Perennial and Non-Perennial river- River originating from mountains, they get water throughout the year, that river consider as Perennial river.
on the other hand river originating from plateau region called Non-Perennial river. these river do not have enough water for the whole year.
Peninsular river- They have a large seasonal fluctuation in volume as they are solely fed from rainfall. These river flow in valley with steep gradients. the river which end
in the Bay of Bengal are called 'East flowing' river, If the river empties into the Arabian sea, it is called ' West flowing' river.
Inland drainage river- The river which does not empty itself into any sea, and end with any lake or any other water body is known as Inland Drainage river.
Classification Indus River
Originated from Bokharchu Glacier , near Mansarover. Rivers in India Total length of about 2897 km, it fall into the Arabian sea.
Enter in India through Ladakh, flow only in J&K. Ganga River It flow between the Ladakh range and the Zaskar range at Leh. Brahmaputra River
Originates as the Bhagirathi from the Gangotri glacier. Originates from Mansaravar Lake.
Alaknanda unites with Bhagirathi at Devprayag, Uttarakhand, henceafter know as Ganga. Total length of about 3848 km. It fall into Bay of Bengal.
At Bangladesh, Ganga merge with Brahmaputra, mixture known as Padma river. Enter India in Arunachal Pradesh. most of its course lies outside India.
Total length of about 2510 km, It fall into the Bay of Bengal. It flow parallel to the Himalayas in the eastward direction.
Originate from the Yamunotri glacier, at the Bandarpoonch peak in Uttarakhand. originate from Triambakeshwar Plateau, Maharashtra.
Total length of 1376 km, merge with Ganga at Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj. India's second longest river after the Ganga.
Yamuna is the largest tributary of the Ganga river. It is a peninsular river, total length of 1465 km. it fall into Bay of Bengal.
After cutting deep gorge across, Shivalik, it enter into plains near Tajewala. The river forms a fertile delta at Rajamundry.
It is seasonal river, widened during the monsoon & dried during summers.
Yamuna River Godavari River
Narmada River
Rivers in India
Originate from Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh.
flow through rift valley of Vindhya & Satpura. Mahanadi River Longest among all east to west flowing rivers.
Originate from Dandakaranya hills, Chhattisgarh. Krisahna River Peninsular river, drain into the Arabian sea.
Total length of 858 km, drain into Bay of Bengal.
The river flow through the state of Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Originate from Mahabaleshwar, Maharshtra & drain into the Bay of Bengal.
Hirakund Dam is the famous project on Mahanadi river. Total length 1400 km fourth-biggest river in term of water inflow and river
basin area after Ganga, Godavari, Brahmaputra.
Flow through the state of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Originates from Talakaveri located in the western Ghats. Originates from Mahadev hills, satpura range, Madhya Pradesh.
Kaveri is also known as Dakshin Ganga. Located to the south of Narmada river, total length 700km, which flows westward through
It is the third largest river after Godavari and Krishna in south India. the state of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh before draining into Arabian sea.
Total length is 805 km, drain into Bay of Bengal. Kakrapar dam & Ukai dam is on Tapi river
River flowing through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Tapi river
Kaveri River Sabarmati River
Originates in the Aravalli Range of Rajasthan. Rivers in India
Teesta River Total length is 371 km, drain into Gulf of Khambhat.
Flow through Rajasthan and Gujarata. Lohit River Originates from Sikkim at Himalayas.
total length is 315 km , flow through Sikkim & Originates in eastern Tibet.
Bengal & then Bangladesh then drain in Bay of Bengal Dihang River Flow through the Mishmi hill to meet the siang at the
It join Jamuna river at Fulchhari in Bangladesh. head of Brahmaputra valley.
In china it is known as Zayu River.
Originate from the Himalayas in Arunachal Pradesh close to the Sikkim border .
total length is 380 km and met with Brahmaputra at Dihingmukh.
The Mishmi hill are found along the upper course of the Dihang River. In the eastern Himalayan Mountain originates in Arunachal Pradesh. It is a transboundary river in the Himalayan foothills between Southern Bhutan and India.
Total length is about 264 km, flow through Arunachal & Assam. Total length of river is 400 km, flow through china, Bhutan and Assam in India.
one of the major tributary of Brahmaputra river. Manas met with Brahmaputra at Jogighopa at Assam
Kaziranga National park located near Kameng river. River valley has two major reserve forest area, namely the Royal Manas national park in
Bhutan and the contiguous Manas wildlife sanctuary,
Manas River Kameng River
Tawa River
Originates in the Satpura Range of Betul.
Rivers in India total length is 172 km, flowing north and west, joins the
Periyar River Narmada at the Hoshangabad district.
Mahi River
Originates from Sivagiri hills of western hills
of western Ghats. A river in the western India .
Total length is 244 km, known as 'life line of Kerla' Rise in Madhya Pradesh and after flowing through Rajasthan,
Flow through Periyar National park and reach the Luni River enter Gujarat and flow into the Arabian sea.
Periyar lake and then water flow into Vembanad lake It is one of only three major river in peninsular India that run from
and finally into the Arabian sea. east to west along with Tapi and the Narmada River.
Originates in the Naga hills of Aravalli range near Pushkar valley in Ajmer District.
Total length is 495 km, that is the largest river in the Thar desert of northwest India.
River end in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after passing through Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan.