhand Merges with Ganga at Yamunotri Glacier, 2. 1,376 Allahabad (Triveni Sangam - Uttarakhand Kumbh Mela spot Himalayan Glacier in Merges with Ganga and ends 3. Brahmaputra Tibet, but enters India in 1,800 in Bay of Bengal Arunachal Pradesh Tributary of Yamuna 4. Chambal , starting at Madhya 960 Joins Yamuna river in UP Pradesh Tributary of Ganga, Joins Ganga just above Patna 5. Son starting at Amarkantak, 784 - also considered part of Vindhya river system Nepal; tributary at 6. Gandak Indo-Nepal border 630 Joins Ganga near Patna (Triveni Sangam) Starts from Bihar near Joins Ganga near Katihar 7. Kosi 720 Indo-Nepal border district of Bihar Tributary of Yamuna, Joins Yamuna at Hamirpur 8. Betwa rises at Vindhya region, 590 in UP MP Tributary of Ganga, Joins Ganga in Varanasi 9. Gomti 900 starting at Gomat Taal, UP district Himalayan Glacier in 10. 1080 Joins Ganga in Bihar Tibet, tributary of Ganga Hugli Tributary of Ganga near Merges with Ganga at Bay of 11. 260 (Hooghly) Bengal Tributary of Hugli near Merges with Hugli in West 12. Damodar 592 Chandwara, Jharkhand Bengal Paglajhora falls, 13. Mahananda 360 Merge in Ganga Darjeeling, West Bengal 14. Alaknanda Satopanth & Bhagirathi- 190 Merge in Ganga, Devprayag,

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S.No. Rivers Origin Length (km) End Kharak glacier Uttarakhand Merge in Ganga, Devprayag, 15. Bhagirathi Gaumukh, Uttarakhand 205 Uttarakhand Originates in Tibetan Merges into 16. Indus plateau, Enters India in 3180 near Sindh J&K Upper Himalayas in the 17. Chenab Spiti district of Himachal 960 Merges with Indus Pradesh Tributary of , Merges with Chenab at 18. Jhelum 725 Punjab Jhang () Starts from Bara Bhangal, 19. Ravi Kangra district, Himachal 720 Joins Chenab in Pakistan Pradesh Tributary of , Meets in Pakistan 20. originates at Rakshastal, 1500 and ends at Arabian sea Tibet Rises at Himalayas in Joins Sutlej river in Punjab, 21. Beas 470 central India Mixes with Beas River at Mantalai Glacier near Pin 22. Parbati - Bhuntar, near Kullu of Prabati Pass Himachal Pradesh Panzella Glacier, Indus, , , 23. Suru 185 Pass, Pakistan Machoi Glacier, , 24. ear Sonamarg, Jammu & 86 at Kharul, Kargil (First Branch), Kargyag and Indus River near Nimmu in 25. - (Second Branch) , , 26. Tsarap Pankpo La, 182 Kargil Drang-Drung Glacier, Zanskar River, Padum, 27. Doda 79 Pensi La Kargil Talakaveri in Western 28. 765 Ends in Bay of Bengal Ghats in Originates in the near Ends in Bay of Bengal near 29. Krishna 1400 in 30. Godavari Starts in Maharashtra and 1465 Empties in Bay of Bengal 2 defence.adda247.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com

S.No. Rivers Origin Length (km) End passes through 7 Indian states Joins along the Tributary of Krishna river 31. Tungabhadra 531 border of and staring at Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Rises in Eastern Satpura Empties into Gulf of 32. Tapti 724 Ranges, Madhya Pradesh Khambhat, Flows into Arabian sea from 33. Mahi Rises in Madhya Pradesh 580 Gujarat Starts from Amarkantak, Drains into Arabian sea via 34. Narmada 1315 Madhya Pradesh Gulf of Cambay Godavari near border of Dandakaranya range, 35. Indravati 535 Maharashtra, , and Telangana of Godavari, near 36. Pranhita and Wainganga, near 113 Kaleshwaram, Telangana Kaghaznagar , , 37. Wardha of Madhya 528 Pradesh Kolab Sinkaran hills, , 38. 200 Godavari (Sabari) Odisha Godavari, near Kandakurthi, 39. Manjira Balaghat hills 724 Karnataka Satpura range, Mundara, 40. Wainganga , Madhya 579 Pranhita River Pradesh Ajanta range, , 41. Painganga 676 Aurangabad, Maharashtra district, Maharashtra Confluence of Veda and , near 42. Vedavathi - Avathi Siruguppa 43. Bhima Bhimashankar 861 Krishna river, near raichur 44. Indrayani , Maharashtra

