Important Indian Rivers and their Origin Notes | Study Current Affairs & General Knowledge - CLAT

S.No

Rivers

Origin

Place

Direction

Join

1

Indus*

Kailash

Tibet

North to West

Arabian sea

2

Ganga

Gangotri

Uttarakhand

North to East

Bay of Bengal

3

Yamuna

Yamunotri

Uttarakhand

North to East

Bay of Bengal

4

Narmadha*

Amarkantak

Madhya Predesh

Central India to West

Arabian Sea

5

Krishna

Mahabaleshwar

Maharastra

West to East

Bay of Bengal

6

Tapti*

Betul

Madhya Predesh

Central India to West

Arabian Sea

7

Cauvery

Koodagu Hills

Karnataka

West to East

Bay of Bengal

8

Thamirabarani

Agathiyar Hills

Tamilnadu

West to East

Bay of Bengal

9

Godavari

Nasik hills

Maharastra

West to East

Bay of Bengal

10

Periyar

Cardomom hills

Kerela

West to East

Bay of Bengal

11

Mahanadhi

Sihawa Mountain

Chhatisgarh

Central India to East

Bay of Bengal

12

Brahmaputra

Mansarover (Himalayas)

Tibet

North to East

Bay of Bengal

13

Vaigai

Periyar Plateau

Tamilnadu

West to East

Bay of Bengal

14

Chambal

Vindhyas

Madhya Pradesh

Central India to North

Yamuna (Bay of Bengal)

15

Luni*

Pushkar Valley

Rajasthan

Central India to West

Arabian sea

16

Sabarmati*

Aravalli Range

Rajasthan

Central India to West

Arabian sea