India: drainage and water resources
West-flowing Peninsular rivers
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- Narmada: Amarkantak source, rift valley between Vindhya and Satpura, Dhuandhar falls and Marble Rocks at Bhedaghat, Omkareshwar and Sardar Sarovar, Gulf of Khambhat estuary
- Tapi: Multai source, Satpura rift, Purna tributary, Ukai dam, Surat
- Sabarmati and Mahi to the Gulf of Khambhat; Luni ending in the Rann
- Short west-flowing rivers: Sharavati (Jog or Gersoppa falls), Netravati, Kalinadi, Mandovi and Zuari (Dudhsagar), Periyar, Bharathapuzha, Pamba
- Why Narmada and Tapi flow west: rift valleys, not the general slope; estuaries rather than deltas
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, Narmada, p. 7-8 (book pages 23-24)
- ch. 3, Tapi, p. 7-8 (book pages 23-24)
- ch. 3, Luni, p. 8-9 (book pages 24-25)
- ch. 3, Periyar, p. 8 (book page 24)
- ch. 3, The Evolution of Peninsular Drainage System, p. 7 (book page 23)
- ch. 3, estuar, p. 8-9 (book pages 24-25)
Geography of India · Majid Husain
- ch. 3, Drainage Systems and Water Resources