List of rivers of India

This is a List of rivers of India starting with the Bay of Bengal west moving along the Indian coast southward to Kanyakumari, then northward along the Arabian Sea. Tributary rivers are listed hierarchically in upstream order: the lower in the list, the more upstream.

The major rivers of India are:

The remaining rivers are as follows:

  • Flowing into the Inner part of
  • Coastal rivers.

Rivers flowing into Bay of Bengal

Meghna River Basin

The Meghna-Surma-Barak River System is located in India and Bangladesh.

Ganges River Basin

Map of the Ganges (orange), Brahmaputra (violet), and Meghna (green) drainage basins.
Yamuna River drainage basin map.

West Bengal Coastal

Odisha Coastal

Six Major Rivers Of Odisha (AKA Gift Of Six Rivers)

Godavari River Basin

Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, one of the widest rivers in India

Godavari River in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh states

Krishna River Basin

Main Tributary rivers in Maharashtra are—Right side tributary:-

-Left side tributary:-

Main Tributary rivers in Karnataka

Pennar River Basin

Kaveri River Basin

Hogenakkal Falls, on the Kaveri River.

Tamil Nadu Coastal Rivers

Rivers flowing into Arabian Sea

Karnataka Coastal Rivers

The rivers flowing through three coastal districts of Karnataka join Arabian sea.

Kerala Coastal Rivers

See also : List of rivers of Kerala

The rivers flowing through three coastal districts of Kerala to join Arabian sea.

Coastal rivers of Goa

Mandovi River, known as Mhadai in Western Ghats of Goa and Karnataka, has three sources: the Degao, the Nanevadichi Nhõi (nhõi means river in Konkani) and Gavali; the last two sources go dry in summer season. The main origin of the river, in the form of a spring, even during Summer season, is at Bavtyacho Dongor hills near Degao village in Khanapur Taluka of Belgaum Dist in Karnataka State.

The three streams confluence at the Kabnali village whereafter it is known as Mhadai, which has an easterly flow initially, then flows north and finally turns to the west on entering Goa. Mhadai River enters Goa between Krisnapur (Karnataka) and Kadval (Goa) villages. The tributaries of the Mhadai are the Nersa Nala, the Chapoli and Kapoli nala, the Bail Nala, the Volo Panshiro ( Karnataka), the Suko Panshiro, the Harparo, the Nanodyachi Nhõi, the Vellsachi Nhõi, the Valpoichi Nhõi, the Ghadghadyachi Nhõi, the Valvanti/ Volvot, the Divcholchi Nhõi, the Asnoddchi Nhõi, the Khandeaparchi Nhõi, the Mhapxechi Nhõi, Xinkerchi Nhõi etc. It is the longest River of Goa with a reported length of 105 km.

Maharashtra Coastal Rivers

Tapi River Basin

Narmada River Basin

The following rivers are part of the Narmada River's basin:[1][2]

TributaryBankSource elevation above MSL (m)Catchment area (km²)Length (km)
KharmerLeft-55764
SilgiRight-53165
BurhnerLeft9004228177
BanjarLeft6003282183
BalaiRight-53146
TemurLeft55089254
GaurRight690110779.5
SonerLeft-58151
HiranRight5004795188
SherLeft6502903129
BiranjoRight-117262
ShakkarLeft9002294161
DudhiLeft9001542129
SukhriLeft-60939
TendoniRight5001633177
Barna RiverRight4501789105
TawaLeft6006338172
HatherLeft-64537.5
KolarRight6001348101
GanjalLeft700193189
SipRight-87945
JamnerRight47067130
ChankesherRight600124930
AnjalLeft-120362.5
MachakLeft550111287.5
Chhota TawaLeft4005055169
KhariRight-75441
KenarRight-158162.5
KaveriLeft-95432.5
ChoralRight-60155
KharkiaLeft-109924
KundiLeft9003973120
KaranRight-85845
BoardLeft-86662.5
ManRight550152989
DebLeft35096982.5
UriRight-200474
GoiLeft8001892129
HatniRight350194430
OrsangRight3003946101
KarjanLeft200149093

Mahi River Basin

Sabarmati River Basin

Indus River Basin

Map of the main rivers of the Indus Basin.

Rivers flowing into inner part of India

Alphabetical list

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!! Indian rivers

A - D

E - H

I - L

Kayadu river ( Start near Narsinamdev meets penganga near Sangam Chincholi)

  • Khan nadhi (River ) Aurangabad Maharashtra

M - P

Q - T

U - W

X - Z

Unsorted list by Tributary

See earlier section

See also

References

  1. ↑ Integrated Water Year Book - Narmada Basin (June 2015-May 2016), p. 9-10. Published by Central Water Commission, Narmada Basin Organization in April 2017.
  2. ↑ K. Sankaran Unni (1996). Ecology of River Narmada. APH. pp. 16–17. ISBN 978-81-7024-765-4.
  • Bhalerao, S.M., Bharatiya Sarita Kosh (in Marathi), (Encyclopedia of Indian Rivers)
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