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C SS PENINSULAR RIVERS R A RM PA Peninsular Rivers - Categories: 2. West flowing rivers It 1. East flowing rivers ↓ Bay of Bengal (Delta)...

C SS PENINSULAR RIVERS R A RM PA Peninsular Rivers - Categories: 2. West flowing rivers It 1. East flowing rivers ↓ Bay of Bengal (Delta) Arabian Sea/Estuary C flows in East due to the tilt of Deccan Plateau SS ↓ tilt is towards East &.· W East West to to West East Forms delta - - L ** - ↓ ↓ Forms Estuaries - R -> Bay of Bengal A Arabian Sea Why? - RM Narrow lanes Hard rocks, rivers with fresh water directly meets sea water Rivers flow in rift valley parts of land I separates creates rift PA -  En -Vamsdhara C Rishikulya river Olive Ridley Turtles SS RIVERS OF ODISHA AND JHARKHAND R A East Flowing Rivers - RM 1. Damodar - - Chota Nagpur Plateau I Flows in rift valley Distributary of Ganga - Tributary of Hugli- ~ Sorrow of Bengal - Tributaries: Bokaro, Barakar, Konar PA 2. Subarnrekha: gold particles are seen in river - - ⑭ Chota Nagpur Plateau (Randri Ranchi Plateau) - 3. Baitarani & Brahmani Baitarani meet South Koel + Sankha = Brahmani river (joins Mouth: APJ Baitarani to form Islands Abdul Kalam delta) South Origin Koel (Baitarani): + SankhaGonasika/Guptaganga hills North Koel river is tributary of 4.Mouth Brahmani -- Sankha of APJ Abdul Kalam is near+ Dhamra Origin: Southriver GonasikhaKoelHills/Guptaganga (tributaries) (Brahmani Hills and Baitarani are Son river tributaries of Dhamra river) (Odisha) Delta: 5. Vamsdhara: nesting ground for Olive Ridley Turtles Bhitarkanika NP/WS - Odisha Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary Arribada beaches nesting in Odisha for(Rushikulya river) is nesting site for Olive Ridley Turtles in India ⑮ Vamsdhara: ground Olive Ridley Turtles  6. Mahanadi - - Length: 850 km - Sorrow of Odisha - Sihawa Hills (Rampur, Chhattisgarh) L Flows mainly in Chhattisgarh + Odisha (River basin spread across Jharkhand, e Al Maharashtra , Madhya Pradesh) - C - Dam built on this river: Hirakud Dam - Tributaries: Tel, Jonk, Ong, Hasdeo, and Mand SS R A RM from Sahyadri, Western Ghats - 7. Godavari - Length: >1450 1465 km ↑ PA I Origin: Trimbakeshwar Plateau (Nasik, Maharashtra) W Maharashtra -> Telangana ->Andhra Pradesh -> Forms delta - Rivers basin spread across: Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka - Largest river of South India, Called as Dakshin Ganga · - Tributaries: Penganga, Wainganga, Wardha, Purna, Manjra, Indravati, Purna, · M: Manjira P: Painganga Pranhati, Sabri Pranhita S: Sabri S P: Purna ↑ W: Wainganga ↑ P: Pranhita - W: Wardha I: Indravati ↑  C · SS Mahabaleshwar R A 8. Krishna Source: Sahyadri range - - ↑ Length: 1400 E1500Km km W Origin: Mahabaleshwar RM - Maharashtra -> Karnataka -> Telangana -> Andhra Pradesh -> Delta - Second longest river of South India - Tributaries: Bhima, Tungabhadra, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, Musi, Konya, Dhoodhganga ↳↳gITHI- I - -- - ~ TRICK y 358 al H1 & - - -Id PA >Other name: Pinakini 9. Pennar -- > Independent Origin: flowing Karnataka rivers of Andhra (Chikkaballapura) Pradesh Nandi Hills Independent flowing river of Andhra Pradesh 10. Kaveri - - - Length: 800 km - Origin: Brahamgiri Hills (Karnataka, Kodagu district) - Karnataka -> Tamil Nadu ->Delta# (Kerala) - Only river of south India which flows throughout the year -> Perennial river  Flow is like Ganga and tributaries resembles Ganga - - It is called Ganga of South India Tributaries: Hemvati, Kabini, Bhavani, Shimsha - - Delta: known as Garden of South India C SS R A -- Chola Dynasty RM 10. Vaigai: Southern-most river of India - PA  C SS R A - West Flowing River RM - Flows into Arabian Sea - 1. Luni River 2. Sabarmati 3. Mahi 4. Narmada 5. Tapti PA Gulf of I Khambhat  - Also known as Lavanavari or Lavanavati river 1. Luni River Endorheic river (flows into inland - 1 Origin: Nag Hills, Rajasthan X - Flows through: