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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 ...
on the confluences of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda River: Haridwar: Ganges: Karnaprayag: on the confluences of Pindar River and Alaknanda River: Nandaprayag: on the confluences of Nandakini River and Alaknanda River: Rudraprayag: on the confluences of Mandakini River and Alaknanda River: Vishnuprayag: on the confluences of Dhauliganga River and ...
With a land area of 3,287,263 km 2 (1,269,219 sq mi) consisting of diverse ecosystems, India has many rivers systems and perennial streams. [1] The rivers of India can be classified into four groups – Himalayan, Deccan, Coastal, and Inland drainage. The Himalayan rivers, mainly fed by glaciers and snow melt, arise from the Himalayas.
The Himalayan headwaters of the Ganges River in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India. Bhagirathi River at Gangotri. Devprayag, confluence of Alaknanda (right) and Bhagirathi (left), and beginning of the Ganges. A sailboat on the main distributary of the Ganges in Bangladesh, the Padma river. The Ganges delta in a 2020 satellite image.
The parts of India in brown and white, lying above the yellow and green portions of this map, lie in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) The Indian Himalayan Region (abbreviated to IHR) is the section of the Himalayas within the Republic of India, spanning thirteen Indian states and union territories, namely Ladakh, [1] Jammu and Kashmir, [2] [3] [4] Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West ...
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. ...
It flows through Garhwal region in Uttarakhand, touching Himachal Pradesh. The Tons thrust is named after this river. The Tons thrust is named after this river. With its source in the 20,722 feet (6,316 m) [ 2 ] high Bandarpunch mountain, it is one of the most major perennial Indian Himalayan rivers.
The drainage system of Himachal is composed both of rivers and glaciers. Himalayan rivers criss-cross the entire mountain chain. Himachal Pradesh provides water to both the Indus and Ganges basins. [23] The drainage systems of the region are the Chandra Bhaga or the Chenab, the Ravi, the Beas, the Sutlej, and the Yamuna.