West Flowing Rivers

West Flowing Rivers

Narmada

1. This river rises in Amarkantak Plateau in Madhya Pradesh at an elevation of about 1057 m and flows for a distance of about 1,312 km.
2. It covers an area of 98,796 sq km and forms a 27 km long estuary before outfalling into the Arabian Sea through the Gulf of Cambay.
3. It is the largest among the west-flowing rivers of Peninsular India.
4. Its principal tributaries are Burhner, Halon, Heran, Banjar, Dudhi, Shakkar, Tawa, Barna, and Kolar.

Tapti

1. The Tapti is one of the major rivers of Peninsular India with a length of about 724 km.
2. It covers an area of 65,145 sq km.
3. Tapti river rises near Multai tank in the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh at an elevation of about 752 m.
4. It is one of only the three rivers in Peninsular India that run from east to west - the others being the Narmada and the Mahi.
5. The major tributaries are Vaki, Gomai, Arunavati, Aner, Nesu, Buray, Panjhra, and Bori.
6. It outfalls into the Arabian Sea through the Gulf of Cambay.

The Luni

1. is the largest river in the Thar Desert in Northwest India
2. It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after travelling a distance of 495 km (308 mi).
3. It is first known as Sagarmati, then after passing Govindgarh, it meets its tributary Sarasvati, which originates from Pushkar Lake and from then on it is called Luni