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The Deccan rivers system consists of rivers in Peninsular India, that drain into the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. There are numerous short coastal rivers, predominantly on the West coast. There are few inland rivers, which do not drain into sea. [2] [3] Most of the rivers in India originate from the four major watersheds in India.
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]
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
List of longest rivers in the United States by state; List of rivers of the Great Basin; List of rivers of the Rocky Mountains; List of U.S. rivers by discharge; List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area
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 ...
List of Indian cities on rivers; D. List of rivers of India by discharge; G. List of rivers of Gujarat; H. ... at 20:48 (UTC).
Name River States Length of NW (km) Operational (Y/N/P(artial)) NW1: Prayagraj-Haldia stretch of the Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly Rivers Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal: 1620 Y NW2: Sadiya-Dhubri stretch of Brahmaputra River: Assam: 891 Y NW3: Kollam-Kottapuram stretch of West Coast Canal and Champakara canal and Udyogmandal canal ...
[1] [2] As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. [3] About 447 large dams are under construction in India. [4] In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China and the United States. Uttarakhand's Tehri Dam, is one of the largest dams in the world and was constructed in the 2006 across Ganges River.