A autobiography of river yamuna in 700 words
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The Yamuna (Hindustani: pronounced [jəmʊnaː]), also known as the Jumna or Jamna (not to be mistaken with the Jamuna of Bangladesh), is the second largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of 6,387 metres (20,955 ft) on the southwestern slopes of Banderpooch peaks of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand, it travels a total length of 1,376 kilometres (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366,223 square kilometres (141,399 sq mi), 40.2% of the entire Ganges Basin. It merges with the Ganges at Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj (Prayagraj), which is a site of the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival held every 12 years.
Yamuna
Jumna
Madan Mohan temple, on the Yamuna, Vrindavan, 1789.jpg
Madan Mohan temple, on the Yamuna at Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh, 1789: the river has shifted further away since then.
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Map
Location
Country
India
State
Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi
Cities
Yamuna Nagar, Delhi, Faridabad, Mathura, Agra, Etawah, Prayagraj (Allahabad)
Physical characteristics
Source
Yamunotri
⁃ location
Banderpooch peaks, Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India
⁃ coordinates
31°01′0.12″N 78°27′0″E
⁃ elevation
3,293 m (10,804 ft)
Mouth
Triveni sangam
⁃ location
Prayagraj (Allahabad), India
⁃ coordinates
25°25′11.44″N 81°53′5.80″E
⁃ elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Length
1,376 km (855 mi)
Basin size
366,223 km2 (141,399 sq mi)
Discharge
⁃ location
mouth[1]
⁃ average
2,950 m3/s (104,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
⁃ left
Hindon, Tons, Giri, Rishiganga, Hanuman Ganga, Sasur Khaderi
⁃ right
Chambal, Betwa, Ken, Sindh, Baghain