Rivers Of India


 
 
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Rivers Of India

Rivers Of India

The rivers of India may be classified as follow:

(a) Himalayan rivers.

(b) The Deccan rivers,

(c) The Coastal  rivers and

(d) The rivers of the Inland Drainage Basin.

The Himalayan rivers are generally snow fed and have, therefore, continuous flow throughout the year. The Deccan rivers are generally rain fed and, therefore, fluctuate very much in volume. The coastal streams, especially of the west coast, are short in length and have limited catchment areas. The streams in the Inland Drainage Basin of Western Rajasthan are few, and far between.

The Ganga basin, which receives waters from an area of about one-quarter of the total area of India, is largest. Its boundaries are defined the Himalayas in the north and the Vindhya mountains in the south. The Ganga has Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda, the former rising from the Gangotri glacier of Gaumukh and the latter from a glacial spout of the Alkapur Glacier. A number of Himalayan Rivers including the Yamuna, Ghaghra, Gomti, Gandak and Kosi join Ganga. the Himalayas in the north and the Vindhya mountains in the south.

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