known as the River Padma in Bangladesh. The combined river of Ganga and Brahmaputra creates the World’s largest delta known as Sundarbans in Bangladesh before joining the Bay of Bengal. Ganga River - Haridwar c) The Brahmaputra River System The river Brahmaputra originates from the Chemayungdung Glacier of the Kailash Range to the east of Lake Manasarovar in Tibet at an elevation of about , m. The total area is about , , sq.km but the drainage area found in India is , , sq.km This river is known as Tsangpo (Purifier) in Tibet.
The length of this river is about , km ( km in India). It enters into India through a gorge in Arunachal Pradesh namely Dihang. It has many tributaries. Tista, Manas, Barak, Subansiri are some of them.
This river is called as Jamuna in Bangladesh. After it joins the river Ganga in Bangladesh, the river is called as Meghna. Characteristics of Himalayan Rivers . Long and wide .
Perennial in nature . Unsuitable for hydro power generation . Middle and lower courses are navigable Peninsular Rivers The rivers in South India are called the Peninsular rivers. Most of these rivers originate from the Western Ghats.
These are seasonal rivers (non–perennial). They have a large seasonal fluctuation in volume of water as they India – Location, Relief and Drainage d) Kaveri The river Kaveri originates at Talakaveri, Kudagu hills of Karnataka. Its length is km. The river Kaveri is called Dhakshin Ganga or Ganga of South.
In Karnataka, the river bifurcates twice, forming islands of Srirangapatnam and Sivasamudram. While entering Tamil Nadu, the Kaveri continues through a series of twisted wild gorges until it reaches Hogenakkal Falls and flows through a straight, narrow gorge near Salem. The Kaveri breaks at Srirangam Island with two channels, river Coleroon and Kaveri. At last, it empties into the Bay of Bengal at Poompuhar.
West Flowing Rivers a) Narmada This river rises in Amarkantak Plateau in Madhya Pradesh at an elevation of about m and flows for a distance of