Mahanadi River

Mahanadi River has its source in Dandakaranya near Sihawa in the Raipur district of Chhattisgarh.

Its upper course lies in the saucer-shaped basin called the ‘Chhattisgarh Plains’.

It is one of the East Flowing Rivers in the country.

Lohit River

Lohit River is the farthest east tributary of the Brahmaputra River.

It origins inTirap Phasi Ranges located in Eastern Tibet.

It enters India via Kibithoo village lying at the border post in Arunachal Pradesh.

Brahmaputra River

Brahmaputra River rises in the great chemayungdung glacier in the Kailas range of the Himalayas.

It flows eastward from its source region.

Mariam La separates the source of the Brahmaputra from the Manasarovar Lake.

Kosi River

The Kosi River consists of seven streams, namely, Sun Kosi, Tamba Kosi, Talkha, Doodh Kosi, Botia Kosi, Arun and Tamber.

Thus, it is popularly known as Saptkaushiki or Sapta Kosi.

It is a river in Nepal and northern India.

Burhi Gandak River

Burhi Gandak originates from the western slopes of Sumesar hills near the India-Nepal border.
It joins the Ganga opposite Monghyr town.

Gandak river

Gandak River originates in the Great Himalayan Range on the Tibet-Nepal border.

From this junction to the Indian border the river is called the Narayani.

Kali Gad River

Kali River rises in high glaciers of the snow-covered region of trans-Himalayas.

It is also known as the Mahakali, Kutiyangdi, and Sarda.

Ghaghra River

Ghaghra River originates near the Gurla Mandhota peak, south of Manasarovar in Tibet.

It is known as the Karnali in Nepal and Mapcha Tsangpo in Tibet.

Ramganga River

Ramganga River rises in the Garhwal district of Uttarakhand.

It is 155 km long and flows from the southwest towards the Kumaon Himalayas.

Damodar River

Damodar River rises in the hills of the Chotanagpur plateau and flows through a rift valley.

It is also called ‘Sorrow of Bengal’.