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  1. Mahanadi:
  • Source: Sihawa mountain, Dandakaranya In Chhattisgarh state of India.
  • Length: 858 km
  • Destination: The Bay of Bengal near Odisha state.
  • Tributaries: Seonath, Hasdeo, Mand, Ib, Ong, Tel, Jonk.
  • States Covered: Chhattisgarh, Odisha.
  1. Godavari:
  • Source: Brahmagiri Mountain near Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra.
  • Length: 1,465 km
  • Destination: Bay of Bengal in Andhra Pradesh.
  • Tributaries: Purna, Pranhita, Indravati, Sabari River, Pravara, Manjira, Manair.
  • States Covered: Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh , Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Orissa. (Total 6 states)
  1. Krishna:
  • Source: Near Mahabaleshwar, Satara district in Maharashtra.
  • Length: 1,400 km
  • Destination: Bay of Bengal at Hamsaladeevi in Andhra Pradesh.
  • Tributaries: Bhima, Dindi, Musi, Venna, Koyna, Panchganga, Dudhganga, Ghataprabha.
  • State Covered: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana.
  1. Kaveri:
  • Source: Talakaveri, Western Ghats mountain range in Karnataka.
  • Length: 765 km
  • Destination: Bay of Bengal at Poompuhar in Tamil Nadu.
  • Tributaries: Shimsha, Hemavati, Arkavati, Kabini, Amaravati, Lokapavani.
  • State Covered: Tamilnadu (87%), Kerala (9%), Karnataka (4%).
  1. Narmada:

  • Source: Narmada Kund, Amarkantak Plateau in Madhya Pradeshl
  • Length: 1,312 km
  • Destination: Gulf of Khambhat, Arabian Sea.
  • Tributaries: Burhner, Banjar, Shakkar, Tawa, Hiran River, Tendoni, Kolar River, Orsang, Uri River.
  • States Covered: Madhya Pradesh (MP), Maharashtra and Gujarat. (Three States)
  1. Tapi or Tapti:
  • Source: Multai, Satpura Range
  • Length: 724 km
  • Destination: Gulf of Khambhat (Arabian Sea).
  • Tributaries: Girna River, Gomai River, Mausam River, Panzara River, Purna River‎, Shiva River, Arunavati.
  • State Covered: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat.
  1. The Ganga:
  • Source : Gangotri Glacier
  • Length: 2,525 km
  • Destination: The Bay of Bengal
  • Tributaries: Chambal, Betwa, Son, Damodar, Gomati, Ghaghra, Gandak, Kosi. Yamuna.
  • States Covered: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal.
  1. Brahmaputra River:
  • Source: Himalaya, Tibetan plateau china.
  • Length: Length: 2,900 km
  • Destination: The Bay of Bengal.
  • Tributaries: Dihang River or Siang River, Teesta, Manas.
  • States Covered: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh.
  1. Yamuna River:
  • Source: Yamunotri Glacier, Champasar Glacier.
  • Length: 1,376 km
  • Destination: Merges with Ganga, Triveni Sangam.
  • Tributaries: Tons, Chambal, Hindon, Betwa and Ken, Hindon, Sharda.
  • States Covered: Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi.
  1. Indus River:

  • Source: Gar Tsangpo, Tibetan plateau china, Enter India at Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Length: Length: 3,180 km
  • Destination: Arabian sea near Sindh in Pakistan.
  • Tributaries: Beas Sutlej, Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum.
  • States Covered: Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab.
  1. Luni:
  • Source: Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range.
  • Length: 495 km
  • Destination: Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
  • Tributaries: Sukri, and Jojari rivers.
  • State Covered: Rajasthan, Gujarat.