India River System – Peninsular Rivers India

Peninsular Rivers flowing in Arabian Sea (East → West)

Forms only Estuaries
No Delta → Due to Hard rocks & lack of Distributaries

Luni	Sabarmati	Mahi
Narmada	Tawa	Tapi

Luni	Desertic river, also known as the Sagarmati Rises from the western slopes of the Aravalli Range near Ajmer Ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat Inspite of high salinity, it is a major river in region Serves as a primary source of irrigation
Sabarmati	Rises from Dhebar lake in Aravalli Range of the Udaipur (Rajasthan) Flow Route: Udaipur → Gulf of Khambat → Arabian Sea via Estuary
Mahi	Rises from Vindhya range (MP) flows through MP, Rajasthan & Gujrat & drains in Gulf of Cambay Famous Projects → Banswara Dam & Kadana dam
Narmada	Origin → Amarkantak, Shahdol, MP Also known as Rewa River Flows through rift valley of Vindhya & Satpura Flow Route: MP → Bharuch (Gujrat) → Gulf of Khambat (Gujrat) → Arabian Sea via Estuary Longest among all east to west flowing rivers Known as Life line of MP Forms Duandhar falls at Jabalpur Tributary → Hiran River, Tawa River, Kolar River Aliabet → Largest Island in Estuary Famous projects → Sardar Sarovar Dam, Maheshwar Dam, Indira Gandhi Sagar Dam
Tawa	Rises in the Satpura Range of Betul (MP) Narmada’s longest tributary
Tapi	Origin → Mahadev hills, Satpura range, Betul district, MP Flow Route: MP → Maharashtra → Gulf of Khambat or Cambay → Arabian Sea via Estuary Famous projects → Kakrapar Dam & Ukai Dam
Periyar	Rises from Western Ghats in Kerala Flows towards west & drains in Arabian Sea via an estuary
Note → JOG falls, made by Sharavati river in Karnataka is Highest in India

Peninsular Rivers flowing in Bay of Bengal (West → East)

Mahanadi
Godavari
Penganga
Sabri
Wardha
Indravati
Krishna
Tungabhadra
Bhima
Kaveri
Penner
Vaigai (Drains in Gulf of Mannar)

Mahanadi	Origin → Dandakaranya Hills, Raipur Flow Route: Chhattisgarh → Orissa → EGs → BOB Famous Project : Hirakund Dam
Godavari	Origin → Triambakeshwar Plateau, Nashik, WGs Largest Peninsular River Known as Dakshina / Vriddha Ganga Flow Route: Nashik → Andhra Pradesh → BOB Famous Tributaries → Penganga, Sabri, Wardha & Indravati Famous Projects → Poochampad, Jayakwadi, Polavaram
Penganga	Rises from Ajanta Hills (Maharashtra) a tributary of River Wardha which finally merges into Godavari
Krishna	Origin → Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, WGs Flow Route: Maharashtra → Andhra Pradesh → BOB Famous Projects → Koyna, Tugrabhdra, Srisailam & Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Tungabhadra	a major tributary of Krishna Rises from Western Ghats
Bhima	Rises from Balaghat Range (Maharashtra) Tributary of Krishna
Kaveri	Origin → Brahamgiri hills, Karnataka, WGs Flow Route: Karnataka → Kaveripatnam (TN) → BOB Perrenial River Forms Shivasundaram Waterfalls Famous projects → Krishnaraja sagar & Mettur
Penner	Rises from Karnataka Flows b/w Krishna & Kaveri Drains into BOB
Vaigai	Rises from Palni hills (TN) A seasonal river flows through TN Drains in Gulf of Mannar

6 comments

nancy seni says:

November 28, 2020 at 7:21 am

thankyou very much to share the knowledge.

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Paurush Mittal says:

July 22, 2017 at 5:22 am

Could you please send me all the compiled notes? I will pay the fees for it.

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ankit singh says:

June 6, 2017 at 2:52 pm

great work, really found it easy and understandable

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vidhan Tandon says:

April 25, 2017 at 9:21 am

sir , indira gandhi sagar dam is located on river chambal . please do the corrections.

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1. tabish says:
  
  May 5, 2017 at 3:48 pm
  
  indira gandhi sagar dam is on river narmada only…plz check urself frst.
  
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2. Abhi says:
  
  February 16, 2018 at 3:49 pm
  
  The Indira Sagar Dam is a multipurpose project of Madhya Pradesh on the Narmada River at Narmada Nagar, Mundi in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh in India
  
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