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List of Rivers with their Lengths, Origins and Tributaries
All rivers in India are considered as holy/religious spots and they play a significant role in Indian traditions in different manners since primordial times. India’s every region is spotted with several major rivers. A river is a natural waterway of freshwater, which flows towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.
Complete List of Rivers with their Lengths, Origins and Tributaries
| Rivers | Origin | Length (km) | End |
| Ganga | Gangotri Glacier (Bhagirathi), Uttarakhand | 2,525 | Bay of Bengal |
| Yamuna | Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand | 1,376 | Merges with Ganga at Allahabad (Triveni Sangam – Kumbh Mela spot |
| Brahmaputra | Himalayan Glacier in Tibet, but enters India in Arunachal Pradesh | 1,800 | Merges with Ganga and ends in Bay of Bengal |
| Chambal | Tributary of Yamuna river, starting at Madhya Pradesh | 960 | Joins Yamuna river in UP |
| Son | Tributary of Ganga, starting at Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh | 784 | Joins Ganga just above Patna – also considered part of Vindhya river system |
| Gandak | Nepal; Ganges tributary at Indo-Nepal border (Triveni Sangam) | 630 | Joins Ganga near Patna |
| Kosi | Starts from Bihar near Indo-Nepal border | 720 | Joins Ganga near Katihar district of Bihar |
| Betwa | Tributary of Yamuna, rises at Vindhya region, MP | 590 | Joins Yamuna at Hamirpur in UP |
| Gomti | Tributary of Ganga, starting at Gomat Taal, UP | 900 | Joins Ganga in Varanasi district |
| Ghaghara | Himalayan Glacier in Tibet, tributary of Ganga | 1080 | Joins Ganga in Bihar |
| Hugli (Hooghly) | Tributary of Ganga near West Bengal | 260 | Merges with Ganga at Bay of Bengal |
| Damodar | Tributary of Hugli near Chandwara, Jharkhand | 592 | Merges with Hugli in West Bengal |
| Mahananda | Paglajhora falls, Darjeeling, West Bengal | 360 | Merge in Ganga |
| Alaknanda | Satopanth & Bhagirathi-Kharak glacier | 190 | Merge in Ganga, Devprayag, Uttarakhand |
| Bhagirathi | Gaumukh, Uttarakhand | 205 | Merge in Ganga, Devprayag, Uttarakhand |
| Indus | Originates in Tibetan plateau, Enters India in J&K | 3180 | Merges into Arabian sea near Sindh |
| Chenab | Upper Himalayas in the Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh | 960 | Merges with Indus |
| Jhelum | Tributary of Chenab river, Punjab | 725 | Merges with Chenab at Jhang (Pakistan) |
| Ravi | Starts from Bara Bhangal, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh | 720 | Joins Chenab in Pakistan |
| Sutlej | Tributary of Indus river, originates at Rakshastal, Tibet | 1500 | Meets Beas river in Pakistan and ends at Arabian sea |
| Beas | Rises at Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh | 470 | Joins Sutlej river in Punjab, India |
| Parbati | Mantalai Glacier near Pin Prabati Pass | – | Mixes with Beas River at Bhuntar, near Kullu of Himachal Pradesh |
| Suru | Panzella Glacier, Pensi La Pass, Kargil | 185 | Indus, Nurla, Skardu, Pakistan |
| Dras | Machoi Glacier, Zoji La, ear Sonamarg, Jammu & Kashmir | 86 | Suru River at Kharul, Kargil |
| Zanskar | Doda River (First Branch), Kargyag and Tsarap River (Second Branch) | – | Indus River near Nimmu in Ladakh |
| Tsarap | Pankpo La, Sarchu | 182 | Zanskar River, Padum, Kargil |
| Doda | Drang-Drung Glacier, Pensi La | 79 | Zanskar River, Padum, Kargil |
| Kaveri | Talakaveri in Western Ghats in Karnataka | 765 | Ends in Bay of Bengal |
| Krishna | Originates in the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra | 1400 | Ends in Bay of Bengal near Andhra Pradesh |
| Godavari | Starts in Maharashtra and passes through 7 Indian states | 1465 | Empties in Bay of Bengal |
| Tungabhadra | Tributary of Krishna river staring at Karnataka | 531 | Joins Krishna river along the border of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh |
| Tapti | Rises in Eastern Satpura Ranges, Madhya Pradesh | 724 | Empties into Gulf of Khambhat, Gujarat |
| Mahi | Rises in Madhya Pradesh | 580 | Flows into Arabian sea from Gujarat |
