Africa

Africa - Landlocked & Island Nations

South East Asia & India's Neighbours
Middle East & Former USSR Nations
Europe
North and South America
Australia and Oceania

Rivers - Origin, Tributaries, Disputes

ADVERTISEMENT

Alternate/Ancient/Greek Names of Rivers

Present Day Name
Alternate Name
Indus
Sindhu (Ancient name); Singi Khamban (Tibetan name)
Jhelum

Vitasta (Ancient name); Hydaspes(Greek name)

Chenab
Ravi

Asikini (Ancient name); Chandrabhagha

Parusni (Ancient name); Airavati

Beas
Sutlej
Brahmaputra

Vipasa (Ancient name); Hyphasis(Greek name)

Sutudri (Ancient name); Zarodros (Greek name); Langechen Khambab (Tibetan name)
Dihang; Tsangpo(Tibetan name)

Krishna
Luni
Betwa

Krsnavena, Krsnaveni, Kanhapenna (Ancient names)

Sagarmati
Vetravati

Chambal

Charmanvati

Gandak

Sadanira

Gandak
Kosi

Sadanira
Kausika

Rivers and their tributaries

River
Ganga
Yamuna

Tributaries
1. Gomti 2. Ghaghra 3. Gandak 4. Kosi 5. Yamuna 6. Son 7. Hoogly
1. Chambal 2. Sindh 3. Betwa 4. Ken 5. Tons 6. Hindon

Godavari
Krishna
Cauvery

1. Indravati 2. Manjira 3. Bindusara 4. Sarbari 5. Penganga 6.Pranahita

1. Tungabhadra 2. Ghataprabha 3. Malaprabha 4. Bhima 5. Vedavati 6. Koyna
1. Kabini 2. Hemavathi 3. Simsha 4. Arkavati 5. Bhavani

Narmada
1. Amaravati 2. Bhukhi 3. Tawa 4. Banger
Indus
1. Sutlej 2. Dras 3. Zanskar 4. Shyok 5.Gilgit 6. Suru
Brahmaputra 1. Dibang 2. Lohit 3. Jia Bhoreli (Kameng) 4. Dikhow 5. Subansiri 6. Manas
Damodar
Ravi

1. Barakar 2. Konar
1. Budhil 2. Nai or Dhona 3. Seul 4. Ujh

Mahanadi

1. Seonath 2. Hasdeo 3. Jonk 4. Mand 5. Ib 6. Ong 7. Tel

ADVERTISEMENT

River and their places of origin

River

Place of origin

Ganga
Yamuna
Indus

Gangotri (Uttarakhand)
Yamunotri (Uttarakhand)
Mansarovar (Tibet)

Narmada

Maikal Hills, Amarkantak (MP)

Tapi/Tapti

Satpura Range, Betul (MP)

Tapi/Tapti

Satpura Range, Betul (MP)

Mahanadi Nagri Town (Chhattisgarh)

Brahmaputra Chemayungdung (Tibet)
Sutlej
Mt Kailash (Tibet)
Beas
Godavari

Rohtang Pass (Himachal Pradesh)

Nasik (Maharashtra)

Krishna
Cauvery
Sabarmati

Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra)
Brahmagiri Hills, Coorg (Karnataka)
Udaipur, Aravalli Hills (Rajasthan)

Ravi
Penner

Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

Nandi Hills, Chickballapur (Karnataka)

Rivers and their places of confluence

Rivers
Alaknanda and Dhauliganga

Place of confluence
Vishnuprayag (Uttarakhand)

Alaknanda and Nandakini

Alaknanda and Pindar
Alaknanda and Mandikini

Nandaprayag (Uttarakhand)
Karnaprayag (Uttarakhand)
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand)

Alaknanda and Bhagirathi

Devprayag (Uttarakhand)
Ganges and Yamuna
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)
Yamuna, Chambal, Pahuj, Sind and Kuwari Pachanada (Etawah dist of UP)
Ganges and Kosi
Yamuna and Betwa
Krishna and Tungabhadra

Kurusela (Katihar dist of Bihar)

Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh)
Alampur (Mahbubnagar dist of Telangana)

Godavari and Indravati

Tunga and Bhadra
Ganges and Gandak

Bhadrakali (Bijapur dist of Chhattisgarh)

Koodli (Shimoga dist of Karnataka)
Hajipur (Bihar)

Sutlej and Beas

Harike Wetland (Punjab)

The first 5 are together known as Panchprayag.

The first 5 are together known as Panchprayag.

River water disputes and State involved
Dispute
States Involved
Krishna Water dispute
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra
Mahadayi/Mandovi Water dispute Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra
Vansadhara Water dispute
Cauvery Water dispute

Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry

Babhali Barrage issue

Mulla Periyar Dam issue

Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra

Tamilnadu and Kerala