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The Chenab River (Vedic name Askni), the largest river (in terms of volume of water) is formed after the meeting of two streams namely, Chandra and Bhaga at Tandi, in Lahaul. It flows 122 kilometres (76 mi) and covers an area of 7,500 square kilometres (2,900 sq mi) in Himachal Pradesh, before entering Jammu and Kashmir. The Chandra passes ...
Most of the rivers in India originate from the four major watersheds in India. The Himalayan watershed is the source of majority of the major river systems in India including the three longest rivers–the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Indus. [3] [4] These three river systems are fed by more than 5000 glaciers. [5] The Aravalli range in the ...
Pages in category "Rivers of Himachal Pradesh" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The territory of Himachal Pradesh encompasses the Indus and Ganges river basins. Of the five major tributaries of the Indus river, four: Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej flow through the state, with the first three originating in the state. Some Himalayan tributaries of the Yamuna, which is itself a tributary of Ganga, also originate in the state.
Top right: Rangit Dam and reservoir on Rangeet River Bottom left: Map of the Yarlung Tsangpo River watershed which drains the north slope of the Himalayas. This is a list of dams on the Brahmaputra River and hydro–infrastructure in the Brahmaputra River Basin which is a key constituent of the Ganges -Brahmaputra basin of Himalayan rivers.
The Beas River [a] is a river in northwestern India, flowing through the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, and is the smallest of the five major rivers of the Punjab region. [1] Rising in the Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh, the river flows for approximately 470 kilometres (290 mi) into the Sutlej River in Punjab. [ 2 ]
Tons Valley lies in Jaunsar Bawar region, as it emerges from the Himalayas has haridwar on its eastern bank. The cantonment town of Chakrata is situated between, the Tons and Yamuna rivers. Tons River, flowing near Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh. The bridge seen in the picture links Dehradun (Uttarakhand) with Paonta Sahib (Himachal).
The Chenab River [a] is a major river in South Asia, flowing through India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, the Chandra and Bhaga , which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh , India.