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The length of the Ganges is frequently said to be slightly over 2,600 km (1,600 mi) long, about 2,601 km (1,616 mi), [37] 2,525 km (1,569 mi) [25] [38] or 2,650 km (1,650 mi). [39] In these cases the river's source is usually assumed to be the source of the Bhagirathi River, Gangotri Glacier at Gomukh and its mouth being the mouth of the Meghna ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... River Countries Length km mi 1 Yangtze ... Godavari River (Dakshina Ganga) [37] India: 1,465 910 42
Fluctuation of water velocity — from 4 m/s (14 km/h; 8.9 mph) during flood season to 0.2 m/s (0.72 km/h; 0.45 mph) during dry seasons; High silt load - Ganges carries around 1,600 million tonnes of silt annually; Shoal and island formation leading to splitting of main channel; Changes to navigation line due to the lateral migration of the river
It is believed it is the ancient stream of the river Ganga. [5] [6] Huien Tsang has written in his account that Ganga was 10 km (6.2 mi) from the village of Masarh which also indicates that earlier the Ganga used to flow faster in the South than present which is the present route of Gangi. [7]
Ganges River: 4.37 2001- Road Bihar: Bhagalpur-Mahadeopur [3] 8 Vembanad Rail Bridge: Vembanad Lake: 4.6 2011 Rail Kerala: Kochi [4] 9 Jayaprakash Setu: Ganges River: 4.56 2016 Rail-cum-road Bihar: Patna–Sonpur [5] 10 Arrah–Chhapra Bridge: Ganges River: 4.35 2017- Road Bihar: Arrah–Chhapra [6] 11 Godavari Fourth Bridge: Godavari River: 4. ...
A map showing the major rivers in Bangladesh. River Padma in Rainy Season River Meghna as viewed from a bridge Ganges and Brahmaputra. Bangladesh is a riverine country. According to Bangladesh Water development board (BWDB) [1] about 907 rivers currently flow in Bangladesh (during summer and winter), although the numbers stated in some sources are ambiguous.
For example, due to 18 cutoffs created between 1766 and 1885, the length of the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, to New Orleans, Louisiana, was reduced by 351 kilometres (218 miles). [10] These points make it difficult, if not impossible, to get an accurate measurement of the length of a river.
The Bhagirathi River is mythologically known to be the source stream for the Ganges River. In hydrology, the Alaknanda is the source stream for the Ganges River due to its length and discharge. The Alaknanda River, including its tributaries, is 664.5 km (412.9 miles) and the Bhagirathi River, including its tributaries, is 456.5 km (283.7 miles ...