Indian Rivers Flashcards
(36 cards)
Ganga flows through
5 States:
UK, UP, BH, JH, WB
Source stream and glacier of Ganga
Bhagirathi river, Gangotri glacier at Gaumukh
Devprayag
Alakananda meets Bhagirathi and the stream is named Ganga
Farraka Barrage
regulates the flow of the Ganga River, diverting a portion of its water into a feeder canal that connects to the Hooghly River
Glacier of Alakananda river
Originated at Satopanth and Bhagirath glacier
Dhauliganga originates at
Vasundhara Tal, glacial lake in UK
Vishnu prayag
Dhauliganga join with Alakananda
Tapovan HEP on
Dhauliganga
Rishi Ganga originates at
Uttari Nanda Devi glacier on Nanda Devi mountain
River flowing through Nanda Devi National Park
Rishiganga
Rishiganga joins which river
Dhauliganga at Raini
River flowing through Corbet National Park
Ramganga
Ramganga joins Ganga at
Kannauj
Origin of Gomati
Gomat Tal
Origin of Ghaghra river
Mapchachungo glacier, near Lake Manasarovar in Tibet
Origin of Sharda river
Milam Glacier
Sharda river is also known as
Kali river
Gorakhpur’s sorrow
Rapti river
Gandak is also called as
Narayani in Nepal
Antecedent river flowing from Nepal to India
Kosi river
Mt Everest and Kanchenjunga lies in the catchment area of
Kosi river
Sorrow of Bihar
Kosi
Son river originates at
Amarkantak