| Narmada | Starts from Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh | 1315 | Drains into Arabian sea via Gulf of Cambay |
| Indravati | Dandakaranya range, Kalahandi district, Odisha | 535 | Godavari near border of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana |
| Pranhita | Confluence of Wardha and Wainganga, near Sirpur Kaghaznagar | 113 | Godavari, near Kaleshwaram, Telangana |
| Wardha | Satpura range, Multai, Betul district of Madhya Pradesh | 528 | Pranhita River |
| Kolab (Sabari) | Sinkaran hills, Koraput, Odisha | 200 | Godavari |
| Manjira | Balaghat hills | 724 | Godavari, near Kandakurthi, Karnataka |
| Wainganga | Satpura range, Mundara, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh | 579 | Pranhita River |
| Painganga | Ajanta range, Aurangabad, Maharashtra | 676 | Wardha river, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra |
| Vedavathi | Confluence of Veda and Avathi | – | Tungabhadra river, near Siruguppa |
| Bhima | Bhimashankar | 861 | Krishna river, near raichur |
| Indrayani | Lonavala, Maharashtra | Bhima river | |
| Pavana | Sahyadri range, Lonavala Maharashtra | 58 | Mula river |
| Ghataprabha | Western ghats, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra | 283 | Krishna river, Almatti |
| Venna | Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra | 130 | Krishna river, Satara, Maharashtra |
| Koyna | Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra | 130 | Krishna river, near Karad, Satara |
| Amravati | Anamalai hills, Pambar, Chinnar rivers | 282 | Kaveri river at Karur, Tamil Nadu |
| Bhavani | Silent valley National Park, Kerala | 135 | Kaveri river at Kongu Nadu region of Tamil Nadu |
| Hemavati | Western Ghats, Chikmagalur, Karnataka | 245 | Kaveri river near Krishna Raja Sagara, Karnataka |
| Mahanadi | Dhamtari, Dandakaranya, Chhattisgarh | 858 | Bay of Bengal, near False Point, Kendrapara, Odisha |
| Subarnarekha | Chota Nagpur plateau, near Ranchi, Jharkhand | 395 | Kirtania Port, near Talsari, Bay of Bengal |
| Kangsabati | Chota Nagpur plateau, Purulia district, West Bengal | 465 | Bay of Bengal near Haldia |
| Penner (Penna) | Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka | 597 | Bay of Bengal, near Nellore, Andhra Pradesh |
| Palar | Nandi hills, Kolar district Karnataka | 348 | Bay of Bengal, near Vayalur, Tamil Nadu |
| Vaigai | Varusanadu Hills, Tamil Nadu | 258 | Palk Strait, Tamil Nadu |
| Vellar | Shevaroy Hills | 150 | Bay of Bengal, near Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu |
| Ponnaiyar | Nandidurg, Chikkaballapur | 400 | Bay of Bengal |
| Noyyal | Velliangiri Hills, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu | 180 | Kaveri river |
| Gomai | Satpura Range | – | Tapti river, near Prakasha, Nandurbar, Maharashtra |
| Panzara | Near Pimpalaner, Dhule, Maharashtra | – | Tapti river |
| Purna | Satpura Range, Betul, Madhya Pradesh | – | Tapti river, near Changdev, Maharashtra |
| Kolar | Vindhya Range, near Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh | 101 | Narmada, near Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh |
| Tawa | Satpura Range, Betul, Madhya Pradesh | 172 | Narmada near Hoshangabad district |
| Sabarmati | Dhebar lake, Aravalli range, near Udaipur, Rajasthan | 371 | Gulf of Khambhat |
| Zuari | Hemad-Barshem in western ghats | 34 | Arabian sea |
| Ulhas | Near Rajmachi hills, Sahyadri range | 122 | Vasai creek, Mumbai |
| Mithi | Vihar lake and Powai lake | 15 | Arabian sea, Mahim creek, Mumbai |
| Mandovi | Bhimgad, Karnataka | 77 | Arabian sea |
| Kali | Kushavali, Karnataka | 184 | Arabian sea |
| Netravati | Kudremukh, Chikmagalur, Karnataka | – | Arabian sea, near Mangalore, Karnataka |
| Sharavati | Western Ghats, Tirthahalli, Karnataka | 128 | Arabian sea, near Honnavar, Uttar Kannada district, Karnataka |
| Periyar | Sivagiri hills, Sundaramala, Tamil Nadu | 244 | Lakshadweep sea, Kerala |
| Bharathappuzha | Anamalai Hills, Tamil Nadu | 209 | Lakshadweep sea, Ponnani, Kerala |
| Pamba | Pulachimalai Hills, Western Ghats | 176 | Vembanad Lake |
| Chaliyar | Elambaleri Hills, Western Ghats, Wayanad, Kerala | 169 | Lakshadweep sea, Kerala |
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