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Map of India showing the major rivers. With a land area of 3,287,263 km 2 (1,269,219 sq mi) consisting of diverse ecosystems, India has many rivers systems and perennial streams. [1] The rivers of India can be classified into four groups – Himalayan, Deccan, Coastal, and Inland drainage.
Most of the rivers in India originate from the four major watersheds in India. The Himalayan watershed is the source of majority of the major river systems in India including the three longest rivers–the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Indus. [3] [4] These three river systems are fed by more than 5000 glaciers. [5]
There are more than 400 rivers in India. [1] As per the classification of Food and Agriculture Organization, the Indian rivers are combined into 20 river units, which includes 14 major rivers systems and 99 smaller river basins grouped into six river units. The rivers of India can be classified into four groups – Himalayan, Deccan, Coastal ...
Pages in category "Lists of rivers of India" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. ... This page was last edited on 31 December 2018, at 20:48 ...
20 Notes. 21 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... The following is a list of the cities in India through which major rivers flow. [1] Andhra Pradesh. City
India Map. List. Name River States Length of NW (km) ... Pazhyar River: Tamil Nadu 20 N NW78 Painganga River-Wardha River: Maharashtra and Telangana: 265 N
Sarasvati River (1 C, 20 P) Son River (5 C, 2 P) T. ... Pages in category "Rivers of India" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Rivers of India. ... Rivers of Telangana (2 C, 20 P) Rivers of Tripura (11 P) U. Rivers of Uttar Pradesh (5 C, 52 P)