Explain the ganga river system?
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1. it represents dendritic drainage pattern .
2. it is joined by a no. of tributaries .
3. it makes one of the most fertile plains of the world .
4. every year the flood that occurs ,form flood plains which are very fertile and suitable for agriculture .
5. it meets with Brahmaputra and makes the largest delta of the world known as the Sundarban Delta which extend into Bangladesh.
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=> This system includes the rivers originating from the North, example Ganga and its tributaries namely Yamuna, Ghagra, Gandak, Kosi, etc. and the rivers originating from Plateau, example Chambal, Betwa, Kalisindh and Son.
=> The Ganga is the most signicant river of India. It originates from the Gangotri glacier. It is in fact, formed at a point where both the Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda meet and this meeting point is known as Devprayag.
=> The river Ganga enters the plain area near Haridwar. It is joined by Yamuna near Prayag, Gomti near Gajipur, Ghaghra near Chhapra. Yamuna is its main tributary.
=> It originates from Yamunotri. Chambal, Betwa, Ken, etc. merge in it. The river Ganga enters Bangladesh near Farakka. Here it is called Padma. Before falling into the Bay of Bengal it forms a delta with the river Brahmaputra.
=> Chambal is the tributaiy of the Yamuna and it is the only perennial river of Rajasthan. Its tributaries are the Banas, Parvati, Kalisindh, etc.