Son River
Son River is a large south-bank tributary of the Ganga.
The Son River springs from the Amarkantak Plateau, Madhya Pradesh.
It joins the Ganga near Danapur in the Patna district.
Chambal River
Chambal River rises near Mhow in the highlands of Janapao Hills in Madhya Pradesh.
It enters a gorge at Chaurasigarh.
It joins Yamuna in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh.
Yamuna River
Yamuna River is the largest and the most important tributary of the Ganga.
It originates from the Yamunotri glacier on the Bandarpunch Peak in Garhwal in Uttarakhand.
It enters the plains near Tajewala.
Ganga River
Ganga River originates as Bhagirathi from the Gangotri glacier, Uttarakhand, India.
Alaknanda joins it at Devaprayag.
Pindar River joins it at Karan Prayag and Mandakini or Kali Ganga at Rudra Prayag.
The combined waters of the Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda flow in the name of the Ganga, below Devprayag.
The Ganga River System
The Ganga River System is the largest river system in India.
The total area of the Ganga basin in India is 861,404 sq km which accounts for 26.3% of the geographical area of the country.
Satluj River
Satluj River rises from the Mansarovar – Rakas Lake near Darma Pass in western Tibet, where it is also known as Langcher Khambab.
In Nari Khorasan province of Tibet, it has created an extraordinary canyon.
Beas River
Beas River originates near Rohtang Pass Himachal Pradesh, close to the source of the Ravi.
It crosses the Dhaula Dhar range through a deep gorge from Lorji to Talwara.
Ravi River
Ravi River originates from Kullu hills near the Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh.
It cuts a deep gorge in the Dhaula Dhar range after crossing Chamba.
Chenab River
Chenab River is the largest tributary of the Indus.
It originates near the Bara Lacha Pass in the Lahul-Spiti part of the Zaskar Range.
Jhelum River
Jhelum River rises from a-deep spring at Vemag, in the Indian-held sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
Lidar, Sind and Pohru are the tributaries of Jhelum in Kashmir.