India: drainage and water resources
The Ganga river system
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- Headwaters: Bhagirathi from Gangotri, Alaknanda from Satopanth, Devprayag and the Panch Prayag, Haridwar
- Left-bank tributaries west to east: Ramganga, Gomati, Ghaghara (Sarda, Kali), Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Kosi, Mahananda
- Yamuna: Yamunotri and Bandarpunch, Chambal, Sind, Betwa, Ken; Hindon and Tons; confluence at Prayagraj
- Son from Amarkantak; Damodar (Barakar, Maithon and Panchet dams) and the Chotanagpur rivers
- Kosi (sorrow of Bihar) and Gandak: shifting courses, oxbow lakes such as Kanwar
- Lower Ganga: Farakka barrage, Bhagirathi-Hooghly, Padma and Meghna in Bangladesh, Sundarbans delta
Where to study
India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 3: Drainage System (2026-27)
- ch. 3, Drainage System, p. 1-10 (book pages 17-26)
- ch. 3, The Ganga System, p. 5 (book page 21)
- ch. 3, Ghaghara, p. 6 (book page 22)
- ch. 3, Yamuna, p. 6 (book page 22)
- ch. 3, Damodar, p. 6 (book page 22)
- ch. 3, Kosi, p. 6 (book page 22)
- ch. 3, Padma, p. 5 (book page 21)
- ch. 3, Meghna, p. 3 (book page 19)
Geography of India · Majid Husain
- ch. 3, Drainage Systems and Water Resources