Rajasthan -Gujarat basins and salt lakes meaning water never reaches the sea) I Only river eof salt that river saline water contains - They e · m don’t reach up to oceans and ends in Rann of Katchh It doesn’t C 2. Sabarmati - - Origin: Aravalli mountains (Udaipur, Rajasthan) - Flows through: Rajasthan-> Gujarat SS - Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad are located on its bank 3. Mahi - - Origin: Vindhya mountains ~ Flows through: Madhya Pradesh -> Rajasthan ->Gujarat - Gulf of Khambhat ↑ This crosses Tropic of Cancer two times R 4. Narmada > Dhuandhara falls, Kapildhara falls located on A this river - L Length: #1310 1312 km ↑ Longest Westefna rn River flowing into Arabian ⑳flow Sea Origin: Amarkantak Plateau, Madhya Pradesh RM ↑ - Flows through: Madhya Pradesh > -> Madhya - Gujarat Pradesh Maharashtra Gulf of -> Gujarat Khambhat Gujarat Gulf-> Gulf of Khambhat of Khambhat - Flows in rift valley, flows b/w Vindhya and Satpura W Jabalpur is located on its bank - Tributaries: Banjar, Tawa, Shakkar, Halon 5. Tapti PA - Length: 724 km Multai hills - - - Origin: Betul Plateau, near Amarkantak Plateau (Madhya Pradesh) L Surat is located on its bank 1 Tributaries: Aner, Gomai, Girna, Purna , Bori, Girna, Arunawati Madhya Pradesh - Maharashtra - Gujarat : This river flows through a rift valley in Central India -> Goa - Rivers: - - Zuari Estuary: Mormugao > - - Mandovi known as Lifeline of Goa, Panaji is located on its bank -> Kerala C - Rivers: - ↑ Bharatphuza (Another name: Ponnani) Periyar known as life line of Kerala, Longest river of Kerala SS ↑ - Pamba drains into Vembanad lake -> Karnataka - Rivers: - - Kalinadi and Sharavati , Varahi ONE LINERS ↓ Jog falls ↓ R Kunchikal waterfalls (highest waterfalls) A Source of river of Ghaggar: Himachal Pradesh : Kaveri is known as “Pooni” in Tamil, fourth largest river flowing in Southeast direction RM through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu / Does not drain into Bay of Bengal: Indus Headwater of river Ganga: Bhagirathi PA - Allahabad: located on the confluence of river Yamuna and Ganga - Decommissioned Havelock bridge built over: Godavari - State that has largest catchment area of Godavari Basin: Maharashtra 2 River that cover an area of 65,145 km of which 80% lies in Maharashtra: Godavari Largest drainage basin is of river Godavari E  ↑ Mahanadi basin doesn’t extend to: Uttar Pradesh - Second longest river of India that covers 10% of the country’s area: Godavari - River basin in Odisha: Mahanadi C - Sundarban Delta is created by Ganga-Brahmaputra rivers Tapti empties in Gulf of Cambay of the Arabian Sea, in state of Gujarat SS - Oh State City not located on banks of river Ganga: Hazaribagh - Cities that does not lie on the path of river Ganga: Lucknow ↑ R Gandak river comprises of two rivers: Kaligandak and Trishulganga Wang Chu river is tributary of Brahmaputra and flows through Bhutan A " Branch of Godavari that joins Bay of Bengal flowing through Yanam enclave of the Union territory of Pondicherry: Gautami RM Mouth of Indus River lies to the north of the Tropic of Cancer Only large river in the Indian Desert: Luni River Ghagra rises in Nepal Himalayas Flows through Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, - PA Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname The largest Amazon river, is the 2nd longest river in the world, with a length of 6,400 km is located in the northern part of South America - Longest river of the world: Nile called as Boon of Egypt Only river that flows through one - country / The city of Sanghai is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River ↓ World’s 3rd longest river ~ River that cuts Tropic of Capricorn twice: Limpopo river ↑ River that cuts Equator twice: Congo river - Gharials are seen in Chambal River C - Rank on the basis of Basin/Water discharge: - 1. Amazon 2. Congo SS 3. Ganga -> Dolphins are found here - Great rift valley is in Africa R A RM PA