The document provides information on 22 rivers in Asia and India including their lengths, sources, countries/states they flow through, and major cities along their banks. Some of the rivers discussed are the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Yamuna, Godavari, Indus, Kaveri, Krishna, Mahanadi, Tapti, Chambal, Ghaghara, Betwa, Gandaki, Koshi, Mahi, Gomti, Bhagirathi, Hooghly, Alaknanda, Son, Penna, and Teesta.
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8. Ganges
River in Asia
The Ganges, also Ganga, is a trans-boundary river of Asia
which flows through the nations of India and Bangladesh.
Length: 2,525 km
Mouth: Bay of Bengal
Sources: Nanda Kot, Kedarnath, Nanda Devi, Trisul, Satopanth
Glacier, Gangotri Glacier, Kamet
Countries: India, Bangladesh
Cities: Varanasi, Haridwar, Kolkata,
Allahabad, Patna, Kanpur, Ghazipur
Bridges: Mahatma Gandhi Setu,Vidyasagar Setu.
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10. Narmada
River in India
The Narmada also called the Rewa, is a river in central India
and the fifth longest river in the Indian subcontinent. It is the
third longest river that flows entirely within India, after the
Godavari, the Ganga and the Krishna.
Length: 1,312 km
Basin area: 98,796 km²
Source: Amarkantak
Country: India
Mouth: Gulf of Khambhat
Cities: Jabalpur, Vadodara
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13. Brahmaputra
River in Asia
The Brahmaputra, also called Tsangpo-Brahmaputra, is a
trans-boundary river and one of the major rivers of Asia.
Length: 2,900 km
Discharge: 19,300 m³/s
Source: Himalayas
Mouth: Bay of Bengal
Countries: India, Bangladesh, China
Bridges: Bogibeel Bridge, Naranarayan Setu, Dhola-Sadiya
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Cities: Guwahati
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15. Yamuna
Tributary in India
The Yamuna, sometimes called Jamuna, is the largest
tributary river of the Ganges, in northern India.
Length: 1,376 km
Basin area: 366,223 km²
Country: India
Mouth: Triveni Sangam
Sources: Yamunotri, Champasar Glacier
Cities: Agra, Allahabad, Mathura,Yamunanagar, Noida, Delhi, E
tawah,Firozabad, Baghpat, Kalpi, Hamirpur
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18. Godavari River
River in India
The Godavari is the second longest river in India after the
river Ganga. It starts in Maharashtra and flows for 1,465
kilometres into the Bay of Bengal via the states of Telangana
and Andhra Pradesh.
Length: 1,465 km
Basin area: 312,812 km²
Source: Brahmagiri Mountain
Country: India
Cities: Rajahmundry
Bridges: Godavari Bridge, Godavari Arch Bridge
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21. Indus River
River in Asia
The Indus River, also called the Sindhū River, or Abāsīn in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is one of the longest rivers in Asia. It
flows through Pakistan, the Indian state of Jammu and
Kashmir and western Tibet.
Length: 3,200 km
Sources: Sênggê Zangbo, Tibetan Plateau, Gar River
Countries: India, China, Pakistan
Mouths: Arabian Sea, Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
Cities: Karachi, Peshawar, Rawalpindi,Gilgit, Thatta, Mithankot
, Jamshoro,Attock
Bridges: Lansdowne Bridge Rohri
Islands: Bukkur
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24. Kaveri
River in India
The Kaveri or Cauvery in English, is a large Indian river. The
origin of the river is traditionally placed at Talakaveri, Kodagu
in the Western Ghats in Karnataka.
Length: 765 km
Basin area: 72,000 km²
Source elevation: 1,276 m
Source: Western Ghats
Country: India
Cities: Tiruchirappalli, Talakaveri,Thanjavur, Srirangapatna.
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27. Krishna River
River in India
The Krishna River is the fourth longest river which flows
entirely in India, after the Ganges, Godavari and Narmada.
The river is almost 1,300 kilometres long. The river is also
called Krishnaveni.
Length: 1,400 km
Source: Mahabaleshwar
Country: India
Mouths: Hamsaladeevi, Bay of Bengal
Cities: Vijayawada, Hamsaladeevi, Sangli
Bridges: Penumudi–Puligadda Bridge
Islands: Bhavani Island, Vijayawada
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30. Mahanadi
River in India
The Mahanadi in East Central India. It drains an area of
around 141,600 km² and has a total course of 858 km. The
river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Orissa.
