This is a list of rivers of India, starting in the west and moving along the Indian coast southward, then northward. Tributary rivers are listed hierarchically in upstream order: the lower in the list, the more upstream.
The overall discharge of rivers in India or passing/originating in India :
List of rivers of India by discharge
The major rivers of India are:
- Flowing into the Arabian Sea: Narmada, Tapi, Sindhu, Sabarmati, Mahi, Purna
- Flowing into the Bay of Bengal: Brahmaputra, Yamuna, Ganga, Meghna, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, Penna River
Mizoram and Bangladesh.
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
- Ganga River (known as Padma in Bangladesh)
-
- Brahmaputra
- Hooghly River (distributary)
- Meghna River
- Punarbhaba River
- Atrai River
- Mahananda River
- Kosi River
- Bagmati River
- Bhurhi Gandak River
- Gandaki River (also Gandak, known as Narayani in Nepal)
- Son River
- Kanhar River
- Theme
- Lanva, Pandu, Goita, Hathinala, Suria, Chana, Sendur, Kursa, Galphulla, Semarkhar, Riger and the Cherna Nallah
- North Koel River
- Rihand River
- Gopad River
- Banas River
- Johilla River
- Ghaghara River (sometimes spelled Gogra), called Karnali River in Nepal
- Gomati River (also spelled Gomti)
- Yamuna River
- Ramganga River
- Alaknanda River
- Bhagirathi River
Godavari River Basin
Godavari River in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh states
- Left bank tributaries:
- Bandiya River
- Right bank tributaries:
- Other minor tributaries:
Krishna River Basin
Main tributary rivers in Maharashtra:
- Right side tributary:
- Left side tributary:
- Main tributary rivers in Karnataka:
Main tributary rivers in Telangana:
Rivers flowing into the Arabian Sea
Indus Basin
Narmada River Basin
The following rivers are part of the Narmada River's basin:[1][2]
| Tributary |
Bank |
Source elevation above MSL (m) |
Catchment area (km2) |
Length (km)
|
| Kharmer |
Left |
- |
557 |
64
|
| Silgi |
Right |
- |
531 |
65
|
| Burhner |
Left |
900 |
4228 |
177
|
| Banjar |
Left |
600 |
3282 |
183
|
| Balai |
Right |
- |
531 |
46
|
| Temur |
Left |
550 |
892 |
54
|
| Gaur |
Right |
690 |
1107 |
79.5
|
| Saner |
Left |
- |
581 |
51
|
| Hiran |
Right |
500 |
4795 |
188
|
| Sher |
Left |
650 |
2903 |
129
|
| Biranjo |
Right |
- |
1172 |
62
|
| Shakkar |
Left |
900 |
2294 |
161
|
| Dudhi |
Left |
900 |
1542 |
129
|
| Sukhri |
Left |
- |
609 |
39
|
| Tendoni |
Right |
500 |
1633 |
177
|
| Barna |
Right |
450 |
1789 |
105
|
| Tawa |
Left |
600 |
6338 |
172
|
| Hather |
Left |
- |
645 |
37.5
|
| Kolar |
Right |
600 |
1348 |
101
|
| Ganjal |
Left |
700 |
1931 |
89
|
| Sip |
Right |
- |
879 |
45
|
| Jamner |
Right |
470 |
671 |
30
|
| Chandrakeshar |
Right |
600 |
1249 |
30
|
| Ajnal |
Left |
- |
1203 |
62.5
|
| Machak |
Left |
550 |
1112 |
87.5
|
| Chhota Tawa |
Left |
400 |
5055 |
169
|
| Khari |
Right |
- |
754 |
41
|
| Kenar |
Right |
- |
1581 |
62.5
|
| Kaveri |
Left |
- |
954 |
32.5
|
| Choral |
Right |
- |
601 |
55
|
| Kharkia |
Left |
- |
1099 |
24
|
| Kunda |
Left |
900 |
3973 |
130
|
| Karam |
Right |
- |
858 |
45
|
| Borad |
Left |
- |
866 |
62.5
|
| Man |
Right |
550 |
1529 |
89
|
| Deb |
Left |
350 |
969 |
82.5
|
| Uri |
Right |
- |
2004 |
74
|
| Goi |
Left |
800 |
1892 |
129
|
| Hathni |
Right |
350 |
1944 |
30
|
| Orsang |
Right |
300 |
3946 |
101
|
| Karjan |
Left |
200 |
1490 |
93
|
Mahi River Basin
The origin of the river Mahi is Mindha, Madhya Pradesh.
Sabarmati River Basin
Tapi River Basin
- Tapi River and its tributaries
- Tapi River (or Tapi) in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat
- Gomai River in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra
- Arunavati River in Dhule district of Maharashtra
- Panzara River in Dhule district of Maharashtra
- Kaan River in Dhule district.
- Aner River in Jalgaon, Dhule districts
- Girna River in Nashik, Malegaon, Jalgaon districts
- Titur River in Jalgaon district
- Waghur River in Jalgaon, Aurangabad districts
- Purna River in Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, Jalgaon, Navsari districts of Gujarat, Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh
- Nalganga River in Buldhana district
- Vaan River in Buldhana, Akola, Amravati districts of Maharashtra
- Morna River in Akola, Washim districts
- Katepurna River in Akola, Washim districts
- Umaa River in Akola, Washim districts
- Sangiya River in Amravati district of Maharashtra
Maharashtra Coastal Rivers
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.
Karnataka Coastal Rivers
The rivers flowing through three coastal districts of Karnataka join the Arabian Sea.
Kerala Coastal Rivers
The rivers flowing through three coastal districts of Kerala to join the Arabian Sea.
