Category : 9th Class
IMPORTANT FACTS AND FIGURES
INDUS DRAINAGE SYSTEM
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River |
Place of origin |
Total length (km) |
Basin sq. km
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Major Tributaries
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Indus |
Near Mansarowar Lake in Tibet at a height of 5080 metres
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2880 |
3,21,290 |
(a) Zaskar, Astar, Dras, Shylok, Nulora, Gilgit, Hunza join in Kashmir
(b) The collective waters of the Punjab rivers : Satluj, Ravi, Beas, Chenab and Jhelum join Indus in Pakistan. |
GANGA DRAINAGE SYSTEM
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River |
Place of origin |
Total length (km) |
Basin sq. km
|
Major Tributaries
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Ganga |
Ganga has 2 main head waters in the Himalayas. The Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda. Bhagirathi rises from Gangotri and Alaknanda rises from Alkapuri glacier. They join at Devaprayag. |
2525 |
8,61,404 |
(a) Himalayan tributaries are Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi, Yamuna and Son rivers.
(b) Southern tributaries are Chambal, Sind, Betwa and |
BRAHMAPUTRA DRAINAGE SYSTEM
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River |
Place of origin |
Total length (km) |
Basin sq. km
|
Major Tributaries
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Brahmaputra |
Originates on the plateau of Tibet beyond Himalayas in a region surrounding Kailash and Mansarowar.
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2900 Flows through Tibet, India and Bangladesh. In Assam it has a length of 720 km
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70,000 in Assam |
(a) It is known as Dihang in Arunachal Pradesh.
(b) The two tributaries-Dihang and Lohit join Dihang to form Brahmaputra River. Mans tributary joins Brahmaputra in the valley of Assam. |
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