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’.

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.