Page 1 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo Complete List of Rivers of India |Their Lengths, Origins, and Tributaries Following list shows the names of rivers in India with their lengths, origins and tributaries. S.No. Rivers Origin Length End (km) 1. Ganga Gangotri Glacier 2,525 Bay of Bengal (Bhagirathi), Uttarakhand 2. Yamuna Yamunotri Glacier, 1,376 Merges with Uttarakhand Ganga at Allahabad (Triveni Sangam - Kumbh Mela spot 3. Brahmaputra Himalayan Glacier 1,800 Merges with in Tibet, but enters Ganga and ends India in Arunachal in Bay of Bengal Pradesh 4. Chambal Tributary of 960 Joins Yamuna Yamuna river, river in UP starting at Madhya Pradesh 5. Son Tributary of Ganga, 784 Joins Ganga just starting at above Patna - Amarkantak, also considered Madhya Pradesh part of Vindhya river system 6. Gandak Nepal; Ganges 630 Joins Ganga near tributary at Indo- Patna Nepal border (Triveni Sangam) 7. Kosi Starts from Bihar 720 Joins Ganga near near Indo-Nepal Katihar district border of Bihar Page 2 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo 8. Betwa Tributary of 590 Joins Yamuna at Yamuna, rises at Hamirpur in UP Vindhya region, MP 9. Gomti Tributary of Ganga, 900 Joins Ganga in starting at Gomat Varanasi district Taal, UP 10. Ghaghara Himalayan Glacier 1080 Joins Ganga in in Tibet, tributary Bihar of Ganga 11. Hugli (Hooghly) Tributary of Ganga 260 Merges with near West Bengal Ganga at Bay of Bengal 12. Damodar Tributary of Hugli 592 Merges with near Chandwara, Hugli in West Jharkhand Bengal 13. Mahananda Paglajhora falls, 360 Merge in Ganga Darjeeling, West Bengal 14. Alaknanda Satopanth & 190 Merge in Ganga, Bhagirathi-Kharak Devprayag, glacier Uttarakhand 15. Bhagirathi Gaumukh, 205 Merge in Ganga, Uttarakhand Devprayag, Uttarakhand 16. Indus Originates in 3180 Merges into Tibetan plateau, Arabian sea near Enters India in J&K Sindh 17. Chenab Upper Himalayas in 960 Merges with the Spiti district of Indus Himachal Pradesh 18. Jhelum Tributary of 725 Merges with Chenab river, Chenab at Jhang Punjab (Pakistan) 19. Ravi Starts from Bara 720 Joins Chenab in Bhangal, Kangra Pakistan district, Himachal Pradesh Page 3 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo 20. Sutlej Tributary of Indus 1500 Meets Beas river river, originates at in Pakistan and Rakshastal, Tibet ends at Arabian sea 21. Beas Rises at Himalayas 470 Joins Sutlej river in central Himachal in Punjab, India Pradesh 22. Parbati Mantalai Glacier - Mixes with Beas near Pin Prabati River at Pass Bhuntar, near Kullu of Himachal Pradesh 23. Suru Panzella Glacier, 185 Indus, Nurla, Pensi La Pass, Skardu, Pakistan Kargil 24. Dras Machoi Glacier, Zoji 86 Suru River at La, ear Sonamarg, Kharul, Kargil Jammu & Kashmir 25. Zanskar Doda River (First - Indus River near Branch), Kargyag Nimmu in and Tsarap River Ladakh (Second Branch) 26. Tsarap Pankpo La, Sarchu 182 Zanskar River, Padum, Kargil 27. Doda Drang-Drung 79 Zanskar River, Glacier, Pensi La Padum, Kargil 28. Kaveri Talakaveri in 765 Ends in Bay of Western Ghats in Bengal Karnataka 29. Krishna Originates in the 1400 Ends in Bay of Western Ghats near Bengal near Mahabaleshwar in Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra 30. Godavari Starts in 1465 Empties in Bay Maharashtra and of Bengal passes through 7 Indian states Page 4 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo 31. Tungabhadra Tributary of 531 Joins Krishna Krishna river river