Ganga River System

Ganga River System

1. Largest drainage system of India: Ganga River system
2. Total area: 861,404 sq km
3. Origin: Bhagirathi, Gangotri Glacier, Uttar Khasi District, Uttarakhand, elevation 7,010 m
4. Length: 2,525 km
5. Major northern tributaries: Gomti, Gandak, Kosi, Ghaghra
6. Major southern tributaries: Yamuna (largest tributary), Son, Chambal
7. Known as Padma in Bangladesh
8. Creates the Sundarbans delta with Brahmaputra before joining Bay of Bengal

Prayags of Ganga

DAV of PAK gives BAD MARks

The Five Prayags

1. Devaprayag, the place of confluence of Bhagirathi river and Alaknanda river- BAD
2. Rudraprayag, the place of confluence of Mandakini river and Alaknanda river.- MARks
3. Nandaprayag, the place of confluence of Nandakini river and Alaknanda river.
4. Karnaprayag, the place of confluence of Pindar river and Alaknanda river.-PAK
5. Vishnuprayag, the place of confluence of Dhauliganga river and Alaknanda river.-DAV