Length: 858 km
Discharge: 2,119 m³/s
Basin area: 141,600 km²
Source: Sihawa
Country: India
Bridges: Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge
Cities: Cuttack, Sambalpur, Sonepur,
Odisha, Boudh, Birmaharajpur, Subalaya
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33. Tapti River
River in India
The Tapti River ancient original name Tapti River is a river in
central India. It is one of the major rivers of peninsular India
with a length of around 724 kilometers.
Length: 724 km
Basin area: 65,145 km²
Source: Satpura Range
Country: India
Mouth: Gulf of Khambhat
Cities: Surat, Burhanpur, Bhusawal,Jalgaon, Dhule, Nasik.
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35. Chambal River
Tributary in India
The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in
central India, and forms part of the greater Gangetic drainage
system.
Length: 960 km
Basin area: 143,219 km²
Source: Singar Chouri
Country: India
Mouth: Yamuna
Cities: Kota
Bridges: Kota Chambal Bridge
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37. Ghaghara
River in Asia
Ghaghara, also called Karnali is a perennial trans-boundary
river originating on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake
Mansarovar. It cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins
the Sharda River at Brahmaghat in India.
Length: 1,080 km
Basin area: 127,950 km²
Source: Himalayas
Mouth: Ganges
Countries: India, China, Nepal
Bridges: Karnali Bridge
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40. Betwa River
River in India
The Betwa or Betravati is a river in Northern India, and a
tributary of the Yamuna. Also known as the Vetravati, the
Betwa rises in the Vindhya Range just north of Hoshangabad
in Madhya Pradesh.
Source: Vindhya Range
Mouth: Yamuna
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42. Gandaki River
River in Asia
The Kali Gandaki or Gandaki River is one of the major rivers of
Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in India. It is
also called Krishna Gandaki in Nepal.
Length: 630 km
Discharge: 1,760 m³/s
Source: Nhubine Himal Glacier
Mouth: Ganges
Countries: India, China, Nepal
Cities: Jomsom, Kagbeni, Mustang, Beni, Dhawalagiri,
Bridges: Narayani Bridge, Keladighat bridge
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44. Koshi River
River in Asia
The Koshi or Kosi River drains the northern slopes of the
Himalayas in the Tibet Autonomous Region and the southern
slopes in Nepal.
Length: 729 km
Discharge: 2,166 m³/s
Basin area: 69,300 km²
Mouth: Ganges
Sources: Tamur River, Son, Kosi, Arun River, China-Nepal
Countries: India, Nepal
Cities: Purnia, Katihar, Biratnagar
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46. Mahi River
River in India
The Mahi is a river in western India. It rises in Madhya
Pradesh and, after flowing through the Vagad region of
Rajasthan, enters Gujarat and flows into the Arabian Sea.
Country: India
Mouth: Gulf of Khambhat
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48. Gomti River
Tributary in India
The Gomti, Gumti or Gomati River is a tributary of the Ganga
River. According to Hindu mythology the river is the daughter
of Sage Vashist, and bathing in the waters of the Gomati on
Ekadashi can wash away one's sins.
Length: 900 km
Source: Gomat Taal
Country: India
Mouth: Ganges
Cities: Lucknow, Jaunpur, Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Bridges: Shahi Bridge, Jaunpur
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50. Bhagirathi River
River in India
The Bhāgīrathī is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian
states of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the
Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river
of Hinduism.
Length: 205 km
Discharge: 257.8 m³/s
Basin area: 6,921 km²
Source: Gangotri Glacier
Country: India
Mouth: Ganges
Cities: Gangotri, Devprayag, Uttarkashi,Tehri
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52. Hooghly River
River in India
The Hooghly River or the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly, called 'Ganga'
traditionally, is an approximately 260 kilometres long
distributary of the Ganga river in West Bengal, India.
Length: 260 km
Source: Ganges
Country: India
Bridges: Vidyasagar Setu, Howrah Bridge,Vivekananda
Setu, Nivedita Setu,Nashipur Rail Bridge
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54. Alaknanda River
River in India
The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the Indian state of
Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganga,
the major river of Northern India and the holy river of
Hinduism.
Length: 190 km
Discharge: 439.4 m³/s
Basin area: 10,882 km²
Source: Satopanth Glacier
Country: India
Mouth: Ganges
Cities: Devprayag
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56. Son River
Tributary in India
Son River of central India is the Second largest of the Ganges'
southern tributaries after Yamuna River.
Length: 784 km
Country: India
Mouth: Ganges
Bridges: Nehru Setu, Koilwar Bridge,Jawahar Setu
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58. Penna River
River in India
The Penna is a river of southern India. The Penna rises on the
hill of Nandi Hills in Chikballapur District of Karnataka state,
and runs north and east through the state of Andhra Pradesh
to empty into the Bay of Bengal.
