The term drainage describes the river system of an area. The area drained by a single river system is called a drainage basin. A closer observation on a map will indicate that any elevated area, such as a mountain or upland, separates two drainage basins. Such an upland is known as a water divide.
India's drainage systems are mainly controlled by the broad relief features of the subcontinent. Accordingly, the Indian rivers are divided into major groups:
➢ Himalayan Drainage System
➢ Indus River System
➢ The Ganga River System
➢ Brahmaputra River System
➢ Origin of Peninsular Drainage
➢ West-flowing rivers
➢ Narmada
➢ The Tapi (or Tapti)
➢ The Sabarmati
➢ The Mahi
➢ Luni
➢ Damodar
➢ Suvarnrekha
➢ Mahanadi
➢ Rushikulya River
➢ Godavari River
➢ Krishna River
➢ Pennar
➢ Kaveri
➢ Vaigai River
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