Sahyadri range, Lonavala 45. Pavana 58 Maharashtra Western ghats, 46. Ghataprabha 283 Krishna river, Almatti Sindhudurg, Maharashtra Mahabaleshwar, Krishna river, Satara, 47. Venna 130 Maharashtra Maharashtra 48. Koyna Mahabaleshwar, 130 Krishna river, near Karad,

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S.No. Rivers Origin Length (km) End Maharashtra Satara Anamalai hills, Pambar, Kaveri river at Karur, Tamil 49. 282 Chinnar rivers Nadu Silent valley National Kaveri river at 50. Bhavani 135 Park, region of Western Ghats, Kaveri river near Krishna 51. Hemavati 245 Chikmagalur, Karnataka Raja Sagara, Karnataka Dhamtari, Dandakaranya, Bay of Bengal, near False 52. 858 Chhattisgarh Point, Kendrapara, Odisha Subarnarekh Chota plateau, Kirtania Port, near Talsari, 53. 395 a near Ranchi, Jharkhand Bay of Bengal Chota Nagpur plateau, 54. Kangsabati Purulia district, West 465 Bay of Bengal near Haldia Bengal Nandi Hills, Penner Bay of Bengal, near Nellore, 55. Chikkaballapur district, 597 (Penna) Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Nandi hills, Kolar district Bay of Bengal, near Vayalur, 56. Palar 348 Karnataka Tamil Nadu Varusanadu Hills, Tamil 57. Vaigai 258 , Tamil Nadu Nadu Bay of Bengal, near 58. Vellar 150 Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu Nandidurg, 59. Ponnaiyar 400 Bay of Bengal Chikkaballapur Velliangiri Hills, Western 60. Noyyal 180 Kaveri river Ghats, Tamil Nadu , near Prakasha, 61. Gomai Satpura Range - , Maharashtra Near Pimpalaner, , 62. Panzara - Tapti river Maharashtra Satpura Range, Betul, Tapti river, near Changdev, 63. Purna - Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Vindhya Range, near Narmada, near Raisen 64. Kolar Sehore district, Madhya 101 district of Madhya Pradesh Pradesh Satpura Range, Betul, Narmada near Hoshangabad 65. Tawa 172 Madhya Pradesh district Dhebar lake, Aravalli 66. Sabarmati range, near Udaipur, 371 Rajasthan 4 defence.adda247.com | www.sscadda.com | www.careerpower.in | www.adda247.com

S.No. Rivers Origin Length (km) End Hemad-Barshem in 67. Zuari 34 Arabian sea western ghats Near Rajmachi hills, 68. Ulhas 122 Vasai creek, Mumbai Sahyadri range Arabian sea, Mahim creek, 69. Mithi and 15 Mumbai 70. Mandovi Bhimgad, Karnataka 77 Arabian sea 71. Kali Kushavali, Karnataka 184 Arabian sea , Chikmagalur, Arabian sea, near 72. Netravati - Karnataka Mangalore, Karnataka Arabian sea, near Honnavar, Western Ghats, 73. 128 Uttar Kannada district, Tirthahalli, Karnataka Karnataka Sivagiri hills, 74. Periyar 244 Lakshadweep sea, Kerala Sundaramala, Tamil Nadu Bharathappu Anamalai Hills, Tamil Lakshadweep sea, Ponnani, 75. 209 zha Nadu Kerala Pulachimalai Hills, 76. Pamba 176 Vembanad Lake Western Ghats Elambaleri Hills, Western 77. Chaliyar 169 Lakshadweep sea, Kerala Ghats, Wayanad, Kerala

DISCOVERIES & INVNETIONS

Year Discoveries Scientist Name 1905 Photon Albert Einstein 1897 Electron J.J.Thomson 1919 Proton Ernest Rutherford 1808 Atom John Dalton 1932 Neutron James Chadwick 1687 Law of Motion Isaac Newton 1779 Coulomb Charles-Augustin de Coulomb 1827 Ohm’s Law Georg Simon Ohm 1831 Electromagnetic Induction Michael Faraday 1880 Thermionic Emission Thomas Edison 1896 Radioactivity Henri Becquerel 1898 Radium Marie Sklodowska-Curie 1900 quantum theory Max Planck 1905 Photoelectric Effect Heinrich Rudolf Hertz & Albert Einstein

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1895 X-Ray Röntgen 1905 Relativity Albert Einstein 1913 Atomic Structure Neil Bohr & Rutherford 1942 Nuclear Reactor Anrico Fermi

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