Indian River Bodies (Map)

 

• The Indian River system is classified as Himalayan, peninsular, coastal, and inland-drainage basin rivers.
• Most of the rivers pour their waters into the Bay of Bengal; however, some of the rivers whose courses take them through the western part of the country empty into the Arabian Sea.
• The largest river basin of India is the Ganga basin, which receives water from Himalayas in the north and the Vindhyas in the South. 
• The Ganga, the Yamuna, the Ghagra, Gandak and Kosi are the main constituents of this basin.
• The Brahmaputra has the greatest volume of water of all the rivers in India. It is the source of the Indus and the Satluj and flows through Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
• The Mahanadi is an important river in the state of Orissa. This river flows slowly for 900 kms and deposits more silt than any other river in the Indian subcontinent.
• Longest river flowing in India: The Ganges
• Longest tributary river: Yamuna
• The Godavari River System has second longest course within India. The banks of this river have many pilgrimage sites like Nasik, Triyambak and Bhadrachalam.
• The Krishna is the third longest river in India with a length of about 1300 kms. It rises in the Western Ghats and flows east into the Bay of Bengal.
• The Narmada and the Tapti are the only major rivers that flow into the Arabian Sea.