Length: 597 km
Basin area: 55,213 km²
Source: Nandi Hills
Country: India
Cities: Nellore
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61. Teesta River
River in Asia
The Teesta River or Tista is said to be the lifeline of the Indian
state of Sikkim, flowing for almost the entire length of the
state and carving out verdant Himalayan temperate and
tropical river valleys.
Length: 309 km
Source: Tso Lhamo Lake
Mouth: Brahmaputra River
Countries: India, Bangladesh
Cities: Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Sevoke,Rangpo
Bridges: Coronation Bridge
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63. Damodar River
River in India
Damodar River is a river flowing across the Indian states of
West Bengal and Jharkhand. Rich in mineral resources, the
valley is home to large-scale mining and industrial activity.
Length: 592 km
Basin area: 23,371 km²
Source: Chota Nagpur Plateau
Country: India
Mouths: Hooghly River, Rupnarayan River
Cities: Durgapur, Asansol, Bardhaman,Bokaro Steel
City, Howrah
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65. Padma River
River in Asia
Padma is a major river in Bangladesh. It is the main
distributary of the Ganges, flowing generally southeast for
120 kilometres to its confluence with the Meghna River near
the Bay of Bengal.
Length: 120 km
Discharge: 35,000 m³/s
Source: Himalayas
Mouth: Bay of Bengal
Bridges: Hardinge Bridge, Lalon Shah Bridge
Countries: India, Bangladesh
Cities: Rajshahi
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67. Sabarmati River
River in India
The Sabarmati river is one of the biggest rivers of Gujarat. It
originates in Dhebar lake in Aravalli Range of the Udaipur
District of Rajasthan and meets the Gulf of Cambay of Arabian
Sea after travelling 371 km in a south-westerly direction.
Length: 371 km
Source: Dhebar Lake
Country: India
Cities: Ahmedabad
Bridges: Nehru Bridge
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69. Brahmani River
River in India
The Brahmani is a major seasonal river in the Odisha state of
Eastern India. The Brahmani is formed by the confluence of
the Sankh and South Koel rivers, and flows through the
districts of Sundargarh, Kendujhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack and
Jajapur.
Country: India
Mouth: Bay of Bengal
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72. Tungabhadra River
River in India
The Tungabhadra River is a river in southern India that starts
and flows through the state of Karnataka during most of its
course, before flowing along the border between Karnataka
and Andhra Pradesh.
Length: 531 km
Basin area: 71,417 km²
Mouth: Krishna River
Country: India
Sources: Bhadra River, Tunga River
Cities: Hampi, Hospet, Mantralayam,Kurnool
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74. Ramganga
River in Kanpur, India
Ramganga West River originates from Doodhatoli ranges in
the district of Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand state of India. The
Ramganga River flows to south west from Kumaun Himalaya.
Length: 596 km
Discharge: 500 m³/s
Basin area: 30,641 km²
Country: India
Mouths: Sharda River, Ganges
Sources: Himalayas, Namik Glacier
Cities: Bareilly, Ramnagar
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76. Periyar
River in India
Periyar is the longest river and the river with the largest
discharge potential in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of
the few perennial rivers in the region and provides drinking
water for several major towns.
Length: 244 km
Discharge: 295 m³/s
Source elevation: 1,830 m
Country: India
Mouth: Arabian Sea
Mouth elevation: 0
Sources: Tamil Nadu, Sivagiri Hills
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78. Sharavati
River in India
Sharavati is a river which originates and flows entirely within
the state of Karnataka in India. It is one of the few westward
flowing rivers of India and a major part of the river basin lies
in the Western Ghats.
Length: 128 km
Basin area: 2,985 km²
Source: Ambuthirtha
Country: India
Mouth: Arabian Sea
Bridges: Sharavati Bridge
Cities: Sagara, Honnavar, Thirthahalli,Hosanagara
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80. Banas River
River in India
The Banas is a river of Rajasthan state in western India. It is a
tributary of the Chambal River, which in turn flows into the
Yamuna, a tributary of the Ganges. The Banas is
approximately 512 kilometres in length. It is also known as
'Van Ki Asha'.
Country: India
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82. Sharda River
River in Asia
The Sharda River or Mahakali River is also called Kali Gad or
Kali Ganga in Uttarakhand where the river demarcates Nepal's
western border with India. This boundary was established by
the 1816 Sugauli treaty. The name is sometimes written
"Sarda".
Length: 350 km
Source: Himalayas
Mouth: Ganges
Countries: India, Nepal
Bridges: Dodhara Chandani Bridge, Elgin Bridge