-Antecedent river course is same e.g.

Indus and Brahmaputra

-Consequent river passes from high land to low land e.g. Ganga

Indian rivers are broadly divided into

1. Himalayan rivers System

*Pre Himalayan River e.g. Arun, Indus, Sutlej and Brahmaputra
*Great Himalayan rivers e.g. Ganga, Gaghra, Kali, Gandak, Tista
*Lesser Himalayan riverse.g. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas

2. Peninsular rivers
Classified into

i. West flowing rivers

Narmada, Tapi , Luni , Sabarmati , Mahi .
Note:
-West flowing rivers form narrow catchment areas
-high velocity and high gradient make delta formation impossible, so
West flowing rivers do not form Deltas because intense tides exist on west coast.

ii. East flowing rivers

Mahanadi
Brahmani and Subarnarekha
Baitarani
Godavari
Krishna
Kaveri
Penner
Tamrapani

1.
Indus
*Origin Manasa sarovar of Tibet, flows in Ladakh
*Tributaries are Jhelum,(flowing through Ular lake) chenab(biggest), Ravi
(called Lahore river), Beas , sutlej
*it forms delta in Karachi
*Joins Arabian Sea
*Indus water treaty was signed between India & Pak in 1960
*land of five rivers is Punjab
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Tributries of Ganga River System:
>Left bank tributaries Ramganga, Gaghra, Gandak, Kosi
>Right bank tributaries are Yamuna(biggest tributary), Son.

1. Ganga
*Gangotri is source of river
*Bhagirathi and alakananda join at Devprayag and acquires the name Ganga
*Ganga divides into Hooghly and Padma before it enters into Bangladesh
*Padma river joins with Brahmaputra and form into Meghna in Bangladesh

2. Yamuna
*origin is at Yamunotri glacier
*passes through Agra
*Joins Ganga on left bank at Allahabad & forms Trivenisangamam.
*its tributaries are Chambal, sind, Ken and Betwa.

3. Son Origin Amarkantak plateau

4. Ramganga rise in Kumaon hills

5.Gaghra Origin east of Gangotri

6. Gandak Origin Nepal

7.Kosi rises form peaks of Nepal , Tibet and Sikkim

*called sorrow of Bihar

8.Damodar
*rises in chotanagpur plateau near Tori in palmau district of Jharkhand
*tributaries are Garhi, konar, Jamunia
*Joins Hooghly near Calcutta
*it is called sorrow of Bengal

3.
*Origin shamyongdang near Kailash Manasasarovar in Tibet
*it is called Tsangpo in Tibet and Dihang in Himalayas
*left bank tributaries are Subansiri, Kameng, Dhansiri, Manas
*right bank tributaries are Dihang, Disang and Kopali
*Lohit is also important tributary of it.
*it is called Jamuna in Bangladesh
*it is called red river
4.
*Origin: west of Amarkantak plateau in MP
*mouth: Gulf of Khambhat, Arabian Sea
*West flowing Peninsular rivers
*No Delta formation
*it forms Dhuandhara or Marble falls
-flows between Vindhyas and Satpuras
-it also forms Kapildhara falls

5.
The Tapti River ancient original name Tapati River is a river in central India. It is
one of the major rivers of peninsular India with a length of around 724 kilometres
(450 mi).
It is one of only three rivers in peninsular India that run from east to west - the
others being the Narmada River and the Mahi River.
The river rises in the eastern Satpura Range of southern Madhya Pradesh state,
and flows westward, draining Madhya Pradesh's Nimar region, Maharashtra's
Kandesh and east Vidarbha regions in the northwest corner of the Deccan
Plateau and south Gujarat, before emptying into the Gulf of Cambay of the
Arabian Sea, in the Surat District of Gujarat.
The river, along with the northern parallel Narmada River, form the boundaries
between North and South India. The Western Ghats or Sahyadri range starts
south of the Tapti River near the border of Gujarat and Maharashtra. The Tapti
(Tapi) River empties into the Gulf of Khambhat near the city of Surat in Gujarat.
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1. Luni
origin Anasagar (SW of Rajasthan) in Aravallis
ends on sahni marshes, North of Rann of Kutch
Tributaries are Sarsuti, rises from Pushkar lake at Ajmer

2. Sabarmati
Originate from lake Jaisamudra in Udaipur dt
Tributaries Sabar and Hathmathi form Hidar and Mahikanta regions respectively