along the staring at border of Karnataka Telangana and Andhra Pradesh 32. Tapti Rises in Eastern 724 Empties into Satpura Ranges, Gulf of Madhya Pradesh Khambhat, Gujarat 33. Mahi Rises in Madhya 580 Flows into Pradesh Arabian sea from Gujarat 34. Narmada Starts from 1315 Drains into Amarkantak, Arabian sea via Madhya Pradesh Gulf of Cambay 35. Indravati Dandakaranya 535 Godavari near range, Kalahandi border of district, Odisha Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana 36. Pranhita Confluence of 113 Godavari, near Wardha and Kaleshwaram, Wainganga, near Telangana Sirpur Kaghaznagar 37. Wardha Satpura range, 528 Pranhita River Multai, Betul district of Madhya Pradesh 38. Kolab (Sabari) Sinkaran hills, 200 Godavari Koraput, Odisha 39. Manjira Balaghat hills 724 Godavari, near Kandakurthi, Karnataka 40. Wainganga Satpura range, 579 Pranhita River Mundara, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh Page 5 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo 41. Painganga Ajanta range, 676 Wardha river, Aurangabad, Chandrapur Maharashtra district, Maharashtra 42. Vedavathi Confluence of Veda - Tungabhadra and Avathi river, near Siruguppa 43. Bhima Bhimashankar 861 Krishna river, near raichur 44. Indrayani Lonavala, Bhima river Maharashtra 45. Pavana Sahyadri range, 58 Mula river Lonavala Maharashtra 46. Ghataprabha Western ghats, 283 Krishna river, Sindhudurg, Almatti Maharashtra 47. Venna Mahabaleshwar, 130 Krishna river, Maharashtra Satara, Maharashtra 48. Koyna Mahabaleshwar, 130 Krishna river, Maharashtra near Karad, Satara 49. Amravati Anamalai hills, 282 Kaveri river at Pambar, Chinnar Karur, Tamil rivers Nadu 50. Bhavani Silent valley 135 Kaveri river at National Park, Kongu Nadu Kerala region of Tamil Nadu 51. Hemavati Western Ghats, 245 Kaveri river Chikmagalur, near Krishna Karnataka Raja Sagara, Karnataka 52. Mahanadi Dhamtari, 858 Bay of Bengal, Dandakaranya, near False Point, Chhattisgarh Kendrapara, Odisha Page 6 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo 53. Subarnarekha Chota Nagpur 395 Kirtania Port, plateau, near near Talsari, Bay Ranchi, Jharkhand of Bengal 54. Kangsabati Chota Nagpur 465 Bay of Bengal plateau, Purulia near Haldia district, West Bengal 55. Penner (Penna) Nandi Hills, 597 Bay of Bengal, Chikkaballapur near Nellore, district, Karnataka Andhra Pradesh 56. Palar Nandi hills, Kolar 348 Bay of Bengal, district Karnataka near Vayalur, Tamil Nadu 57. Vaigai Varusanadu Hills, 258 Palk Strait, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu 58. Vellar Shevaroy Hills 150 Bay of Bengal, near Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu 59. Ponnaiyar Nandidurg, 400 Bay of Bengal Chikkaballapur 60. Noyyal Velliangiri Hills, 180 Kaveri river Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu 61. Gomai Satpura Range - Tapti river, near Prakasha, Nandurbar, Maharashtra 62. Panzara Near Pimpalaner, - Tapti river Dhule, Maharashtra 63. Purna Satpura Range, - Tapti river, near Betul, Madhya Changdev, Pradesh Maharashtra 64. Kolar Vindhya Range, 101 Narmada, near near Sehore Raisen district of district, Madhya Madhya Pradesh Pradesh Page 7 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo 65. Tawa Satpura Range, 172 Narmada near Betul, Madhya Hoshangabad Pradesh district 66. Sabarmati Dhebar lake, 371 Gulf of Aravalli range, near Khambhat Udaipur, Rajasthan 67. Zuari Hemad-Barshem in 34 Arabian sea western ghats 68. Ulhas Near