Ganga is most important lifeline of India with a length of 2655km it is also considered the most sacred river in India. In this article I am briefing about the important tributaries and distributaries of the river.
Tributary is a river that joins the main river while distributary is a river that parts its ways from the main river.
Tributaries of Ganga :
- Bhagirathi (Source of Ganga), Origin- Gaumukh
- Alaknanda – Second source stream of Ganga, Joined by Dhauliganga at Vishnuprayag, Pindar at Karnprayag, Mandakini at Rudraprayag then Bhagirathi at Devprayag
- Yamuna – 1376km, Origin – Yamunotri Glacier, Second largest tributary
- Chambal – 960km, tributary of Yamuna river, it also defines boundary between rajasthan and madhya pradesh, cleanest river of India.
- Sindh- 470km, tributary of Yamuna river.
- Betwa – 590km
- Tamsa
- Ghaghara – 1080km, Largest tributary of Ganga by volume.
- Son – 784km origin- Amarkantak, joins Ganga at Patna
- Gandaki- 630km, Origin – Deep Gorge in Himalayas
- Kosi- 729km
- Brahmaputra – 916km in India, Teesta and Manas are tributaries of Brahmaputra.
Distributaries :
Hoogly : 260km passes through Kolkata