3. Mahi
rise in Gwalior
passes through Rajasthan, Gujarat

-East flowing peninsular river

-rises in Raipur dt of chattisgarh
-Tributaries Seonath, Hasdeo, Mand, Jonk and Tel
-Lenth of Basin- 858km
-passes through MP, Chattisgarh, Orissa and Jharkhand
-called Vridha Ganga or Dakshina Ganga
-rises in Nasik Triambak in W.Ghats (Maharashtra)
-Mouth-Antarvedi into Bay of Bengal, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India
-Tributaries Manjira, Penganga, Pranhita, Wardha, Wainganga, Indravati, Tal, Sabari,
Mula and Pravara

The Godavari River is the second longest river in India after the river Ganges having its
source at Tryambakeshwar, Maharashtra.It starts in Maharashtra and flows east for
1,465 kilometres (910 mi) emptying into Bay of Bengal draining the Indian states
Maharashtra (48.6%), Telangana( 18.8%), Andhra Pradesh (4.5%), Chhattisgarh
(10.9%), Madhya Pradesh (10.0%), Odisha (5.7%) and Karnataka (1.4%) through its
extensive network of tributaries. Measuring up to a staggering 3,12,812 km2, it forms one
of the largest river basins in India, only the Ganges and Indus (within Indian borders)
rivers have a drainage basin larger than it. In terms of length, catchment area and
discharge, the Godavari river is the largest in peninsular India and had been dubbed as
the 'Dakshina Ganga' - the South Ganges river.

-2nd largest east flowing river

-rises in Mahabaleswar in W.Ghats, Satara Districts, Maharashtra.
-Tributaries Koyna, Malaprabha, GhataPrabha, Bhima, Yerla
Varna, Musi, Panchaganga, Dudhganga, Tungabadra
-Mouth: Hamsaladeevi, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh,Bay Of Bengal.
-States: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh.
-Length: 1,400 km
Islands: Bhavani Island, Vijayawada
Waterfall: Gokak falls
Dam: Almati, Nagarjuna Sagar etc.
Krishna river originates in the western ghats near Mahabaleshwar at an elevation of
about 1,300 meter, in the state of Maharashtra in central India. It is one of the longest
rivers in India. The Krishna river is around 1,290 km in length.
The delta of this river is one of the most fertile regions in India and was the home to
ancient Satavahana and Ikshvaku Sun Dynasty kings. Vijayawada is the largest city on
the River Krishna.
It causes heavy soil erosion during the monsoon floods. It flows fast and furious, often
reaching depths of over 75 feet (23 m). Ironically, there is a saying in Marathi (language
of Maharashtra) "Santh vaahate Krishnamaai" which means "quiet flows Krishna". This
term is used to describe that a person should be as quiet as Krishna.

Dams on the River

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Dhom Dam
Hippagiri barrage
Almatti Dam
Narayanpur Dam
Srisailam Dam
Jurala Dam
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Nagarjuna Sagar tail pond
Pulichinthala Dam
Prakasam Barrage
Amar Dam
Kanur Dam
Famous Places related to of Krishna River...

-rises in Brahmagiri hills of Coorg dt of KN

-Tributaries Bhavani, Hemavati, Noyil, Shimsa, Amaravati, Arkavati, Lakshmanatirtha,
Kabbani and Lokpavani
-at Srirangam it divides into North coleroon and south Kaveri
-Kaveripatnam located at mouth of the river.
-mouth-Bay of Bengal
Length- 765 km
State- KN, TN
city-Kushalnagar, Mysuru northern suburbs, Srirangapatna, T Narasipura, Erode, Karur,
Tiruchirapalli, Thanjavur, KANAKAPURA

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, flows
generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern
Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal
through two principal mouths.

Etymology:
According to legend a girl called Vishnumaya or Lopamudra, the daughter of [Brahma]
was born, but her divine father allowed her to be considered the foster daughter of sage
Kavera-muni . In order to obtain the beatitude for her adoptive father, she resolved to
become a river whose waters would have to purify all the sins. This river came to be
known as "Kaveri", the daughter of Kavera.
It can be classified as follow.
1. The Great Himalayan Mountain in North
2. Karakoram, Laddakha, Pirpanjal, Dhauladhar, Zanskar and Siwalik Ranges
3. Eastern Mountain range or The Purvanchal Range
4. The Satpura and Vindhaya Range
5. The Aravali Range
6. The Western Ghats
7. The Eastern Ghats
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