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The Ravi River originates in the Himalayas in the Multhan tehsil of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. [10] It follows a north-westerly course and is a perennial river. [ 2 ] It is the smallest of the five Punjab rivers that rise from glacier fields at an elevation of 14,000 feet (4,300 m), on the southern side of the Mid Himalayas.
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]
Then the river Spiti joins Satluj from the north, the Baspa joins it from the south. Passing through gorges it emerges from the mountains at Bhakra. The catchment area of Satluj in Himachal Pradesh is about 20,000 square kilometres (7,700 sq mi). The Yamuna has its origin in Yamunotri in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. Its total catchment ...
Iravati River may refer to: Iravati River, alternative name of Ravi River , a transboundary river crossing North-Western India and Eastern Pakistan Iravati River, alternative spelling of Irrawaddy River , from north to south through Myanmar
The Bhaga river originates from Surya taal lake, which is situated a few kilometers west of the Bara-lacha la pass in Himachal Pradesh. The Chandra river originates from glaciers east of the same pass (near Chandra Taal). [3] [12] This pass also acts as a water-divide between these two rivers. [13]
Old bridge over Chenab river at Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir Jhelum River in Srinagar. The major rivers in Jammu and Kashmir are : Brengi River or Bringhi River; Chenab River; Dudhganga - is a tributary of the Jhelum that flows from Ludurmarg and rises in the central Pir Panjal range near Tatakooti Peak. Two mountain streams, the Sangesafed and ...
Sarasvati is the name of a river originating in the Aravalli mountain range in Rajasthan, passing through Sidhpur and Patan before submerging in the Rann of Kutch. Saraswati River, a tributary of Alaknanda River, originates near Badrinath; Saraswati River in Bengal, formerly a distributary of the Hooghly River, has dried up since the 17th century.
The Madhopur headwork was added during 1875–1879. It consisted of a 2,700 feet (820 m) long weir across the Ravi river, with the crest varying from 3 feet to 6 feet above the bed of the river. The last 300 feet towards on the left (towards Punjab) held undersluices with 12 openings of 20 feet width and 3–4 feet height.