Rajmachi hills, 122 Vasai creek, Sahyadri range Mumbai 69. Mithi Vihar lake and 15 Arabian sea, Powai lake Mahim creek, Mumbai 70. Mandovi Bhimgad, 77 Arabian sea Karnataka 71. Kali Kushavali, 184 Arabian sea Karnataka 72. Netravati Kudremukh, - Arabian sea, Chikmagalur, near Mangalore, Karnataka Karnataka 73. Sharavati Western Ghats, 128 Arabian sea, Tirthahalli, near Honnavar, Karnataka Uttar Kannada district, Karnataka 74. Periyar Sivagiri hills, 244 Lakshadweep Sundaramala, Tamil sea, Kerala Nadu 75. Bharathappuzha Anamalai Hills, 209 Lakshadweep Tamil Nadu sea, Ponnani, Kerala 76. Pamba Pulachimalai Hills, 176 Vembanad Lake Western Ghats 77. Chaliyar Elambaleri Hills, 169 Lakshadweep Western Ghats, sea, Kerala Wayanad, Kerala Page 8 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo Top 5 Major Rivers of India Here we have come up with the detailed information related to 5 major rivers of India. 1. The Ganga Being the largest river in India, Ganga has been declared as the National River of India. Ganga is worshipped as the Goddess of Hindus. Gangotri Glacier, Nanda Kot, Nanda Devi, Kedarnath, Satopanth Glacier, Kamet, Trisul are the sources of Ganga. Its length is 2525 km. It rises from the western Himalaya and drains into the Bay of Bengal. The origin of the Ganga is called as Gangotri. It flows through the Varanasi, Haridwar, Allahabad, Kolkata, Kanpur, Patna, Ghazipur cities. The two most bridges of India i.e. Mahatma Gandhi Setu & Vidyasagar Setu are made over the Ganga. In the General Knowledge section of various competitive exams such as IBPS, SSC & RRB, you may face questions related to River Ganga. The questions can be asked in the following forms. 1. Which is the longest river in India? 2. Which is the national river of India? 3. Which is the biggest river in India? 4. Which river has the largest basin in India? 5. Which is the largest river in India? The only answer to all these questions is the holy ‘Ganga River in India’. 2. Godavari The Godavari is one of the sacred waterways of central India, near Nasik in Maharashtra. Page 9 Follow us: Official Site, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, Instamojo It is the largest river in South India as well as the second longest river in India. Brahmagiri Mountain is the source of Godavari and its length is 1465 km. Godavari flows from western to southern India. It flows towards the east, traversing the Deccan Plateau. In the end, it pours into the Bay of Bengal at Narasapuram in Andhra Pradesh. Godavari Bridge and Godavari Arch Bridge are its major bridges. 3. Brahmaputra The Brahmaputra is the longest river in India which is known by different names based on the regions, it flows through. Brahmaputra originates from the Kailash Ranges of Himalayas and its length is 2900 km. Southwest Tibet in the Himalayas is the source of Brahmaputra Waterways. Naranarayan Setu, Dhola-Sadia, Saraighat Bridges are made over Brahmaputra. And, Bhupen Hazarika Setu (Dhola–Sadiya Bridge) is the longest river bridge in India. 4. Yamuna The Yamuna, which is the lifeline of Delhi is the second largest tributary river of the Ganga in northern India. The Yamuna is one of the most important rivers in India. It originates from the Yamunotri Glacier in the uppermost region of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand and drains into the Triveni Sangam. The Yamuna takes place in the India river map as one of the important rivers in India.